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Joris Evers / CNET News.com:
IE 7 bugs abound  —  update People didn't lose any time in finding bugs in the latest preview release of Internet Explorer 7.  —  It's been but a day since Microsoft publicly released a test version of Internet Explorer 7, but Internet news groups and blogs are already teeming with bug reports.
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Richard MacManus / Web 2.0 Explorer:
Reviews of IE7 Beta 2 Preview - will be threat to Mozilla and RSS Aggregators  —  Some brave developers have downloaded the IE7 Beta 2 Preview and are beginning to report back their findings.  The main new features in IE7 are tabs, RSS integration and improved security.
Griffith / Forever Geek:
IE7 Beta 2 Released to the Public
Red Herring:
Feds Blast Tech Firms on China  —  Congressional caucus launches blistering assault on absent tech firms as the debate on China begins.  —  The tone of the debate between the U.S. government and U.S. technology companies Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Cisco Systems on the subject of Internet freedom …
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Tom Zeller Jr / Technology News:
Microsoft Amends Its Policy for Shutting Down Blogs
Discussion: Message and Smart Mobs
Valleywag:
Valleywag FAQ  —  1. What is Valleywag?  —  Valleywag is a tech gossip rag, focusing mainly on the people and stories of San Francisco and Silicon Valley.  —  2. But Silicon Valley's far too dull and serious for gossip.  —  Yes, that's been the general consensus.
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Valleywag:
Editorial: Google's power couple
Discussion: Blogebrity and Paul Kedrosky's …
Catherine Yang / Business Week:
Is Verizon a Network Hog?  —  The telecommunications giant wants to devote most of its capacity to its own traffic, to Internet companies' dismay  —  Last November, Vinton G. Cerf wrote a letter of warning to Congress.  The legendary computer scientist, now a vice-president at Google (GOOG) …
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Mike / Techdirt:   The Real Bandwidth Hog? The Telcos
Om Malik / Om Malik on Broadband:
Dabble Dabble  —  It has been a busy week already!  I have been furiously reporting for my next story for the magazine.  Somedays it is a challenge to switch gears from reporting for a trend piece to blogging.  I have fallen behind on some of the broadband stuff, but hopefully will catch up by end of the week.
MSNBC:
CBS to sell new 'Survivor' episodes on own site  —  Digital media chief says network likely to offer other shows for download  —  NEW YORK - New episodes of the popular "Survivor" reality television series will be made available for download directly from CBS's Web site for $1.99 per episode …
Discussion: eHomeUpgrade and Threadwatch.org
Richard MacManus / Web 2.0 Explorer:
Interview with Digg founder Kevin Rose, Part 1  —  Yesterday I interviewed digg founder Kevin Rose to discuss digg's popularity, its battle with spammers, the recent issues with GroupThink and digg's upcoming personalization features.  This is the first of a two-part article presenting that interview.
Thomas Hawk / Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection:
30 Boxes, Best... Calender... EVER!  —  Let the ajaxification of your life continue!  Yesterday I had the opportunity to sit down with a group of bloggers and technologists for a discussion about how we use calendaring as well as view a preview of 83 Degree's latest project 30 Boxes …
Discussion: Message and Photo Matt
Sascha Segan / PC Magazine:
Verizon Blesses Phone-As-Modem Plans  —  Verizon Wireless has changed its policy and will now let subscribers use several popular phones as high-speed modems for their laptops, company representatives confirmed Thursday.  —  The shift represents a major policy change for Verizon …
Discussion: Engadget, Gearlog and Phone Scoop
Gavin O'Malley / MediaPost Publications:
Budde Outlines Yahoo News Future  —  YAHOO NEWS HAS ADDED THE weekly advice columnist, Margo Howard, to its short roster of writer/journalists.  The news site has also undergone a mild restructuring, featuring popular video more prominently on its home page.
Michael / michael parekh on IT:
ON NEWSPAPERS NOW WANTING GOOGLE TO PAY  —  Well, a third industry is getting in line after telcos and book publishers wanting Google (and other search companies) to cut themselves in on a piece of the business model action around online paid-search adverting.  As CNET reports:
Mihai Parparita / Official Google Reader Blog:
Your Labels, Your Way  —  Reader has supported labels since the very beginning, but they haven't always been easy to get to.  To make them more accessible, we've added a drop-down menu at the top of the page, allowing you to get to any of your labels with just a couple of clicks.
Discussion: Lifehacker, Ajaxian and Download Squad
Red Herring:
Mark Burnett Makes AOL Game  —  Online treasure hunt will provide web-based reality series across portal's sites.  —  America Online has teamed up with Mark Burnett, creator of the reality series Survivor and The Apprentice, to create an online treasure hunt called Gold Rush!
Discussion: Things That

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