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Mike / CrunchNotes:
Traitors in our Midst — Russell Shaw, Dave Winer and Richard MacManus have each declared that Web 2.0 is dead and/or that it never existed. — In the words of Kyle from Southpark, "You Bastards". — These attacks come from the Web 2.0's biggest champions, making them that much harder to bear.
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Russell Shaw / IP Telephony, VoIP, Broadband:
Web 2.0? It doesn't exist — No, I am not turning into a "flat-earther." The world is pear-shaped, Pluto is not a planet, and global warming exists. — But Web 2.0 does not exist. — The advances being touted under the general umbrella of Web 2.- advances written about with considerable skill …
web2.wsj2.com:
MORE GREAT WEB 2.0 SOFTWARE — Founding Web 2.0 Workgroup member Richard MacManus has recently become concerned about the cynicism of the Web 2.0 naysayers. To the point he feels like abandoning the term altogether. Though I understand where he's coming from, I believe he's somewhat over-concerned.
Workbench:
Wikipedia Founder Looks Out for Number 1 — I spent a little time this morning expanding the Wikipedia biography of Gordon Keith, a dark-humored and hilarious radio host on the Dallas sportstalk station KTCK. — Having a biography in Wikipedia is a double-edged sword, as John Siegenthaler Sr. can attest.
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Daniel Terdiman / CNET News.com:
Wikipedia alternative aims to be 'PBS of the Web' — A new online information service launching in early 2006 aims to build on the model of free online encyclopedia Wikipedia by inviting acknowledged experts in a range of subjects to review material contributed by the general public.
Brian Krebs / Washington Post:
Hackers Break Into Computer-Security Firm's Customer Database — Personal Data for Law Enforcement, Security Professionals Exposed — Guidance Software — the leading provider of software used to diagnose hacker break-ins — has itself been hacked, resulting in the exposure of financial …
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Techdirt
Joshua / del.icio.us:
continued hiccups — Due to the power outage earlier in the week, we are dealing with a number of continued hiccups. We've taken everything offline to properly rebuild and restore everything. I apologize and hope to have this resolved as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued patience.
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Michael Gartenberg:
Best Laptop 2005 — This was another tough category, there were a lot of contenders from a lot of different folks. I liked a lot of the stuff Toshiba is doing and the newest PowerBooks are excellent systems. There's also that new cool rev of the OQO. In the end, it came down to two from and both are from the same vendor.
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Incremental Blogger
Kurt Eichenwald / New York Times:
Through His Webcam, a Boy Joins a Sordid Online World — The 13-year-old boy sat in his California home, eyes fixed on a computer screen. He had never run with the popular crowd and long ago had turned to the Internet for the friends he craved. But on this day, Justin Berry's fascination with cyberspace would change his life.
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
Texas to get broadband over its power lines — Two Texas companies have announced a plan to offer high-speed Internet service over the power grid. — The plan was announced on Monday by Current Communications Group, a service provider that specializes in broadband service over power lines …
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Dave Winer / Dave's Wordpress Blog:
More than a common export format — As discussed in the comments of the previous post on this subject, a commonly supported export format is an important first step, but it is not enough. Here's what else is needed. — 1. The export must be automatic. It must be done by the software, and kept up to date.
Jonathan Berr / TheStreet.com:
Diller Asks Jeeves to Grow — The rising tide of Internet advertising is lifting all boats, but catching a wave could still be tough for IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI:Nasdaq - news - research - Cramer's Take). — Barry Diller's Internet empire expects to increase the staff at its Ask Jeeves search engine …
Prince McLean / AppleInsider:
Apple shipping 100K nanos a day, mulls 1GB model — In a best effort to meet demand for its top-selling iPod nano this holiday, Apple Computer is building and shipping 100,000 of the ultra-slim digital music players each day, reliable sources tell AppleInsider.
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Paul Stamatiou / PaulStamatiou.com:
10 Apps Every New Mac User Should Download — Charles Stroup from 123MacMini and I have created a list of 10 applications every new Mac user should download. These applications should help new Mac users get off the ground and running with OS X. We tried our best to narrow the list down to the most essential applications.
