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Why Kleiner Perkins thinks green is the new black [100-word Version...
From Valleywag | October 7, 2008 -
Why the Google-Yahoo ad deal is bad for the Web.
From Slate Magazine | October 6, 2008 -
MySpace brings in Yahoo veteran [Hires]
From Valleywag | October 6, 2008
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Keep track of fly-bys
October 5, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesBirders rejoice. is a new website that unites birders the world over. Keep track of birds you've spotted and view Google satellite maps to... more
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Google, Yahoo delay search ad partnership
From Reuters: Business News | October 3, 2008WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc and Yahoo Inc have decided to delay implementing a controversial search advertising partnership, Yahoo said... more
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Finally! Fring brings Skype to iPhone, no jailbreak required
From TechCrunch | October 3, 2008After 6 months of not-quite-official availability for those of us with jailbroken iPhones, Fring, a free mobile Voice-over-IP service, has... more
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Google Image Search Ads In The Wild, Looks Like They Need Work
From TechCrunch | October 3, 2008Last May Google announced that it would begin experimenting with display ads on its popular Image Search, which it has largely been unable... more
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Facebook Co-Founder Departs To Build “Extensible Enterprise Productivity...
From TechCrunch | October 3, 2008Rumors started to leak earlier today that Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz (right) and colleague Justin Rosenstein were leaving to start... more
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Best Buy launching cellular modem-equipped GPS units
From Engadget | October 3, 2008Filed under: GPS Best Buy sure looks to be aiming high with its first Insignia-branded GPS units, which will apparently not only pack all... more
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Marissa Mayer Chrome-plates the Nasdaq [Google Chrome]
From Valleywag | October 3, 2008newVideoPlayer("/Marissa_on_Google.flv", 506, 423,""); If you don't believe Google should buy a few 30-second TV spots to hawk its Chrome... more
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Facebook cofounder Dustin Moskovitz, star engineer quit [Exits]
From Valleywag | October 3, 2008CEO Mark Zuckerberg has just informed Facebook's staff that his long-restive cofounder, Dustin Moskovitz, is leaving the company. Adding to... more
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Senator wants to babysit Yahoo-Google after deal [Antitrust]
From Valleywag | October 3, 2008If the Justice Department does allow Google to serve ads on some of Yahoo's websites, Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl believes it should then... more
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Why is Google afraid of links? [Mysteries]
From Valleywag | October 3, 2008Google's official advice for boosting a website's presence in Google search results has been the same for years: "Have other relevant sites... more
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Does Google Need To Spend More On Traditional Brand Advertising?
From TechCrunch | October 3, 2008Google has always been more an adversary to traditional Madison Avenue advertisers than a friend. But with economic woes looming, there... more
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Google losing faith in online advertising [Online Advertising]
From Valleywag | October 3, 2008Forces within Google are struggling to convince the company that maybe, just maybe, it might be a wise idea to buy some advertising offline... more
