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David Weinberger / Joho the Blog:
WSJ on FON, disclosure, and my friends  —  [I'm posting this reluctantly.  Ultimately I decided I don't want the WSJ article to be googled without a response.]  —  The Wall Street Journal today ran an article by Rebecca Buckman that raises an interesting question but fails to generate an interesting answer.
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The TNL.net weblog:
The New Gatekeepers  —  A recent article in the Wall Street Journal claims that there is a level of conflict of interest for bloggers who have advised FON and are writing about it.  While the Journal's story, in itself, is probably more of a tempest in a tea cup, I do believe that it raises …
Rebecca Buckman / Wall Street Journal:
Blog Buzz on High-Tech Start-Ups Causes Some Static  —  When Spanish Internet start-up FON Technology SL tried to generate some buzz this past weekend about new funding it had snared from Google Inc. and eBay Inc.'s Skype Technologies, it pitched stories to traditional media outlets.
The Doc Searls Weblog:   Why should interests conflict only around money?
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
Buzz, blogs, and bucks
Discussion: The Doc Searls Weblog
EFF: Breaking News:
Google Copies Your Hard Drive - Government Smiles in Anticipation  —  Consumers Should Not Use New Google Desktop  —  San Francisco - Google today announced a new "feature" of its Google Desktop software that greatly increases the risk to consumer privacy.
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xbox.com:
Master Chief Dual-Wields His Way to Windows Vista  —  "Halo 2," the award-winning sequel to the instant classic "Halo: Combat Evolved" to make its PC debut on the Windows Vista platform  —  "Halo 2," the game that redefined first-person combat and multiplayer action for millions of gamers worldwide …
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Mathew / mathewingram.com/work:
Edgeio could become like Craigslist 2.0  —  In addition to running the very influential Web 2.0 site TechCrunch.com, and writing a blog called CrunchNotes.com, Mike Arrington has been working on a startup of his own called Edgeio (when does this man sleep?)  - which Rob Hof of BusinessWeek got a demo of recently.
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Kenji Hall / Business Week:
This PlayStation May Play Too Much  —  Sony's new super-packed PS3 handles a lot more than games.  That, some say, could confuse buyers  —  Picture this: you plug your TV into a box the size of a phone book and go online to check headlines.  You get bored and click over to a Giants game.
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Business Week:   Can Sony's Kutaragi Score Big?
Sarah Lacy / Business Week:
Oracle's Open-Source Shopping Spree  —  The database giant is in talks to purchase at least three software companies that would help it shift customers to a subscriber-based model  —  The open-source community may be in for a jolt.  Oracle (ORCL) is plotting what could be the biggest endorsement yet …
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
RIM's workaround revealed  —  update BlackBerry maker Research In Motion on Thursday announced details of how its new software workaround, designed as a backup if U.S. courts impose an injunction later this month, will be released to customers.  —  The specifics of the workaround come days …
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Rob Fahey / gamesindustry.biz:
Lionhead back in acquisition talks with key publishers  —  Ubisoft and Microsoft both linked to possible acquisition talks at UK developer  —  Sources close to British developer Lionhead Studios have revealed to GamesIndustry.biz that the company behind Fable and Black & White …
Marc Canter / Marc's Voice:
OH MY GOD - Microsoft Live is Hailstorm 2.0  —  ... ..but in a good way.  Assuming they allow us to mesh into it - and vice versa.  —  As I sat in the etribes.com/mashup last night (near the Savoy Theater, off the Strand) - I was honored to listen to Sam Seshi rap out Microsoft's Live.com platform.
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Bill would force Web sites to delete personal info  —  A bill just announced in Congress would require every Web site operator to delete information about visitors, including e-mail addresses, if the data is no longer required for a "legitimate" business purpose.
TDavid / Things That:
Incentives won't make Yahoo or MSN #1 search  —  On the heels of saying they were not going to focus on being #1 search and then taking that back, Yahoo is now flirting around with an incentive plan for users who switch to their search.  What a cliche this "incentives to do XYZ thing" is and for them it's a sign of desperation to me.
Elizabeth Montalbano / InfoWorld:
MSN won't rebrand itself  —  Though the new head of Microsoft's (Profile, Products, Articles) MSN division has been calling the company's MSN portal "MSN Media Network" internally, Microsoft has no formal plans to rebrand the site, a Microsoft spokeswoman said Thursday.
Pamela Parker / ClickZ:
Google Opens Bidding for Print Media  —  Google, the search giant and would-be multi-media advertising enabler, has opened up the bidding on its much-talked-about print venture.  AdWords advertisers can now bid for 1 page, 1/2 page and 1/4 page ads in nearly 30 different lifestyle and technology magazines.

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