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Fred / A VC:
We Need A New Path To Liquidity — Watching all these machinations between Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google, AOL, News Corp/MySpace, and their ilk makes me sick. They are playing around with Internet assets like they are toys. And meanwhile the services we have come to rely on like Flickr …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Yahoo Goes Scorched Earth — What a day. I can't say neither side is throwing punches any longer in the epic fight over what's left of Yahoo. Microsoft and Yahoo are done, for the most part, with sternly worded letters. — Yesterday Yahoo made two announcements/leaks.
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / HipMojo.com:There is an Alternative Path to Liquidity, VCs just ignore it
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Dawn Kawamoto / CNET News.com:In Yahoo-Microsoft buyout brawl, a flurry of punches
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Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:Jerry Strikes Back, Part 2: Yahoo-AOL May Announce Merger Next Week*
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Hugh Macleod / gapingvoid:
WHY I DELETED MY TWITTER ACCOUNT — It's no big deal. I liked Twitter. But I found it too easy. — I think my time would be better spent drawing cartoons and writing books. — That's just how I feel.
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:The Decline And Fall of Western Civilization Part III: The Twitter Years
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John Markoff / New York Times:
Microsoft Introduces Tool for Avoiding Traffic Jams — SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft on Thursday plans to introduce a Web-based service for driving directions that incorporates complex software models to help users avoid traffic jams. — The new service's software technology, called Clearflow …
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MacTalk News:
Australian iPhone Release Info Given to Resellers by Apple Australia — Rumours have been rampant for months since the launch of the iPhone in the USA back mid-2007 regarding Australia's chance to taste the iPhone. There have been many dates and leaks of false info, so much so that some people …
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Richard Felton / TG Daily:
Apple 's 3G iPhone to be priced from $399 — Chicago (IL) - We just came across a few more interesting 3G iPhone details. Industry sources told TG Daily that the device in fact will launch at WWDC 2008, in two or possible three different configurations, and prices starting at $399.
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Andrew Wallenstein / Hollywood Reporter:
Blockbuster eyes streaming to TVs — Apple TV is getting some competition from Blockbuster. — The home video giant is developing a set-top device for streaming films directly to TV sets and is expected to announce the offering sometime this month. — Blockbuster declined comment …
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Ryan Block / Engadget:
Engadget gets a new look and adds Switched to the family! — It's been well over a year since our last big redesign, which in gadget time means our last design was unveiled circa original Walkman. So we're freshening up the whole joint — all seven sites — with a brand new design.
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Chris Mills / Opera Labs:
Opera Mini for Android — Introduction — This article takes a look at one of Opera's latest and greatest projects - the creation of an Opera Mini version that will run on Google's Android open mobile development platform. Over the course of the article, we'll explain why we created it …
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
YouTube Updates Layout, Now With Tabs And Statistics — YouTube has quietly launch a new layout on video pages with a new tab focused layout and video statistics (pic above). — The first change in the consolidation of Share, Favorites, Playlists and Flag into a dedicated tab driven box.
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Dawn Kawamoto / CNET News.com:
Yahoo's largest investor doubles down — Oh baby. — Capital World Investors virtually doubled down on its Yahoo holdings, giving the investment firm a 10.1 percent stake, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. — Capital World Investors …
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Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
Why The RIAA May Want To Side With Open Source Developers In France — from the what-is-distribution-anyway? dept — We all know that the RIAA has been pushing for a certain definition of what constitutes “distribution” online these days (which the courts are still in flux over).
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Meebo Can't Get Their Price, Goes For Fundraising Instead Of Sale — Web chat startup Meebo has been working with investment bank Montgomery & Co. for the last few months to either find a buyer or raise a big new round of financing. The rumor was they were looking for a $250 million valuation.
Joel Hruska / Ars Technica:
Report: Microsoft fastest to issue OS patches, Sun slowest — Symantec's comprehensive security report on the malware industry from July 1 to December 31, 2007, is now available (PDF) in its 100+ page glory. While some parts of the report simply reiterate data we're well aware of …
