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4:55 PM ET, March 3, 2006

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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Fox Announces Acquistion; Exclusive Video  —  During an interview that I conducted at the Under the Radar event this afternoon, Ross Levinsohn, president of Fox Interactive, announced that they had acquired one of the 32 companies that presented at the event.  He would not, however, say which company it was.
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Douglass C. Perry / IGN:
And Now for Something a Little Different  —  Forget Grand Theft Auto for a moment.  Rockstar Games aims to innovate in a different way, in a different genre, without a single gun.  —  March 3, 2006 - Earlier this week I spoke with Rockstar's COO Terry Donovan about Rockstar Games' newest endeavor.
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
Push to create OpenDocument standards  —  With government records, reports and documents increasingly being created and stored in digital form, there is a software threat to electronic access to government information and archives.  —  The problem is that public information can be locked …
Discussion: TechSpot
Neo / macsimumnews.com:
Apple files new patent for wide touchpad for notebooks  —  On March 2, the US Patent & Trademark Office revealed an Apple patent concerning a wide touchpad, originally filed on Aug. 25, 2004.  —  Apple's abstract  —  In one exemplary embodiment, a portable computer having a display assembly coupled …
Steven Levingston / Washington Post:
Blog Buzz Helps Companies Catch Trends in the Making  —  ConAgra Foods Inc. got an early warning from chatter on the Internet that the low-carb craze was fading.  The huge food company seized the chance to promote an alternative menu, its Healthy Choice soups, entrees and lunch meats.
Discussion: Marketing Roadmaps
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
Next Version of Tablet PC's Said to Be Lighter and Smaller  —  Microsoft and Intel plan to announce next week that several industry partners will make small, light versions of a tablet personal computer, people close to the two companies said yesterday.  —  The machines, which have been the subject …
Discussion: Kevin Maney and Today @ PC World
Ted's Take:
Deja Vu All Over Again  —  An article in the New York Times today started me thinking that many of the lessons of Web 2.0 are the same ones we learned during Web 1.0.  As before, success is not simply a matter of taking offline models and transplanting them online.
Russell Shaw / IP Telephony, VoIP, Broadband:
Senator Wyden describes his 'net neutrality' bill- and we have the bill here  —  Just got off a conference call with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon).  —  Earlier today, Senator Wyden introduced the Internet Non-Discrimination Act of 2006 - popularly called the Net Neutrality Act.
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Congress raises broadcast flag for audio  —  update Digital radio receivers without government-approved copy-prevention technology likely would become illegal to sell in the future, according to new federal legislation announced Thursday.  —  Rep. Mike Ferguson, a New Jersey Republican …
Discussion: Boing Boing and IP Democracy
Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
Live: Google faces off with analysts  —  Google hosted a four-hour meeting Thursday with analysts at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters.  The event, its second annual Analyst Day, was in the spotlight because of comments made by the company's CFO earlier this week that resulted in a sharp decline in Google shares.
Jeremy Zawodny / Jeremy Zawodny's blog:
The Business 2.0 Next Net 25 Roundtable  —  Yesterday afternoon, I headed up to San Francisco to attend the Business 2.0 Next Net 25 Roundtable.  Billed as an open discussion among new company CEOs from their Next Net 25 list and other interested parties, the event was very well attended.
Peter Rojas / Engadget Mobile:
Motorola ROKR E3 - Exclusive pics!  —  Asusual, we can't divulge our super-secret source, but earlier this week we scored an exclusive hands-on session with theMotorola ROKR E3 (at least, we think it's called the ROKR E3!).  As you've probably noticed, this is the very same mystery phone …
securityfocus.com:
The big DRM mistake  —  Digital Rights Managements hurts paying customers, destroys Fair Use rights, renders customers' investments worthless, and can always be defeated.  Why are consumers and publishers being forced to use DRM?  —  One of my favorite magazines is The New Yorker.
Sue Zeidler / Reuters:
DOJ opens probe into online music pricing  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday it has opened an investigation into possible anti-competitive pricing of online music by the world's major music labels.  —  The probe closely tracks a similar investigation …
Discussion: mathewingram.com/work
Matt / Signal vs. Noise:
Getting Real book update: new version, sales, feedback, contributors, etc.  —  News on the Getting Real book:  —  New version available  —  First off, there's a new version of the PDF up now.  We're following Getting Real principles and adjusting on the fly based on the feedback we receive …
Discussion: Changing Way and kottke.org
 
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George / Under the Radar:
Live from Under the Radar Smooth Surfing
Russ / Russell Beattie Notebook:
Yes, Americans Get Mobile
Discussion: broadband and Gizmodo
Rob Fahey / gamesindustry.biz:
Downloads will replace traditional media within 10 years, says EA VP
Discussion: Joystiq
Rafat / PaidContent.org:
YouTube Ties Up Wth MTV; First Formal Media Company Agreement …
Discussion: ben barren and PSFK
Greg Linden / Geeking with Greg:
In a world with infinite storage, bandwidth, and CPU power
Katie / Shiny Shiny:
iPod Round Sound Speaker System
Discussion: Tech Digest and Gizmodo
Joris Evers / ZDNet:
Google fixes 'minor' Gmail flaw
Jeneane Sessum / ALLIED:
The Subtext of Tagging  —  I finally understand tagging …
 Earlier Items: 
Ryan Katz / Think Secret:
Apple thinks big(ger): video iPod to pack 4-inch display
Hasan / Under the Radar:
Live from under the radar - Track 2:Connect 2.0
Lee Odden / Search Engine Roundtable:
Meet The Crawlers
Marc Perton / Engadget:
Origami refolded: here's what we know
Newsweek:
Video Napster?  —  Only a year old, YouTube has already rocketed …
Discussion: ResourceShelf
Brad GNUberg / Brad Neuberg:
Introducing the Hyperscope Project
Discussion: Web 2.0 Explorer
Mark Glaser / pbs.org:
AP Video Requires Microsoft Browser
Discussion: Scobleizer
Dionne Searcey / Wall Street Journal:
Consumers Could See New Web Rates: Use More, Pay More