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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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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.
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 …
Discussion: ben barren
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 …
Discussion: pc4media and ben barren
Michael Liedtke / biz.yahoo.com:
Yahoo Inc. Acquires Upcoming.org  —  Yahoo Inc. Acquires Event Planning Site Upcoming.org  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo Inc. has acquired Upcoming.org, an online event planning site that's expected to infuse the Internet powerhouse with more content about local communities.
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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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
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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Ed Bott / Ed Bott's Windows Expertise:
Single-play DVDs?  It's a hoax  —  On the Internet, a hoax can spread just as fast as a genuine news story.  That's the lesson from the bogus story published in an obscure UK business magazine yesterday that claimed Microsoft is about to unleash a new single-play DVD format.
www2.sprint.com:
Sprint Nextel Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit  —  Sprint Nextel Files Lawsuit Against Vonage, Voiceglo and theglobe.com for Infringing Seven Patents  —  Media Contact:  —  Debra Peterson, 913-794-3765  —  Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) today announced one of its subsidiaries filed …
Mary Jo Foley / microsoft-watch.com:
'GoogleOffice': A Microsoft Office Killer?  —  If 'GoogleOffice' ever materializes, it won't be going head-to-head with Microsoft Office.  Instead, expect some new MSN services in the pipeline to emerge as Redmond's secret weapons.  —  To hear Sun, Google and the Anything But Microsoft campers tell it …

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