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San Francisco Chronicle:
Wireless access for all? — Google plan would offer free Internet throughout SF — Google Inc. has proposed to blanket San Francisco with free wireless Internet access, placing a marquee name behind Mayor Gavin Newsom's effort to get all residents online whether they are at home, in a park or in a cafe.
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Eric Auchard / Reuters:
Google proposes free Wi-Fi for San Francisco — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Marking its biggest step into the wireless communications market to date, Google Inc. said on Friday it has proposed to provide free wireless Internet services across the city of San Francisco.
Om Malik / Om Malik's Broadband Blog:Google Confirms Free San Francisco WiFi Plans
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IP Democracy, Wi-Fi Networking News, Dan Gillmor's blog, Alex Barnett blog, JD on MX and ben barren
Tim O'Reilly / O'Reilly Network:
What Is Web 2.0 — Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software — The bursting of the dot-com bubble in the fall of 2001 marked a turning point for the web. Many people concluded that the web was overhyped, when in fact bubbles and consequent shakeouts appear …
Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
Technorati 100 rebooted — The Technorati 100 was updated—FINALLY—and as you can see Engadget jumped to number two on the list. From what I understand the new index is of just the last 120 or 180 days. So, we've seen a bunch of the "old guard" bloggers fall off the list—THANK GOD!
Linda Shrieves / Indianapolis Star:
Campers want electronic creature comforts — Gameboys or Wi-Fi, campers in the wilds aren't willing to leave their gadgets at home. — The Orlando Sentinel — ORLANDO, Fla. — The satellite dish signals one thing: This is no ordinary camper. — While other campers are riding bikes …
Stephen Baker / Blogspotting:
Yahoo preparing announcement on blog search — Look for Yahoo! to unveil a response to Google's blog search early next week. This from Bradley Horowitz, director of tech development in the company's search group. He wouldn't provide details in advance. And it could be that Yahoo's announcement …
Richard / VoIP and ENUM:
After the VON Blur - A wrap-up — One week after the Fall VON 2005 I finally have some time left to get my act together and to make a wrap-up from this outstanding event. First of all I want to congratulate Jeff, Carl, Diana and the rest of the crew for the perfect organization …
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VoIP Watch
Robert Stein / activewin.com:
Microsoft Technical Beta Invitation for Office "12" Sent — Due to your interest in Microsoft Office Systems, the Microsoft Office Product Team would like to invite you to complete a brief nomination survey to be used in selecting participants for the Office "12" Technical beta.
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Microsoft Watch
Computerworld:
Hackers fail to break into Via's StrongBox — SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Hackers at a security conference here failed to break into Via Technologies Inc.'s StrongBox security application during a competition, Via officials said today …
Xeni Jardin / Wired News:
Eye-Popping Streaming Film Debuts — What do high-definition video of seafloor volcanoes and avant-garde Japanese digital cinema have in common? They're both examples of the kinds of bandwidth-intensive information that can be streamed live from remote locations, over ultra-fast optical networks.
Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion:
Get in on the CustomScoop Blog/News Search Private Beta — I am testing a new free tool from CustomScoop that searches both news and blog sites and delivers results in aggregate. So far it looks promising. The beta is by invitation only. However, they are inviting my readers to take a test drive.
David Kirkpatrick / Fortune:
FAST FORWARD — Google, Yahoo, and eBay: Next-Generation Conglomerates? — As Internet companies rapidly expand their services, they may become the biggest rivals to retailers, banks, and telecoms worldwide. — There's a new sort of Internet colossus on the rise, and it is poised …
