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Blabnote: The Voice-Only Social Network. Say What?
Friday Survey: Do You Own An iPhone?
Battle Over Data Ownership on Gillmor Gang
Epic Gillmor Gang today. Everyone went in with guns blazing over the data portability/ownership debate that has spilled out over the Facebook/Google scuffle. DataPortability founder Chris Saad was also on the call, but failed to take a leadership position in the debate (he did, however, weigh in with a blog post on the subject before [...]
Storyblender Brings a Goofy Side to Casual Animation
Breaking: Condé Nast/Wired Acquires Ars Technica
Condé Nast has acquired popular technology blog Ars Technica (ranked #5 all time on the BloggerBoard), we’ve confirmed. The site will become part of Wired Digital (which in turn is under CondéNet, run by Sarah Chubb). Wired Digital assets include Wired.com and Reddit (acquired in 2006). The acquisition price will not be disclosed, but our [...]
Become a Virtual NewsCopter Passenger on AirFox Live
Live Universe Picking Up Jangl’s Pieces
What Windows Might Look Like On The OLPC
Danish Mobile Social Network ZYB Acquired By Vodafone For €31.5 million
Data Portability: It’s The New Walled Garden
The scuffle today between Facebook and Google has very little to do with user privacy and everything to do with user control. A huge battle is underway between Google, MySpace and Facebook around control of user profiles and, therefore, users themselves. And their three new products, Data Availability, Facebook Connect, and Friend Connect, are all [...]
Android vs. LiMo: What’s the difference?
Blaine Cook Joins Today’s Gillmor Gang, Talks Twitter
He was pretty careful about what he would and wouldn’t talk about, but former Twitter Chief Architect Blaine Cook bravely faced the Gillmor Gang today to talk about the challenges facing Twitter, the feasibility of a decentralized Twitter competitor, and other Twitter related issues. The timing is perfect, as big media is starting to take [...]
Exclusive Look at Plazes for iPhone
Rumor: Google To Launch Hosted Site Search, Ditch Mini
Jennifer Aniston Geeks Out, Let’s Revise Those Kindle Estimates Upward
Get the Lowdown on Cloud Computing at GigaOM’s Structure 08
Poor Children Of The World No Longer Will Have To Struggle With Linux
One Laptop Per Child will ship a special version of Windows on their low cost laptops for poor children, the two companies announced this afternoon. Previously the laptops, which to date have been tested in a number of countries, ran only Linux. Trials of the Windows version of the machines will begin in June in [...]
He Said, She Said In Google v. Facebook
Spellr.us Launches: Check Your Site For Spelling Erors
The Mike Arrington Show
HubSpot Gets $12 Million To Drive Traffic to Your Site
It’s Alive!: PopTok Combines Emoticons With Movie Quotes
The Social Network Wars Begin In Earnest: Facebook Bans Google Friend Connect
Why CBS Bought CNET, And Not The Other Way Around
Metacafe Founder’s New Startup: Clear Applications