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3:09 AM ET, August 2, 2007

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Staci D. Kramer / paidContent.org:
Disney Acquires Club Penguin; $350 Million Cash, Possible $350 Million Earnout  —  On a call with Disney CEO Bob Iger now while he announces the company's acquisition of Club Penguin, which he describes as a perfect fit.  It's a cash payment of $350 million and an opportunity to earn out an additional $350 million between now and 2009.
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Merissa Marr / Wall Street Journal:
Disney to Buy Club Penguin  —  Seeking to bolster its online presence among kids, Walt Disney Co. said it is buying the popular Club Penguin virtual community for $350 million in cash.  —  Disney said it had agreed to pay up to another $350 million to Club Penguin's founders …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Extremely Happy Feet: Disney Acquires Club Penguin For Up To $700 million  —  Club Penguin, a social network/virtual world that has been on the market for some time, was acquired by The Walt Disney Company and announced today.  An earlier deal with Sony fell apart over valuation …
Business Wire:
The Walt Disney Company Acquires Club Penguin
Discussion: paidContent.org
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John C. Dvorak / PC Magazine:
Bubble 2.0 Coming Soon  —  Every single person working in the media today who experienced the dot-com bubble in 1999 to 2000 believes that we are going through the exact same process and can expect the exact same results—a bust.  It's déjà vu all over again.
Discussion: CostPerNews, Zoli's Blog, Slashdot and digg
Brian Prince / eWEEK.com:
SecureWorks Offers Free Security Tools  —  Researchers from SecureWorks have created two new tools to address security issues.  They will be presenting the tools at the Black Hat convention, which runs July 28-Aug. 2 in Las Vegas.  —  The first tool, known as CaffeineMonkey …
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Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:   Mozilla to give away own security testing tools
Ryan Hamlyn / PlayStation.Blog:
Lair Update  —  Wow, even I didn't see this one coming!  Due to an extra step in QA testing to enhance the community features in the game, the release of LAIR, originally set for August 14th, has changed to September 4, 2007.  Natural challenges that arose while finalizing the offline game …
Sir Elton John / The Sun:
Why we must close the net  —  Web rant ... Sir Elton says the internet is destroying music  —  POP legend Sir Elton John wants the internet CLOSED DOWN.  —  Never one to keep his opinions to himself, the Rocket Man has waded into cyberspace with all guns blazing.
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
Console mod-chippers busted in nationwide raids  —  Federal agents have carried out a series of raids against individuals and businesses in 16 states as part of an investigation into the distribution and sale of mod chips.  Dubbed "Operation Tangled Web", the 32 search warrants were executed …
Discussion: TechSpot News and digg
Peter Lauria / New York Post:
DISCOVERY BUYS GREEN  —  Discovery Communications has scooped up a companion Web site to its upcoming Planet Green cable network, agreeing to buy Treehugger.com for about $10 million, The Post has learned.  —  The deal, expected to be announced today, marks the first acquisition for Discovery under …
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Digital Music News:
GoFish Abandons Bolt Purchase, Licensing Issues Blamed  —  Video-sharing destination GoFish is now abandoning its purchase of Bolt, according to sources to Digital Music News.  The acquisition, first reported in February, involved a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $30 million.
Nicole Lee / Crave: The gadget blog:
Motorola rolls out six budget handsets  —  Six new unannounced handsets have shown up on Motorola's image gallery, and they all appear to be budget candybar devices.  Not too much information on these phones aside from model numbers (Motorola W206, W213, W156, W160, W175 and W18), and we don't even know where they'll be headed.
Eli Brandt / Google LatLong:
How long will it take at rush hour?  —  Let's say you want to leave from Berkeley to catch the sunset from the beach at Half Moon Bay, to relax on the sand and watch the sun sink into the Pacific.  We all know Google Maps will tell you how to get there.  Now it's better at helping you decide when to leave to catch your sunset on time.
Discussion: Global Nerdy and Googlified
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Ringtones in your home: a review of Ringboxx  —  Meet the Ringboxx  —  Consider the Ringboxx.  Like the original iPod, it does a single job well—in this case, bringing ringtones to the home phone—and it comes in white.  Instant recipe for success?  —  Home Phone Tunes hopes so.
Roxanne Escobales / Guardian:
US voting machines can be hacked into, report warns  —  With 15 months to go before the US presidential elections, a new report has revealed that a voting machine has been found vulnerable to hacking.  —  The report, on optical scan voting systems, shows that the machine …
Discussion: Engadget
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
FTC complaint flags NFL, MLB, studios for overstating copyright claims  —  Any fan of the NFL can almost recite the warning by memory: "This telecast is copyrighted by the NFL for the private use of our audience.  Any other use of this telecast or any pictures, descriptions …
Christian Gunning / Wireless Service at Boingo:
BOINGO GIVES IPHONE USERS FREE WI-FI AT 13 MAJOR AIRPORTS IN AUGUST  —  Today's Coolest Smartphone Gets Free Access to the World's Hottest Network  —  Boingo Wireless, Inc. today announced that iPhone™ owners can enjoy free Wi-Fi as they travel for business or pleasure through 13 North …
 
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Facebook and journalism
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CBS Partners With Mobile Advertisers
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Spencer D. Chin / TMCnet:
Skype to Offer SpinVox Voice-to-Screen Messaging
Joe Weisenthal / Techdirt:
Does Sale Of Dow Jones Mean The End Of The Paywall?
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
ATI graphics to support DisplayPort 1.1 in early 2008
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
Sprint Pulls Out Of Cable Spectrum Venture
Serdar Yegulalp Mitch Wagner / InformationWeek:
Linux Vs. Mac: Which Is The Better Alternative To Microsoft Windows?
Discussion: TechSpot News and Slashdot
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
How will Yahoo address social networking?
Reuters:
Google wary of behavioral targeting in online ads
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
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Victoria Gomelsky / New York Times:
Watches of Switzerland Group, one of the world's largest watch retailers, acquires the watch enthusiast website Hodinkee, says coverage will remain independent

 
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