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Scobleizer / Microsoft Geek Blogger:
Riya not recognized by Google — I've heard many rumors about Riya over the past few weeks. One strong rumor, reported by Om Malik, among others, was that Riya was getting purchased by Google. — I know our M&A guys had met with Riya too and had passed on the deal after negotiations got too expensive …
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Peter Rip / EarlyStageVC:
The Power of Venture Myth — Some time ago when Skype-Hype was all the rage I made a flippant remark in this blog about Skype and Paris Hilton. I couldn't really understand why the blogosphere was all atwitter - since nearly no one was really affected by the outcome, except a few employees (too few it turns out) and some VCs.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Passes on Riya — Riya, the celebrated facial recognition company that has allowed in a few lucky alpha testers over the last few months, was the subject of significant acquisition rumors a few weeks ago. "Sources" put the price in the $30 million range, although the company …
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed:
"Flipping Startups 101" Gets a Failing Grade — There is a silly discussion underway out in the blog-o-sphere, one that purports to be rational noodling about how best to set up your startup company to be flipped to Google/Yahoo/Microsoft. The nut is this paragraph from Dare Obasanjo's original piece:
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Greg Yardley / Greg Yardley's Internet Blog:
Flipping your start-up the smart way — Microsoft employee Dare Obasanjo writes about flipping a startup to Microsoft, Google, or Yahoo, where he writes … Scoble and Don Dodge, also Microsoft employees, follow up with more commentary. All the commentary is right on target …
Chris Anderson / The Long Tail:
THE PROBABILISTIC AGE — Q: Why are people so uncomfortable with Wikipedia? And Google? And, well, that whole blog thing? — A: Because these systems operate on the alien logic of probabilistic statistics, which sacrifices perfection at the microscale for optimization at the macroscale.
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USA Today:
This is the Google side of your brain — As more people find themselves spending much of the day within arm's reach — or even pocket's reach — of something that can tap into the Internet, search engine Google quickly is taking the place of not only a trip to the library, but also a call home to Mom …
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jkOnTheRun:
jkOnTheRun exclusive- details emerge about the DualCor cPC — The DualCor cPC has captured the imagination of technophiles and geeks since word of this unusual device was given by CNET this past week. The idea of having a handheld that can run Windows XP for normal computing tasks yet switch …
Mark Cuban / Blog Maverick:
NYTimes Sunday Business or Bloggers. Who has higher standards ? — the more time i spent on my last blog entry, the more it became apparent i wanted to ask this question and see the comments to this blog, and inevitable commentary around the blogosphere and in traditional digital and analog media..
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Rob Pegoraro / Washington Post:
Firefox Moves Farther Ahead of the Hunt — The browser that finally broke Microsoft's monopoly just got its first major update. If you haven't switched from Internet Explorer yet, consider Firefox 1.5 your invitation to do so. — Most important among them is a security update mechanism that should solve a common dilemma.
Craig Modderno / New York Times:
Slacker Dot-Com — Kevin Smith wrote and directed the slacker hits "Clerks," "Dogma" and "Chasing Amy," but lately it is his other life - maintaining six Web sites that he describes as "devoted to my fans and my films" - that seems to consume him. — "One site deals with comic books …
John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:
WITH AOL DEAL, GOOGLE MAY GET TO GO PUBLIC AGAIN — Consider: AOL and Yahoo made hay when Google went public. Both owned substantial stakes in Google due to earlier traffic deals, and both cashed out major paydays after GOOG's IPO. — Consider also: The success of Ask Jeeves …
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Om Malik on Broadband:
The Truth About Universal Service Fund … After a brief quiet period, a political malestorm is emerging over the $7 billion Universal Service Fund, which despite reported mismanagement subsidies phone connections in the rural and remote parts of United States of America.
Om Malik on Broadband:
Another $250 million for Vonage — By now Vonage was supposed to be on track for an IPO, that would have helped the company raise $400 to $600 million from public markets, and help fight a good fight with cable providers, phone companies and others with VoIP ambitions.
Katie Marsal / AppleInsider:
Apple "sold out" of 1GB iPod shuffle till January — Apple Computer has sold out of its higher-capcity iPod digital music player and doesn't plan to restock until next year, according to a message on its Web site. — The $129 iPod is "Sold out for holiday," Apple said in a message on its online store.
