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More Google Base Screenshots — Caleb Eggensperger sent in some more Google Base screenshots (thanks for that, as I still can't see this live): — Program policies ("Posting is not permitted for the promotion of body parts or human remains.") — Terms of service ("By submitting …
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siliconvalley.com:
Google tests potential online ad listings — NEW SERVICE MIGHT BE COMPETITOR FOR EBAY, CRAIGSLIST — Google confirmed on Tuesday the creation of Google Base, a service that potentially expands the company's reach into online classifieds — and into the territory of Internet auctioneer eBay and craigslist.
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Gary Price / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Google Base: It's An Early-Stage Test Project from Google — UPDATE: We've postscripted (see below) with an official statement from Google about this project. — Lots and lots of talk in the blogosphere today about the new (is it?) Google Base. As always, Barry does a great job pulling it all together here.
John Markoff / New York Times:
Google Found to Be Testing Classified Ads — SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25 - An online classified service being tested by Google set off intense speculation on Tuesday after a Web site for the service was accidentally made public and discovered by a computer programmer on Monday.
Ars Technica:
Google Base: All your base are, in fact, belong to us — I couldn't help but make a joke with the title, because it's seemingly right on the money. You see, Google is getting ready to take the wraps off of a new service called Google Base. If it can be posted online, it would appear that they would …
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Frank Rose / Wired News:
Battle for the Soul of the MP3 Phone … One sign that the ROKR, the new iTunes phone from Motorola, might not live up to expectations came during its September unveiling ceremony at San Francisco's Moscone Center. In the midst of an elaborate presentation of new products, Steve Jobs …
Anil Dash:
The Interesting Economy — Like many great social software applications, Flickr began its life as something else. Flickr was built on a platform for a game called Game Neverending, which had a lot of great features including an in-game economy based on exchanging various totems that had different relative values.
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Caterina / Caterina.net:Economies of Interest — Anil wrote a post about The Interesting …
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Leslie Miller / Associated Press:
New Passports Will Have High-Tech Features — WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Tuesday that it's adding two security features to the new electronic passports that it will start issuing in December. — The announcement partially assuaged privacy advocates who feared the technology …
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Larry Buhl / Wired News:
No Porn for You, Video IPod! — There's a widespread notion that pornographers eagerly jump on new technology long before it goes mainstream, but with Apple Computer's new video-playing iPod, the adult industry is largely staying away. — With a couple of exceptions …
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Jenstar / JenSense:
One poorly converting site can "smart price" an entire AdSense account — Google has said very little publicly about Smart Pricing secret sauce which results in some publishers earning more money for a click while others earn less (and yes, the advertiser will also pay less accordingly).
Gary Price / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Microsoft Announces MSN Book Search; Joins Open Content Alliance — Microsoft, yes good old Gates, Ballmer and crew, are getting in on the online books digitization game and more. I can't say that I'm totally surprised. When Google first announced Google Print and then expanded the program …
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Katie Hafner / New York Times:Microsoft to Offer Online Book-Content Searches
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nclnet.org:
Consumer Group Raises Copyright, Censorship Concerns about Google Print Library, Calls for Public Hearings — Contact: 202-835-3323, media@nclnet.org — Washington, DC-In a letter to the chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary subcommittees overseeing intellectual property issues …
eclab.byu.edu:
Hillside Club Berkeley CA — Registration — Workshop Wiki — The Internet Identity Workshop focuses on identity in the large. Providing identity services between people, websites, and organizations that may or may not have any kind of formalized relationship is a different problem …
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Mike Shields / mediaweek.com:
Comedy Central Unveils Motherload Network — Comedy Central unveiled details on its new broadband network Motherload on Tuesday in New York. — Motherload, which goes live on Nov. 1, will consist of five video-based channels featuring a mix of clips from Comedy Central's programming …
Arshad Mohammed / Washington Post:
New Rules On Internet Wiretapping Challenged — New federal wiretapping rules that would make it easier for law enforcement to monitor e-mails and Internet-based phone calls were challenged by privacy, high-tech and telecommunications groups in federal court yesterday.
