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BBC:
Handsets get taken to the grave — More people than ever are asking to be buried or cremated with their mobile phones when they die, say researchers. — The trend, which began in South Africa, has now spread to a number of countries, including Ireland, Australia, Ghana, and the US.
Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
YouTube caps video lengths to reduce infringement — You may already know all about YouTube. Founded a year ago, YouTube has become a prime online destination for streaming video entertainment. It has also become a prime destination for copyright infringement, as many of the videos uploaded …
jupitermedia.com:
JUPITERMEDIA ANNOUNCES SALE OF ITS JUPITERRESEARCH DIVISION — (New York, NY - March 29, 2006) - Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) today announced that it has sold its JupiterResearch division for $10.1 million in cash and the assumption of certain liabilities by the purchaser, subject to certain post-closing adjustments.
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John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:
OH, TO BE A FLY ON THE WALL IN A FACEBOOK BOARD MEETING — Om says: when offered $750 million for your company, well... Erhmmm. TAKE IT. Bizweek is reporting that the company turned that figure down and is looking for something more like $2 billion. — Is this going to be another Friendster tale of woe?
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Tom Neumayr / apple.com:
Apple Provides Volume Limit Setting for iPod — CUPERTINO, California—March 29, 2006—Apple® today announced a software update for the iPod® nano and fifth generation iPod, allowing customers to easily set their own personal maximum volume limit. The software update also gives parents …
Daniel Terdiman / CNET News.com:
'Second Life' scores $11 million in funding — Linden Lab, the publisher of the popular virtual world "Second Life," announced Tuesday an $11 million round of funding led by Globespan Capital Partners. — The new funding, which comes on the heels of an $8 million round in October 2004 …
MSN Search's WebLog:
Build Your Own Search Engine — Ever wanted to create your own search engine? Or use a search engine that's tailored to the specific topic you're interested in? Last Friday we released a new Live Search feature called Search Macros that enables you to do this! — What are Search Macros?
Reuters:
Sprint eyes mobile music subscriptions — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to boost its mobile music business this year with a new subscription scheme for downloading songs onto cellphones, and expand its partnership with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., a top executive said on Tuesday.
Stepto / the Microsoft Security Response Center Blog:
An update on the IE ActiveX change from Mike Nash — Hi there. Mike Nash from the STU. Earlier this year, during our response to the WMF zero exploit with an out-of-band band security update, I wrote a blog entry explaining the details of how we got to the decision to release that update early.
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Om Malik / CNN:
VC dollars return to the desktop — No longer spooked by Microsoft, startup investors are backing desktop-software startups again — but this time, the desktop's on the Web. — SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2. Magazine) - Microsoft used to cast such a pall over startups that venture capitalists …
Matt Cutts / Gadgets, Google, and SEO:
Q & A thread: March 27, 2006 — Okay, let's try tackling a few questions from the Grab bag thread. Just a hint for next time: if your question takes three paragraphs to ask, your odds of getting an answer go down. — Q: "Is Bigdaddy fully deployed?" — A: Yes, I believe every data center …
Enid Burns / ClickZ:
Hearst to Provide Mobile Content for Select Magazines — Hearst Publications has begun distribution of mobile content to its readers in the current issues of Cosmopolitan, CosmoGirl! and Seventeen magazines. Each publication now has a portal-style presence that extends the brand to the mobile space.
Joel Santo Domingo / Gearlog:
Mac Os X 10.5 Likely To Have Virtualization, Windows Support — In a stunning move, BAPCo, the industry-standard Windows benchmarking consortium, announced that Apple Computer has joined up as a member. BAPCo is responsible for the SYSmark 2004SE and MobileMark benchmark suites we use at PC Magazine Labs for testing PCs.
Russell Buckley / MobHappy:
When Your Mobile is Your Computer — I wrote last week comparing the mobile with the computer, concluding that for most things, the computer was still better. However, I also believe that our phones will turn into our computers and be our primary digital device.
Owen Linzmayer / Wired News:
Steve Jobs' Best Quotes Ever — One of the great things about Steve Jobs is what comes out of his mouth. — The CEO of Apple Computer is a master of hype, hyperbole and the catchy phrase. Even when he's trying to talk normally, brilliant verbiage comes tumbling out.
Scoop / seo-scoop.com:
Wise Words for Those Seeking Income from the Internet — This post is geared towards newbies, but even experienced web entrepreneurs may get a spark of inspiration. And while the forum thread that I am referencing is targeted towards making money via Adsense, the wisdom can be applied throughout …
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
New broadband bill draws fire — Internet companies including Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are protesting new federal legislation that would not strictly regulate how broadband operators can organize their network. — In a letter to Congress on Tuesday, the companies told Rep. Joe Barton …
Ryan Block / Engadget:
Samsung's Q1 appears on the FCC — Yeah, there's a certain novelty to getting FCC shots and info — it's usually nothing we've never seen before, but after all those pristine press photos and well-buffed display units, that down and dirty FCC photography is jarring in a good way …
