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6:00 AM ET, February 25, 2011

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The Official Google Blog:
Finding more high-quality sites in search  —  Our goal is simple: to give people the most relevant answers to their queries as quickly as possible.  This requires constant tuning of our algorithms, as new content—both good and bad—comes online all the time.
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google Forecloses On Content Farms With “Farmer” Algorithm Update  —  In January, Google promised that it would take action against content farms that were gaining top listings with “shallow” or “low-quality” content.  Now the company is delivering, announcing a change to its ranking algorithm designed take out such material.
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
The Eleventh Hour  —  I like Josh Topolsky, and I like Engadget, but this is a bit much: … Eleventh hour, my ass.  Nothing in these regards has changed in the iPad 2 since January.  Nothing.  There was never going to be a higher resolution display in the iPad 2.
Darrell Etherington / GigaOM:
What Thunderbolt Means for End Users  —  Apple and Intel today took the wrappers off of Thunderbolt, a new wired connection technology that combines data transfer and video output capabilities.  Thunderbolt appears standard in Apple's new MacBook Pro models, replacing the Mini DisplayPort …
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Daniel Eran Dilger / AppleInsider:
Intel details Thunderbolt as exclusive to Apple until 2012
Discussion: Electronista and Webomatica
Zach Epstein / BGR:
New evidence of Android apps running on BlackBerry phones emerges  —  Mobile app developer ShopSavvy reports that its Android application has recently been tested on multiple BlackBerry devices.  BGR exclusively reported last month that RIM may be working on a solution that would allow Android apps …
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Myspace Music President Courtney Holt Leaving  —  This one was only a matter of time: Myspace Music head Courtney Holt is stepping down.  —  Sources say Holt doesn't have another post lined up.  But the real news is that he was still at the site, which is a joint venture between Myspace and the major music labels.
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Wall Street Journal:
Myspace Opens Books to Prospective Buyers
Discussion: SAI and Electronista
Yinka Adegoke / Reuters:   News Corp kicks off Myspace sale process
ifixit:
MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Early 2011 Teardown  —  We got our hands on Apple's newest MacBook Pro 15" on February 24, 2011.  This is Apple's first laptop to sport a quad-core processor, and also adds a brand-new I/O technology with a Thunderbolt port.
Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
New MacBook Pros get GeekBenched.  Outrunning last year's Mac Pros  —  Some lucky people out there in Internetland are Geekbenching their new MacBook Pros Quad i7s with average Geekbench scores coming up right around 10,000  —  The 2. GHz Quads coming in a little lower obviously at around 8000 …
Discussion: Electronista and Electricpig.co.uk
Anuj Nayar / The PayPal Blog:
PayPal Statement on Courage to Resist Situation  —  While it is generally not our policy to comment publicly on account dealings, we are sharing the following statement to clarify information regarding the Courage To Resist organization's PayPal account and their claim that this is somehow associated …
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Jon Stokes / Ars Technica:
Feature: All this has happened before: NVIDIA 3.0, ARM, and the fate of x86  —  At a dinner this week with members of the press, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang laid out his view of NVIDIA's past, present, and future in light of recent developments in the processor market.
Discussion: VizWorld.com
Ryan Kim / GigaOM:
Google Pulls VoiceMail App in Possible In-App Payment Move  —  In a move that could signal Google is taking a hard line on in-app payments similar to the way Apple has outlined new subscription rules, Google has pulled the popular Visual VoiceMail app from Android Market, citing a violation of the developer payment rules.
Discussion: SAI
Matthias Galica / ShareSquare Blog:
How Microsoft, Mobile Tag, and AT&T are Killing Consumer QR Code Scanning In Utero  —  Sidebar: This post contains rhetoric that is more opinionated than our standard blogs.  However, this is something we at ShareSquare feel strongly about, and we believe the truth needs to be told.
Joseph L. Flatley / Engadget:
Android Market adds e-books; movies and music soon to come?  —  The Android world's been a-buzz this last week over a few new Android Market URLS, including http://market.android.com/music/ and http://market.android.com/movies/.  In case you thought there was nothing to this tip, guess again …
Paul Paliath / GeekSmack:
Microsoft ups WP7 Marketplace free app submissions limit from 5 to 100  —  Microsoft announced through its Windows Phone Marketplace Developer Newsletter that it has upped the limit on free app submissions to the WP7 Marketplace from 5 to 100.  The following is what was said in the newsletter by Microsoft:
Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times:
On hiring spree, Google expands in Seattle and Kirkland  —  To accommodate new employees that it expects to hire this year, Google is expanding its offices in Seattle and Kirkland.  —  The company's been talking up its growth plan over the past month, saying it expects to add more than 6,000 employees this year globally.
Discussion: Seattle 2.0 and The Microsoft Blog
Shan Sinha / Docs Blog:
Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office available to all  —  Many of you already use Google Docs for editing your documents, but there are still many people that are tied to desktop applications and haven't experienced the numerous benefits cloud applications to bring.
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Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apple Discontinuing MobileMe Retail Boxes, Preparing for Free Overhauled Version?  [Updated]  —  Apple today notified resellers that it has discontinued the retail box version of MobileMe, shifting entirely to digital sales.  Existing stocks of boxed MobileMe can continue to be sold while their supplies last.
Mike Melanson / ReadWriteWeb:
Meet the 13 Companies that Came Out on Top at Launch  —  Nearly 50 companies have presented over the past two days at Jason Calcanis' LAUNCH conference.  We've seen everything from well-established companies like StackOverflow launch a job-finder service for its existing members to companies sign $100,000 deals on stage.
Arn / MacRumors:
Mac OS X Lion Building in Support for Super High Resolution ‘Retina’ Monitors  —  Today, Apple seeded Mac OS developers with the first preview of Mac OS X Lion.  Apple has outlined a number of new features such as new Mail client, document Versions, and much more.
E.B. Boyd / Fast Company:
SF CIO Heads to White House as Deputy CTO for Innovation  —  Chris Vein has pioneered open-source and open-data initiatives in the City by the Bay.  Now he's taking his vision for a more transparent and collaborative government to Washington.  —  If you follow Gov 2.0 issues …
 
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Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
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Molly McHugh / Business Wire:
Study says Internet makes youth more engaged citizens
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Sinead Carew / Reuters:
Huawei calls on U.S. government to investigate it
Discussion: PC World and TechEye
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Motorola Gets In On Cloud Services With Catch Media Stake
Discussion: Financial Times
Daniel Eran Dilger / AppleInsider:
Apple reportedly clarifies its cloud strategy to the music labels
Discussion: paidContent and Electronista
Mike Melanson / ReadWriteWeb:
Google Toolbar Explains Toolbar as Identity Tool, Not “Google +1”
Gabriel Madway / Reuters:
Apple succession plan proposal got 30 percent support
Bloomberg:
Samsung Said to Be Mulling Google TV Products, Excluding Intel
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Gregory Ferenstein / Fast Company:
Facebook vs. FTC Round 2: Facebook Responds
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Mashable!
Casey Chan / Gizmodo:
Tech Start-Up Exclusively Hires People with Asperger's Syndrome for Their Technological Prowess
Jaikumar Vijayan / Computerworld:
Anonymous hacks church Web site during live interview
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
eMarketer On Social Networking In The US: 57% On Facebook, 11% On Twitter
Discussion: eMarketer, All Facebook and VatorNews
Stephen Chapman / SEO Whistleblower Blog:
Windows 8, Windows Server 8, and Office 15: Tons of new information straight from Microsoft and its employees!
Discussion: The Next Web and GeekSmack
Ryan Singel / Epicenter:
Google Recipe Search Cooks Up Next Gen of Search