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Laurie J. Flynn / New York Times:
New Google Service to Blend the Gmail and Chat Features — SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 — Google, the search-engine giant, is expected on Tuesday to disclose that it will join its instant-messaging service with its popular Gmail program, the latest indication that the company has set its sights on the broader communications industry.
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Chris Sherman / Search Engine Watch:
Google Integrates Chat with Gmail — Continuing its push into communications products and services, Google has incorporated a chat client into Gmail, blending the best features of both technologies. — The chat client resembles the chat client introduced with Google Talk last August …
Rafat / PaidContent.org:
Introducing Permission TV. An Internet Television Delivery System that lets media companies create high quality, on-demand broadband television channels. Permission TV combines superior-quality television with the interactivity of the Web, for innovative ways to build audiences and revenues.
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Rafat / PaidContent.org:
Feedburner To Get Additional Funding From Union Square Ventures : Updated: Feedburner, the RSS metrics and management company, is closing another round of funding, and should happen as soon as today. The funding in this round is from Union Square Ventures, the new-ish VC firm which has been investing …
BBC:
BMW given Google 'death penalty' — Search giant Google has "blacklisted" German car manufacturer BMW for breaching its guidelines. — Investigations by Google found that BMW's German website influenced search results to ensure top ranking when users searched for "used car".
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Scott Karp / Publishing 2.0:
Google Orwellian — Google is powerful — and we all learned from Orwell that power corrupts. As to search, Google has near total power — will total power totally corrupt Google? — Ask BMW, whose SEO strategy violated Google's "orthodoxy," leading Google to unceremoniously excommunicate …
The Consumerist:
Did Nvidia Hire Online Actors to Promote Their Products? — About a week ago, The Consumerist stumbled upon claims made by various gaming websites (specifically, Elite Bastards and [Update: a poster on the forums at] Beyond3D) that graphics chip manufacturer Nvidia, in cooperation …
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The Social Customer Manifesto, Gizmodo, Rex Hammock's Weblog, Kotaku, Media Guerrilla and Adrants
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Russ / Russell Beattie Notebook:
Back to Old School Blogging — I just took out the comments on my blog. All of the old ones, and no more new ones. All gone bye bye. — Yep, I'm going old school - just my thoughts on my site alone. I've had comments enabled for years now, so it's really a big change.
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Joanna Glasner / Wired News:
Monetize Your Roof — Click on the aerial view of a cityscape on Google Earth or Microsoft's Live Local, and most of us don't discern much more than a cluttered expanse of buildings and car-lined streets. — But where others see a sprawl of empty rooftops, Colin Fitz-Gerald sees a cornucopia of unused advertising space.
Joris Evers / CNET News.com:
Microsoft's security product hits home stretch — Microsoft plans to release its subscription security program before the summer and to challenge its main rivals on pricing, CNET News.com has learned. — Windows OneCare Live marks Microsoft's long-anticipated entry into the consumer antivirus market …
Arshad Mohammed / Washington Post:
Verizon Executive Calls for End to Google's 'Free Lunch' — A Verizon Communications Inc. executive yesterday accused Google Inc. of freeloading for gaining access to people's homes using a network of lines and cables the phone company spent billions of dollars to build.
Ross Mayfield / Ross Mayfield's Weblog:
Enterprise Software Summit — I'm at the Enterprise Software Summit in Sundance, Utah. When I was here two years ago, the talk was on Consolidation (with Siebel and Peoplesoft executives in attendance) and Business Models. Today we heard from a successful SaaS vendor and a good discussion on open source business models.
Chris Kirkham / PC World:
Ugobe's New Life Form Hits Our Planet — The advanced Pleo robot is the latest creation from the Furby inventor. — Furbycreator Caleb Chung has emerged from five years of developing the next advancement in robotic technology: Pleo. — Scheduled to appear tomorrow at the DEMO technology conference …
Newsweek:
Murdoch's New Groove — A conversation with the News Corp. chairman, who's emerged as a leader in digital media after some smart bets. — Feb. 13, 2006 issue - Keith Rupert Murdoch may be 74 years old, but the way he sees it, he's got a young man's fingertips for what's cool.
Ben / Inside Firefox:
Where Did Firefox Come From? — The story of Mozilla is long and rich in detail. There are many perspectives. This is mine. — Getting Involved — I got involved with Mozilla because I loved the idea of working on something that had the potential to make an impact on millions of people.
Inside Google Sitemaps:
More stats and analysis of robots.txt files — Today, we released new features for Sitemaps. — robots.txt analysis — If the site has a robots.txt file, the new robots.txt tab provides Googlebot's view of that file, including when Googlebot last accessed it, the status it returns, and if it blocks access to your home page.
CNN:
Plan to charge businesses for e-mail triggers outcry — Report: Marketers say AOL's effort to certify messages and reduce spam amounts to e-mail taxation. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - America Online's plan to start charging businesses to send commercial e-mail messages is creating …
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