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Seventh Annual MSN Strategic Account Summit Celebrates Advertisers' Role in Microsoft Media Network Vision — CEO Steve Ballmer Announces the Launch of Microsoft adCenter in the U.S. — REDMOND, Wash., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — At the seventh annual MSN® Strategic Account Summit …
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Jennifer Slegg / Search Engine Watch Blog:
MSN adCenter Officially Launches & Changes Name to Microsoft adCenter — While MSN adCenter has been in pilot mode since mid-October, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is announcing the official launch of adCenter at Thursday's MSN Strategic Account Summit... as well as the new name change to Microsoft adCenter.
Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
Microsoft takes plunge with AdCenter — REDMOND, Wash.—A year after first announcing plans for a homegrown ad engine, Microsoft is now using the tool for all its U.S.-based search queries. — Microsoft is banking on AdCenter as the lynchpin of its efforts to increase advertising as a source of revenue across the company.
Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
Gates: Microsoft will keep Google honest — REDMOND, Wash.—While Google has grabbed an early lead in search and Internet advertising, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates pledged on Wednesday that his company would "keep them honest." — Speaking to a crowd of MSN's largest advertisers …
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Jessie Seyfer / Mercury News:
Skype putting town-hall idea on the Internet — NEW SERVICE LETS UP TO 100 HOLD AUDIO DISCUSSIONS — Internet phone-calling software maker Skype has created a way to transform blogs from soapboxes into live, town-hall meetings. — Starting today, people who have installed the free Skype software …
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skype.com:Skype Introduces New Edition Of Its Internet Calling Software
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Olga Kharif / Business Week:Skype Piles It On — As rivals ramp up, the Internet phone …
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Anne Becker / Broadcasting & Cable:
CBS Set To Debut Broadband Channel — With the broadcast upfront presentations in less than two weeks, CBS is angling to hog the multiplatform spotlight early by launching their long-awaited broadband video player before the upfronts even start. — The network plans to debut …
Kevin Maney:
Google Health: Probably coming next week — Marissa Mayer, Google's VP of search products and user experience, came to USA TODAY on Tuesday. She mentioned that there would be a couple of big announcements next Wednesday at the annual Google Press Day — which I will attend, along with my colleague Jefferson Graham.
Brenda Goodman / New York Times:
I Hear Ringing and There's No One There. I Wonder Why. — SIX minutes 39 seconds into the Richard Thompson song "Calvary Cross," Mike Pelusi, a music reviewer in Philadelphia, will almost invariably check his cellphone. — Minka Wiltz, an actress in Atlanta, has tried to answer her phone …
John Boudreau / Mercury News:
Microsoft to announce video-production deals for MSN online — WILL BE EXCLUSIVE SHOWS FOR THE NET — HOLLYWOOD - The world's largest software maker is going Hollywood. — Microsoft will announce today a series of deals with independent production companies to produce video for MSN online.
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Matt Marshall / SiliconBeat:
Abazab, a mobile video-sharing tool, launches; backed by DFJ — Abazab is a new Silicon Valley company (Campbell) that launches today to give bloggers and other Web site owners an easy way to let people instantly share video snippets from their mobile phones. — You can sign up for a beta (testing) account here.
Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide:
U.S. DS Lite Price and Date Announced — Nintendo today launched a thousand smiles when they finally confirmed that the DS Lite, svelte brother to the bulky, yet handsome DS, will indeed be coming to the States. — The DS Lite will officially go on sale here on June 11 for a mere $130.
CNET News.com:
FCC approves Net-wiretapping taxes — update WASHINGTON—Broadband providers and Internet phone companies will have to pick up the tab for the cost of building in mandatory wiretap access for police surveillance, federal regulators ruled Wednesday. — The Federal Communications Commission …
Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog:
Silent MacBook Pro Battery Recall — More troubles this week for Apple. Not only have their manufacturers smeared on the thermal paste, making their MacBook Pros run hotter than they should, there's a problem with the first set of MacBook Pro batteries. — AppleCare is acknowledging …
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
Philly Wi-Fi project passes final hurdle — Philadelphia's citywide Wi-Fi project overcame its final hurdle Wednesday, as a city council committee approved measures to allow the contractor for the project, EarthLink, to hang equipment from city-owned utility poles.
starwars.com:
This September: Original Unaltered Trilogy on DVD — Fans can look forward to a September filled with classic Star Wars nostalgia, led by the premiere of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy video game and the long-awaited DVD release of the original theatrical incarnations of the classic Star Wars trilogy.
Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
Google PC back on the front burner? — People have pondered the possibility of Google coming out with a home-PC-like device for months. The rumors first surfaced last year when John Kish, CEO of thin-client maker Wyse, said his company was talking with Google.
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
We Media, continued — I'm at the second day of We Media, which will have more voices from the world and the blogosphere. — We start with Tom Glocer, head of Reuters, (his last speech here) who says that the plumbing (read: media) doesn't matter, the message does.
Matt Mondok / M-Dollar:
Microsoft patents the super cookie — Yesterday, the USPTO awarded Microsoft a patent for tracking usage behavior in computer systems. Similar to what's known as web beacons and domain cookies, Microsoft's new patent describes ways to track users through invisible images and tiny cookies.
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Business 2.0:
YouTube sees user rebellion — Recent changes in the website are turning longtime fans against the video service. Plus: French abandon attack on iTunes. — SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) - Hypergrowth comes with hyper-growing pains — just ask YouTube.
