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New York Times:
AOL to Add Free Phone to Instant Messaging Feature — AOL is preparing to offer the 41 million users of its instant messaging system a free phone number that will allow people to call them from regular phones while they are online. — The move is part of a broad effort by AOL …
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USA Today:
AOL's 'AIM Phoneline' offers free local phone number — DULLES, Va. — AOL is close to unveiling a voice-over-Internet service, based on its AIM instant messenger, that would give any AIM user a local phone number for free. — Dubbed AIM Phoneline, the free number would only allow for incoming calls from any phone.
Alec / Alec Saunders .LOG:
AOL to Offer Free Inbound Calling — USA Today reports that AOL will introduce a service that gives any AIM user a free phone number for incoming calls. Called AIM Phoneline, it will be the first service to offer a free phoneline. AIM Phoneline Unlimited, at $14.95 per month …
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O'Reilly Emerging Telephony
Anne Broache / CNET News.com:
Suit accuses Google of profiting from child porn — Google has made child pornography an "obscenely profitable and integral part" of its business and must be stopped, a new lawsuit claims. — Jeffrey Toback, a representative in New York's Nassau County Legislature, charged …
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Rough Type
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Houston Chronicle:
(PZ) Nassau County Legislator Sues Google for Promoting and Profiting from Child Pornography — Suit Charges Google as World's Largest Facilitator and Distributor of Child Pornography — WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 4, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Meiselman, Denlea, Packman, Carton & Eberz, P.C. …
Frank Eltman / Associated Press:N.Y. Lawmaker Sues Google Over Child Porn
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The Technology Chronicles
Peter Pollack / Ars Technica:
CBS jumps with both feet into online broadcasting — Another day, another way to watch TV sans rabbit ears. This time, CBS has joined the party by unveiling a service called "innertube"—an ad-supported video channel available directly from their web site.
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Betsya / MSN Search's WebLog:
Windows Live Product Search! — Betsynote: In advance of questions - Yes, this works stuff in Firefox. Yes, I want to go shopping. — We are pleased to announce the beta release of Windows Live Product Search (http://products.live.com). — Product search leverages the latest research …
Yahoo! Publisher Network:
Maintaining a Quality Network — As noted on certain message boards, some publisher accounts have been recently closed. These account closures were based solely on traffic quality issues. — Yahoo! Publisher Network is still an invite-only beta program.
Matt Marshall / SiliconBeat:
CIA in Silicon Valley invests in — shocker — a tiny photo lens — The CIA's venture arm, In-Q-Tel, may have lost its lead Silicon Valley operator, Gilman Louie, but the group is still working away on deals here. — Gilman has since launched a venture capital firm, and has gone quiet for now.
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Reiter's Camera Phone Report
Michael V. Copeland / Business 2.0:
A car that could save the planet—fast — Silicon Valley's big brains think they can beat Detroit and Tokyo and save the planet - all while doing 0 to 60 faster than almost anything on the road. — SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2. Magazine) - Ian Wright has a car that blows away a Ferrari 360 Spider …
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Good Morning Silicon Valley
Jennifer A. Kingson / New York Times:
Going Online for Savings — The offers sound almost too good to be true: "Earn more than 5x the national average," screams the envelope from ING Direct, advertising the Orange savings account; "The best rate, no fees, no risk," shouts a similar offer from HSBCdirect.com.
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Payments News
Mihai Parparita / Official Google Reader Blog:
There's some Reader in my Homepage! — Reader and the Google Personalized Homepage have always been kindred spirits, seeing as both deal with feeds (and the teams sit 10 feet apart). We're therefore very happy to announce that your Reader reading list (or any label of your choosing) can now be added as a module to the homepage.
Annalee Newitz / Wired News:
The RFID Hacking Underground … James Van Bokkelen is about to be robbed. A wealthy software entrepreneur, Van Bokkelen will be the latest victim of some punk with a laptop. But this won't be an email scam or bank account hack. A skinny 23-year-old named Jonathan Westhues plans to use a cheap …
Reuters:
Bill Gates wishes he weren't so rich — The corporate leader says he doesn't like the attention of being the world's richest man. — REDMOND, Wash. (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday he wished he were not the world's richest man. — "I wish I wasn't.
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Shoemoney
Valleywag:
MySpace blocks Buzznet — MySpace is at it again. The site blocked embedded YouTube videos last year (but then, saying it was a "misunderstanding," fixed it). But Buzznet is a direct competitor, with similar photo-sharing, friend-linking, and other social features.
Johnmoore / Brand Autopsy:
Yum or Dumb? — Yum! Brands is set to become the first-ever presenting sponsor of the Kentucky Derby. For the next five years, the official name of the Kentucky Derby will be ... "The Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands." Additionally, Yum! Brands will receive logo visibility throughout …
Microsoft:
Microsoft to Acquire In-Game Advertising Pioneer Massive Inc. — Massive's technology for weaving dynamic, relevant ads into video games will extend next-generation advertising across Microsoft properties and beyond. — REDMOND, Wash. — May 4, 2006 — Today at the seventh annual MSN® …
