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6:20 AM ET, September 30, 2006

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Wall Street Journal:
Mobile ESPN Will End Venture, Seek New Strategy  —  ESPN, a unit of Walt Disney Co., plans to pull the plug on its sports-themed mobile-telephone venture later this year but hopes to expand its wireless presence by licensing its Mobile ESPN application to other providers.
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SearchViews:
ESPN Mobile Failure: Bad News for Mobile Media in U.S.
Discussion: Gizmodo and Got Ads?
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Yahoo's BBAuth Will Allow Better Mashups  —  Yahoo has released a new product called BBAuth just in time for its open HackDay today and tomorrow.  It's a mechanism for non-Yahoo applications to access Yahoo's authentication mechanism and user data in a secure manner.
Discussion: Dan Theurer and Blogging Stocks
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Dan Theurer:
Launching the Un-Launch-Able
Discussion: Jeffrey McManus
Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
Judge sides with Google in dispute over keywords  —  A federal court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against Google over its practice of allowing companies to buy search-related ads that are displayed when people type in the name of a competitor.  —  In early 2005, computer repair company …
Discussion: robhyndman.com
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Mike / Techdirt:
Another Judge Says There's No Trademark Violation In Selling Ads On Trademarked Keywords  —  from the understanding-trademark-law dept  —  It seems that companies never stop suing over this particular issue.  Despite numerous cases before it, including from Geico and American Blinds …
Ellen Sheng / Wall Street Journal:
As Internet TV Gains Popularity, Cable Firms Bulk Up Offerings  —  With Internet video gaining popularity, pay-TV companies are pondering a future in which they will have to share the spotlight with online video providers.  —  Video in all forms including first-run movies and television shows …
Don Dodge / Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing:
Mark Cuban loves YouTube  —  Mark Cuban is a colorful, engaging, businessman and speaker.  In a speech yesterday he said "Only a moron would buy YouTube".  Hmmm... and only a genius would buy Broadcast.com for $6 Billion.  Mark started Broadcast.com back in the 90s, recorded $14M in revenue its best quarter, then sold it for $6B.
Nathan Weinberg / InsideGoogle:
GOOGLE READER EASTER EGG  —  Google Reader has one other cool new feature: A "Next" bookmark.  Just add it to your browser toolbar, and clicking it will bring you to the next article in your reading list, automatically.  Build a large enough RSS feed collection, add the bookmark …
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Google Blogoscoped:
Google Reader Redesign
Richard / Aeropause:
The Wii - What Real People Think  —  I have been writing and reviewing games for quite some time and I always fear that I will become overly bias and way to picky when it comes to my job.  That is why I decided to give a few young gamers I meet at the Wii Fusion Tour a chance to speak …
Discussion: Joystiq and digg
DigiTimes:
Quanta Storage seeking patent license from others besides Philips  —  Quanta Storage, the largest producer of slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs) in Taiwan, reportedly may partner with Sony for licensed use of ODD patents.  In response to the news, Quanta Storage on September 29 indicated …
Discussion: Joystiq and TechSpot
John Chow / John Chow dot Com:
Why Alexa Is Worthless  —  Alexa is a tool that many webmasters and advertisers used to gauge the size of a website.  The Alexa ranking is based on a three month running average.  The number shown is where a site ranks on the internet.  For example, The TechZone has a ranking of 23,005.
Discussion: Web Strategy and digg
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
New in 10.4.8: Zoom Using Scroll Wheel  —  Here's a new feature in the Mac OS X 10.4.8 mouse preferences panel:1 "Zoom using scroll wheel":  —  [UPDATE: The same feature is also available for trackpad users who have the "Use two fingers to scroll" option turned on.]
Discussion: digg
Tom Krazit / CNET News.com:
HP to acquire Voodoo PC  —  update Voodoo PC has agreed to be acquired by Hewlett-Packard, Voodoo founder and Chief Technology Officer Rahul Sood announced on his blog Thursday.  —  Details of the transaction were not released.  Rahul Sood and his brother Ravi, currently the CEO of Voodoo …
Andrew Simons / MarketWatch:
Sony recall could prompt industry retribution, analysts say  —  LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — The latest installment of Sony Corp.'s (SNE) laptop-battery recall likely taints the electronic giant's name among computer makers and could prompt retribution from the industry, analysts say.
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Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Sony issues global li-ion battery recall
Discussion: i-boy, Pocket PC Thoughts and digg
Ted / Signal to Noise:
Ken SCATHES Rebtel and Jajah; I pile on  —  I'll take a liberty here and say that Ken Camp has an "old-school" telecommunications background.  That's not a bad thing.  It just means he knows HOW we got to WHERE we got.  And I appreciate that.  There are some younger VoIP bloggers …
Brian Benzinger / Solution Watch:
Back to School with the Class of Web 2.0: Part 1  —  With the start of the new school year, many teachers and students are seeking new products and technologies to help them through their upcoming academics.  With the increase of teachers using blogs and wikis, and students networking …
Discussion: Netscape.com and digg
Microsoft:
Microsoft Security Advisory (926043)  —  Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution  —  Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in supported versions of Microsoft Windows.  Customers who are running Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 …
Pete Cashmore / Mashable!:
MyWorld: eBay Becomes MySpace  —  eBay is joining the hordes of existing businesses that are trying to become more like MySpace.  Their new MyWorld product, which appears to have gone live last week, lets you create a profile page with a photo, your feedback score, interests, bio, eBay blog, items for sale, store items and more.
Valleywag:
Guest post: Yahoo Finance employees flee for their lives  —  Written by a reader.  Fact-checked by your mom.  —  Remember how Yahoo's Q2 earnings plummeted?  They said it was slumping advertising from online finance (plus automotive).  Remember that Nielsen NetRatings gives Yahoo 54% …
Discussion: hotjobs.yahoo.com
 
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Apple looks towards flash-enabled notebooks
Michael Liedtke / Associated Press:
Yahoo teams up with HP on search engine
Discussion: Engadget and InsideGoogle
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Discussion: Screenwerk and Open Culture
Frank Ahrens / Washington Post:
Hollywood Says Piracy Has Ripple Effect