tech.memeorandum

Tech Web, page A1 … for 8:25 PM ET, January 27, 2006
Current Tech Page     Also:   Politics

Top Items:

Google Blogoscoped:
Google Removes Its Help Entry on Censorship, More News  —  Incredible.  Google removed their help entry on censorship, as Gary Price discovered.  Here's what it used to read:  —  "Google does not censor results for any search term.  The order and content of our results are completely automated …
RELATED ITEMS:
Times of London:
Gates defends China's internet restrictions  —  Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of Microsoft, took the rare step of standing up for arch-rival Google today as he argued that state censorship was no reason for technology companies not to do business in China.
Andrew McLaughlin / Official Google Blog:
Google in China  —  Google users in China today struggle with a service that, to be blunt, isn't very good.  Google.com appears to be down around 10% of the time.  Even when users can reach it, the website is slow, and sometimes produces results that when clicked on, stall out the user's browser.
Gary Price / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Brin Speaks On China & Looking At What's Filtered
Chris Anderson / Wired News:
The New Boom … Be careful what you wish for, all of you with the "Please, God, just one more bubble!" bumper stickers.  It's getting wild again in Silicon Valley.  In recent months, the breathtaking ascent of Google has lit a fire under its competitors, which include practically everyone in the online world.
mamamusings:
edge cases and early adopters  —  This week was the fourth version of Microsoft' "search champ" program, and the first one where I've been heavily involved in the planning (rather than simply being an attendee).  It was a great meeting, with some amazing people providing input into new product development in MSN/WindowsLive.
RELATED ITEM:
Scobleizer / Microsoft Geek Blogger:
More on edge cases  —  Liz Lawley was the one who said I was an edge case and has more on her blog about why she said that.  (I didn't realize until now that it was her, I just heard the voice in the back of the room and didn't know who said it).  —  She says: "Someone who reads 840 blogs is an edge case."
Discussion: A View from the Isle
Joseph T. Hallinan / Wall Street Journal:
Auto Ads Veer Off Newspaper Pages, Head to Web  —  Continued Slide in Revenue  —  From Classified Advertising  —  Adds to Publishers' Woes  —  Auto ads, a major source of newspaper-classified advertising, have been slipping steadily for nearly two years.  But the slippage may be turning into a landslide.
Discussion: Message and IT Facts
Gary Price / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Predictions and More Speculation on a Google Music Service  —  Elinor Mills has a brief post reporting that Bear Stearns analyst Robert Peck is predicting that Google will offer a digital music download service in the three to six months.  Bear Sterns is using the name the name "Google Tunes" as their "code name" for the service.
Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion:
Blogger Junkets Rekindle an Old PR Approach  —  In the pre-Internet era (I know call me a mastodon), press junkets we're huge.  Companies would spend oodles of money to fly reporters in for a whirlwind tour of a destination and/or to meet certain high-profile individuals.
Alan / firingsquad.com:
The 5 Problems with Videogame Journalism  —  In the last year, a lot has been said about videogame journalism and the problems of the field.  There is a belief that gaming reviewers play into the hands of the marketing machine instead of being actual critics who can help to improve the quality …
Discussion: The Game Chair
Jamie / PSP Sony PlayStation Portable:
Homebrew games and Emulation on PSP 2.50!  —  Fanjita Releases 2.0 eLoader for v2.00, v2.01 and v2.50 PSP's  —  PSP Updates forum moderator and hacker guru Fanjita has completed his first release of a new loader for 2.01+ PSP's called eLoader.  While 2.60 is not currently supported …
Discussion: PSP Fanboy, Joystiq and Engadget
Gina Keating / Reuters:
LA sues over 'Grand Theft' game  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The city of Los Angeles has sued Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) for selling pornographic video games to children with its best-selling game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," which last year was found to have hidden sex scenes.
Discussion: Cathode Tan
Gina Trapani / Lifehacker:
Geek to Live: Microsoft Search Champs V4 report  —  We're taking a break from our regular tutorial/time-saving tips feature today for a quick report from my field trip to the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington this week.  About 50 people - dubbed "Search Champs" - were invited to Microsoft HQ …
Carlo Longino / MobHappy:
How Not To Deal With Blogs: A Case Study  —  From time to time, I get asked by people at various companies "about blogs and stuff", in particular how companies can best deal with blogs from a PR and marketing perspective.  Two things I stress are sincerity and honesty.
BL Ochman / B.L. Ochman's weblog:
Rocketboom to Auction Ad Slot on eBay  —  Journalist Paul Berger's blog, reports that Rocketboom producer Andrew Baron and presenter Amanda Congdon are about to find out how much an ad at the end of a Rocketboom segment is worth.  The site gets about 130,000 downloads a day.
Discussion: Weblogs Work and Blogspotting
Ted Leung on the air:
Search Champs Thoughts  —  I spent Tuesday night, Wednesday and most of Thursday at MSN's Search Champs V4.  The event is a forum for Microsoft to get feedback on various search related initiatives before they come to market.  I did not apply to participate in the event …

About This Page:

This is a snapshot of tech.memeorandum at 8:25 PM ET, January 27, 2006.

View another snapshot:

About tech.memeorandum:

The Web is humming with reports and opinions on technology.  tech.memeorandum is page A1 for these discussions.  Auto-updated every 5 minutes, it uncovers the most relevant items from thousands of news sites and weblogs.

Site News:

See blog.memeorandum.com for all site news.

Subscribe:

Add tech.memeorandum to:
XML

More Items:

Matt Marshall / SiliconBeat:
Kosmix raises cash for a new search engine — to compete with Google
Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing:
MSFT tightens the Trusted Computing screws in Vista
Gary Price / Search Engine Watch Blog:
TV Commercial "Googles" Pontiac
Judysbook / Judy's Blog:
Never start a land war in Asia
Conf Call Transcripts / The Internet Stock Blog:
Microsoft F2Q06 (Qtr Ending Dec 31, 2005) Earnings Conference Call Transcript (MSFT)
Discussion: Gamerscore Blog and Kotaku
Chris Garrett / Performancing.com:
Richmedia - An Adsense Format Too Far?
John Demayo / John DeMayo .com:
NexTag to be acquired?  —  Lending Tree rumored to be acquiring NexTag.
Discussion: analystblog
science.nasa.gov:
SuitSat  —  Using a simple police scanner or ham radio …

Earlier Picks:

securityfocus.com:
Researchers: Rootkits headed for BIOS
Rocky Mountain News:
Crecente: Schlock wave
Discussion: Kotaku and Wonderland
Skrenta / Topix.net Weblog:
NEWS 2.0 IS NOT JOURNALISM
Ingrid Marson / silicon.com:
Royal Bank of Scotland opts for open source intranet
Feld Thoughts:
The Coming Irrelevance Of My.Yahoo For Me
USA Today:
Ringtone sales ring up music profits
Matt Richtel / New York Times:
Venture Capital Blogs? They're About Anything But
Discussion: Mark Evans
 
© 2006 Memeorandum