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sun.com:
Sun and Google Expand Technology Reach And Global Opportunity  —  Multi-year, Strategic Agreement Promotes Java Technology and Google Toolbar  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF., - October 4, 2005 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Google Inc. today announced an agreement to promote and distribute …
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Carlo / Techdirt:
Sun Welcomes You To 1999 With Its Google Non-Announcement  —  from the i'm-forever-blowing-bubbles dept.  —  The rumor mill's been working overtime the last few days as hype built up surrounding an announcement from Google and Sun.  Much of the speculation was that they'd announce some type …
Dana Gardner / ZDNet:
Google takes a leisurely stroll through Sun's pantry of goods  —  Open Source Software Infrastructure Hardware Infrastructure Web Technology  —  I can see it now.  Google honcho Eric Schmidt decides to stretch his legs and venture down from Olympus to do some window shopping at his former employer, Sun Microsystems.
Matthew Fordahl / biz.yahoo.com:   Google, Sun Challenge Microsoft's Office
Stephen Shankland / CNET News.com:
Sun and Google shake hands
Discussion: Guardian Unlimited
Om Malik / Om Malik's Broadband Blog:
Cheap Publicity Ploy
Discussion: Scobleizer
Waxy.org:
Yahoo and Upcoming, Sitting In A Tree  —  Two years ago, I launched Upcoming.org and announced it to the world.  Today, along with my partners Gordon Luk and Leonard Lin, I'm unbelievably proud to announce that Upcoming.org is now a member of the Yahoo! family.  —  I've always had a warm and fuzzy feeling about Yahoo.
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random:
¿Y!  Tu? (aka Holy Schmoly, aka Leeerrooooy Jeeenkinns)  —  (links filled as they come, check out the upcoming update, refresh css)  —  It seems like the cool thing for all my friends to do these days is to announce that they're now working for Yahoo! I think you know where this is heading …
Yahoo! Search blog:
What's Upcoming at Yahoo! Local  —  As readers of the Yahoo! Search blog know, our vision is a far-reaching one — to enable people to find, use, share, and expand all human knowledge.  —  Events are a particularly exciting area of human knowledge — chock full of rich local, social, and temporal data.
Getluky / getluky.net:
Yahoo! Acquires Upcoming.org  —  Today marks the day that Yahoo! has officially acquired Upcoming.org.  Here's the official announcement, which covers the basics: … Tackling the tricky problems behind events is a worthy challenge.  Many sites make an attempt to be a calendar on the Internet …
Greg Reinacker / Greg Reinacker's Weblog:
NewsGator acquires NetNewsWire  —  The rumors and stories this morning are true...NewsGator has acquired NetNewsWire.  Here's the press release, and a Q&A about the deal.  This is awesome news - we're all very excited about it!  —  The rationale here is similar to what I posted about the FeedDemon deal.
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inessential.com:
NewsGator acquires NetNewsWire  —  It's true!  NewsGator has acquired NetNewsWire and hired me as a product architect!  There's a press release and a Q&A page that go into more detail.  —  You can also read what my co-workers Greg Reinacker and Nick Bradbury have to say.
Elizabeth Millard / eWEEK.com:
NewsGator Acquires NetNewsWire  —  RSS platform company NewsGator Technologies has acquired NetNewsWire, creator of a popular RSS reader for Mac OS X.  —  NewsGator already owns RSS aggregators on Outlook, Windows and Windows Media Center, as well as a Web service.
Kasper Jade / appleinsider.com:
Apple planning launch of video iPod  —  Apple Computer has begun production of a new version of its iPod digital music player that will be capable of playing videos, AppleInsider has learned.  —  Reliable sources believe the iPod could be introduced as early as next week …
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Red Herring:
Netscape Founder Starts Firm  —  Online services startup Ning offers tools for developers to build new applications that help people connect and communicate.  —  Netscape co-founder Mark Andreessen has launched a new online services startup called Ning that aims to provide developers …
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Patrick Phillips / iwantmedia.com:
John Battelle: 'Traditional Media Are Fearful of Google and Yahoo'  —  The co-founding editor of Wired and founder of The Industry Standard argues that print as the medium for news delivery is "passing."  That's why he's launching a blog service company.  —  John Battelle, a co-founder …

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