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buygoogle.com:
What the analysts missed - — I could write another glowing post about Google's dazzling results, but I've done that many times before. If you want to read about how rare and wonderful it is that a member of the S&P 500 can sustain an incredible growth rate while simultaneously increasing margins …
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Yuki Noguchi / Washington Post:
Google's Ad-Grabbing Pushes Profit Up 60% — Google Inc. continues to take advertising dollars from traditional media such as television and print classifieds and is doing so in greater amounts than online rivals Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp.'s MSN, the company reported yesterday as it posted a 60 percent surge in profit.
Richard MacManus / Web 2.0 Explorer:
Why Google is extending RSS — Jeff Jarvis picked up on my post the other day about GData, Google's new syndication protocol which is an extension of both RSS and Atom. Like most people, Jeff isn't sure what this means - and neither is Dave Winer. I'm in the same boat …
Business 2.0:
The evolution of the NetFlix envelope — The key to Netflix's lean operations is its lightweight, versatile mailer. Here's how 7 years of tweaking paid off. — SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) - When the DVD first came out, Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings had a key insight:
Rhys Blakely / Times of London:
eBay explores 'super union' to thwart Google — The prospect of a "super-union" between two or more of the internet's most powerful companies was raised today as news emerged that eBay has held talks with Yahoo! and Microsoft over a possible partnership designed to thwart the advance of arch-rival Google.
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Jeffrey Young's Technicon, Good Morning Silicon Valley, Digital Inspiration and BetaNews
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Mathew / mathewingram.com/work:
Is there a perfect kind of conference? — Since I'm involved in organizing one in May, my eye always gets caught by any mention of what makes a good conference versus a bad one, which is how I wound up reading Euan Semple's post on his blog The Obvious, about a forum on blogs and society that he is attending in May.
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Andrew McLaughlin / eHomeUpgrade:
Seagate Readying a 750GB Perpendicular Barracuda Drive — Someone with a fast hand over at Dailytech noticed that Seagate accidentally released a PDF specification of their new 750GB Barracuda drives. These new drives will be available in both PATA and SATA based on the new perpendicular …
Robert X. Cringely / pbs.org:
Native Speaker: — There May Be an End-run for Apple Around Windows After All — Dave Winer, in his NerdTV interview several months back, said that he viewed his software developer job as giving customers whatever they want. It wasn't his job to say "no" to customers, but rather to say …
Thomas Hawk / Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection:
More Crap From Dead Artist's Family Members — Artist's family asks Google to take down today's `painted' logo The Mercury News is reporting today on the news that deceased artist Joan Miro's family has asked Google to take down a version of their Google logo that yesterday incorporated parts of his art due to copyright.
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Gonzales calls for mandatory Web labeling law — Story last modified Fri Apr 21 12:04:38 PDT 2006 — Web site operators posting sexually explicit information must place official government warning labels on their pages or risk being imprisoned for up to five years, the Bush administration proposed Thursday.
Marc Perton / Engadget:
Apple's iTunes pricing to stay at 99 cents — Apple Computer's Steve Jobs has apparently won his long-running battle with the record industry over the pricing of songs in the iTunes Music Store. Jobs has long insisted that the store's 99-cents-per-song price point should stay in place …
Ryan Block / Engadget Mobile:
Motorola's RAZR 2 / Canary pics! — Remember The Boy Genius, the dude who scored those CDMA Q shots way back in the year 2005? He's back, and hooked us up with some shots of Motorola's Canary, what we understand to be the true successor to the RAZR. Contrary to prior reports that this thing …
Dan Farber / Between the Lines:
EFF's sender pay email debate ends in draw — Last night Mitch Kapor, Esther Dyson and Danny O'Brien debated the pros and cons of sender-pay email at a fundraiser for the Electronic Frontier Foundation held at the Roxie Film Center in the Mission district. Actually Mitch was the moderator …
Loren Baker / Search Engine Journal:
Yahoo Visual Timeline 1996-2006 — Building upon Philipp's idea, which is as simple as it is unique, I thought that since Google was dominating so much search engine oriented news recently that it's time to give a bit of attention to Yahoo. — Here is the visual screen capture timeline of Yahoo.com …
Business Week:
My Virtual Life — A journey into a place in cyberspace where thousands of people have imaginary lives. Some even make a good living. Big advertisers are taking notice — As I step onto the polished wood floor of the peaceful Chinese country house, a fountain gurgles softly …
Jason Calacanis / Weblogs, Inc.:
Moving on up at WIN: Judith Meskill and Brad Hill take on new roles. — We've had a massive growth spurt in 2006 here at Weblogs, Inc. and as a result we're bumping people up. I'm thrilled to report two promotions today that will have a huge impact on both the growth of our business and our ability to produce quality blogs.
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Wolfgang Gruener / tomshardware.co.uk:
Google to acquire wireless spectrum bandwidth? — Mountain View (CA) - Google co-founder Larry Page today sparked another round of rumors that the search company is playing with an idea to become a wireless broadband service provider. — During the Q1 earnings call, Page said that the firm …
Simon Burns / vnunet:
Microsoft to upgrade Xbox 360 CPU — New CPU technology can reduce temperature and lower cost — Microsoft will upgrade the CPU used in its Xbox 360 games console early next year, the CPU's manufacturer announced today. — The new CPU will be built using technology that can reduce heat …
The State:
Might McNealy step down at Sun? — PRESSURE BUILDS FOR DEEP JOB CUTS — After years of struggling financially, Sun Microsystems is facing such fierce pressure that some investors and analysts are calling for large layoffs, fueling rumors that co-founder and Chief Executive Scott McNealy could step aside.
Hugo 'poogie' Ortega / Uber Tablet:
Hugo Ortega spends time with the Lenovo X41 — Tonight my intention is to review the Lenovo X41 Tablet PC. Having not been a great fan of "reviews" in the past I've often struggled to put my own thoughts into a review. My biggest dilemma with reading a review is deciphering whether I'm with the reviewer, or against.
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CNET News.com:
Apple argues for blogger records — SAN JOSE, Calif.—Apple Computer faced tough questioning Thursday in its bid to gain access to electronic records of Mac enthusiast sites that published leaked details of an unreleased product. — Although a lower court ruled last year that Apple …
Oliver / MobileCrunch:
Alltel Introduces "Limited" "Unlimited Free Calling" with "My Circle Plan" — By offering unlimited free calls to ten pre-selected numbers with their new "My Circle" plan, Alltel hopes to increase ARPU and offset off-net settlement charges resulting in overall improved profits off of their voice customers.
Stowe Boyd / Message:
Buddylist is the Center of The Universe 2.0: AOL and Head On — Wow. The hype and antihype is really swirling around the direction that AOL is taking with the project formerly know as AIMSpace, and which now looks likely to be called Head On, as I wrote about yesterday.
Your mail is here, come and get it!:
What do hippopotami have to do with Windows Live Mail? Lots. — Hello, everyone! My name is Ben Poon and I'm the Beta Program Manager for Windows Live Mail. I've waited a long time to introduce myself to all of you because I wanted to have something great to share on my first post here.
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