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11:35 AM ET, March 9, 2006

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Michael Gartenberg:
Origami Revealed - First Take Analysis  —  I've had a pre-production Intel unit in my hands for a bit, so if you have any questions, let me know and I'll try to deal with them over time.  For now, let's talk a little about Origami as a platform... and a new platform at that and now that the Origami story is told, here's what it means.
OrigamiPortal.com:
Official Microsoft Origami Video Analysis  —  Well, the video Scoble is set to premier on Channel 9 tonight (interview and demo with the Origami Creator, Otto Berkes) is available for download on msdn right now.  —  This is the first official video from Microsoft detailing the actual product.
Discussion: John Tokash's Blog and Scobleizer
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Hands-on with the Samsung Q1 / Origami  —  So we managed to get our hands on a Samsung Q1 / Origami device set to roll tomorrow here at CeBIT.  Don't ask how,but it'll be awhile before we recover from the brutal caning we just received.  From the five minutes we spent with itwe can tell you …
Otto / Team Blog:
History of Origami by Otto - Part 1
Discussion: Bink.nu
Red Herring:
Intel's Inside Origami PCs
Henry Blodget / Internet Outsider:
Google Click-Fraud Settlement VERY Material  —  Okay, this is getting ridiculous.  Six days ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt dismissed the click-fraud issue as "not material."  Now, six days later, Google has agreed to a settlement in ONE click-fraud lawsuit that could reach $90 million.
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Google to settle click-fraud lawsuit  —  Advertisers claim overcharges by search engines  —  Google Inc. has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it and other Internet companies of improperly charging advertisers for fraudulent clicks on their online ads.
Scott Karp / Publishing 2.0:
The Coming Searching Advertising Crash  —  I'm not sure if I'll be the first to predict it, but search advertising is headed for a cliff.  I can't say with any certainty when-or whether-the crash will come, but the evidence is mounting.  —  Everyone is talking about the $90 million click fraud settlement …
Discussion: Rex Hammock's Weblog
Michael Liedtke / Associated Press:
Google to Pay $90M in 'Click Fraud' Case  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. has agreed to pay up to $90 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the online search engine leader overcharged thousands of advertisers who paid for bogus sales referrals generated through a ruse known as "click fraud."
Discussion: Search Engine Journal
John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:   UPDATED: GOOGLE ABOUT TO SETTLE CLICK FRAUD CLASS ACTION SUIT
Niall Kennedy / Niall Kennedy's Weblog:
Windows Live Search updates  —  Microsoft introduced a new front-end for MSN Search data last night on Live.com, the new default homepage for Internet Explorer users.  The new features improve the search experience for novice users with a more familiar interaction and customization.
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Google, Writely In Talks?  —  So you all know that Google's got designs for a G:Drive and doing an end run around Microsoft?  Now what if you can simply store and save data on that drive, but that's not clearly as much fun.  What if you could write a document in a browser …
Jennifer Slegg / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Google AdWords Launches Demographic Site Targeting  —  Via Andrew Goodman, news that Google AdWords has updated their control panel interface today to provide demographic targeting of content ads.  It comes hot on the heels of the praise MSN adCenter has been receiving about the demographic targeting they offer advertisers.
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Andrew / Traffick:
Google Launches Demographic Site Targeting for Adwords  —  Was the timing of this move affected by all the noise made by MSN AdCenter at the recent SES Conference?  (These chicks would probably say yes.)  —  A box inside your AdWords account announces: "Want to reach 18-24 year-olds, or women with children?
Discussion: The Kelsey Group Blog
Quinn Norton / Wired News:
Porn Billing Leak Exposes Buyers  —  Seventeen million customers of the online payment service iBill have had their personal information released onto the internet, where it's been bought and sold in a black market made up of fraud artists and spammers, security experts say.
Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog:
Eurocom Launches M590K SLI Notebook with 19-Inch 16:9 Screen  —  Eurocom introduced the M590K Emporor, a laptop that it calls the world's first SLI (Scan Line Interleave) notebook.  Gamers will like the combination of two NVIDIA SLI-certified Geforce Go 7800 GTX 256MB graphics cards strapped together for 2x graphics performance.
Phil Windley / Between the Lines:
Following the path from intention to attention  —  I've been sitting in ETech for the past few days being bombarded with ideas about attention.  These have ranged from the profane to the profound.  Dan Farber described the whole thing as amorphous.  While I was busy chronicling what people were saying …
Evan Blass / Engadget:
Garmin intros c510/530, C550 and screenless Mobile 20 with Bluetooth  —  Garmin has unveiledthree new GPS devices at CeBIT, all intended for in-car use, and two of which sport Bluetooth for interacting with yourcellphone.  The c510/530 (Europe/North America) and c550 (pictured) …
Discussion: This is Mobility and Gizmodo
benqmobile.com:
Smart business: The P51 combines navigation and communication for professional users  —  BenQ Mobile, the new business division of the BenQ Corporation, presents the BenQ-Siemens P51, a high-performance smartphone that fulfils all the requirements of a discerning business user.
Discussion: PalmAddicts and Engadget Mobile
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Al-Qaeda Likes Orkut  —  Apparently, it's not just Brazilians who like Orkut.  Bloggers Blog points to "Orkut Home to Osama Bin Laden Fan Clubs" from USA Today, which reports that Google's social networking service is popular with Al-Qaeda sympathizers.  —  The largest community …
Fred / A VC:
VC Cliché of the Week  —  I am at eTech in San Diego now and was at a dinner with the usual suspects last night talking about the usual things.  But then we got into a good conversation about bricks and mortar.  In the late 90s, there was this craze in the venture business about bringing …
Henry Blodget / Internet Outsider:
Enough Whining For "Guidance"  —  To read some of the press coverage and analyst quotes, you would think that Google's recent stock plunge is due entirely to the company's refusal to give "guidance" (Translation: to tell analysts what to "estimate").  In fact, the plunge has nothing to do with the lack of guidance.
 
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