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CUPERTINO, California—November 4, 2009—Apple® today announced that developers have created over 100,000 apps for the revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. iPhone® and iPod touch® customers in 77 countries can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business,

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Macnn ITunes App Store reaches 100,000 titles   —  Following some anticipation, Apple has announced that there are now over 100,000 titles available at the iTunes App Store. Over two billion downloads have been made, and the store is currently accessible in 77 countries. The total number of apps which have passed through the store is higher; Apple does not count deleted titles.... Alexander Sliwinski / Joystiq IPhone App Store tops 100K items, 2 billion downloads   —  Apple's App Store has attained over 100,000 fart simulators apps and blown by the two billion download mark. GI.biz reports that games make up 19.6 percent of the store's content. EA Mobile VP Travis Boatman notes that the store, which is now available in 77 countries, has allowed his company to make high quality games that "have been a huge ... 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Robert Nelson / Gadgetell Rogers lists the Android based LG GW620, availability date still unknown   —  Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Smartphones , Mobile LG had unveiled the GW620 in mid-September and at the time, at least according to the press release it was noted as being headed to “select European markets.” Of course, that did not stop some from hoping to see it become available with AT&T here in the US. ... Scott M. Fulton / E-Commerce Times Nokia's Apple Attack: All for One and One for All   —  The reason commonly given for the creation of technology standards is to enable a more open, seamless process for licensing and adoption. However, in its lawsuit filed recently against iPhone maker Apple, Nokia is attempting an interesting spin on this definition, which may very well reflect reality. 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Apple also repeated a previous comment that users have downloaded over 2 billion apps to date. Let’s see Android do THAT. Apple today [...] Online / Detnews.com Apple's partner sells 5,000 iPhones in China debut   —  Beijing -- Apple Inc.'s local partner has sold 5,000 iPhones since the smart phone's formal weekend debut in China, a lackluster start after analysts warned the company might be setting prices too high. Yahoo! News Flickr plants an App Garden   —  Macworld.com - The app concept continues to grow: photo social-networking site Flickr has announced an App Garden where developers can show off their Flickr-friendly wares. Olga Kharif / Tech Beat BlackBerry's Big Advantage over Apple iPhone   —  BlackBerry devices enjoy at least one considerable advantage over rivals including the Apple iPhone: They use up much less wireless network capacity to complete the same tasks. That could prove to be an increasingly important advantage in the coming months. 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That's in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January. Warp2Search.net Microsoft Security Bulletin Major Revisions for   —  To take full advantage of all features you need to login or register. Registration is completely free and takes only a few seconds. Warp2Search.net » News » November 2009 » Microsoft Security Bulletin Major Revisions for November 2, 2009 Brandon Dimmel / Infopackets.com Win7 has Yet to Boost Browser, Market Share for MS   —  There's no doubt that plenty of excitement has built up around Microsoft with less than two weeks since the launch of Windows 7. However, as of yet that hasn't translated to better market share numbers for either its operating systems (OS) or its web browser, Internet Explorer. Research Concludes 1 Year Study According to a recent study by ... 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Mike Marchak / Google Code Blog :   New personalization features in Google Friend Connect Chris Crum / Top News :   Google Aims to Put the "Friend" in Friend Connect Tameka Kee / PaidContent :   To Serve Better Ads, Google's Social Platform Gets Nosier Jordan McCollum / Andy Beal :   Google Friend Connect Gets Personal Search Engine Watch Blog :   Google Updates Friend Connect to Match Up Content, Ads with Uses Interests Ars Technica :   Google aims to "connect" users with shared interests Kim-Mai Cutler / VentureBeat :   Google Friend Connect sites start offering tailored web content, ads

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TIME.com Top Business Stories Google Book Scanning: Global Antitrust Battle Heats Up   —  A huge legal dustup is taking place over Google's plans to digitize every book on every shelf Paul carpenter / Dave Naylor a leading UK SEO Will Twitter Replace Google?   —  Dave, in one of his periodic why-the-hell-have-I-chosen-a-career-in-SEO moments, sparked an office debate about whether things like Twitter could sound the (distant) death knell for search. Part of his point was demographic. When da kidz are looking to see where Kirsty got her kewl Uggs (LOLZ), they possibly – probably –  don’t ... Matt McGee / Search Engine Land Build Your Own Google News Home Page With Custom Sections   —  Google News has made it easier to customize its home page with the creation of a Custom Sections Directory that includes material created both by Google and by Google News users. The directory includes sections such as “Mobile Technology,” “Google,” “Social Networking,” “Apple Inc.” and “NFL.&# ... Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land Bing & Google Maps Update Map Imagery   —  Both Bing and Google have updated their maps imagery. The Bing blog announced an additional 9,460 square kilometers of imagery added to Bing Maps. Not to be outdone, Google announced that not only are they updating their imagery, but they will increasing the frequency of those updates. In addition, Google Transit [...] .... David Smith / Preoccupations Google   —  When I was at the Saïd Business School in September for the Oxford Social Media Convention 2009 , I heard Matthew Hindman (author of The Myth of Digital Democracy ) say that Google has spent more in the past six years on R&D than was spent on the entire Manhattan Project (figures adjusted for inflation: ‘constant 2002 dollars’). In ... Admin / ResearchBuzz Getcher Google Doodle On   —  The recent Google Halloween doodle made me start thinking about Google Doodles in general. And then I remembered I have a doodle site in my queue. Doodle Source, at , tracks all things Google Doodle. The front page of the site has the most recent Google Doodles spotted from all over the world. There’s the [...] EWeek Novell Pulse Launches with Google Wave Support for Real-Time Collaboration   —  Novell launches Pulse, a real-time collaboration platform designed from its inception to work with Google Wave through the platform's federation protocol. Similar to Wave, Pulse includes instant messaging, live document authoring and editing, and social networking tools. But unlike Wave, Pulse features the security, management and compliance ... Steven / Library Stuff Writers stuck on apology over Google copyright dispute   —  China Daily – “Chinese writers Wednesday said they appreciated search engine firm Google’s move to talk with them, but maintained their demand for an apology for copyright violation.” OSNews Google Wave Open for Federation Among Other Wave Providers   —  "Google makes its Google Wave Federation Protocol available to let would-be Wave providers build their own Wave servers and get them communicating with other Wave servers, similar to the way e-mail servers talk to one another. This federation would ideally pave the way to making Wave ubiquitous, making it more available for future users. But ... Silicon.com Telegraph CIO on the rocky road to going Google   —  Businesses thinking of switching to cloud computing should expect a bumpy probation period, if the experience of The Telegraph Media Group (TMG) is anything to go by. The company's CIO Paul Cheesbrough knows all about the challenges of moving to the cloud, after recently migrating 2,000 staff from Microsoft Outlook and Exchange to Google Apps ... Lucas Gonze / Lucas Gonze Whitelisting in Google Music   —  RT @cbrumelle : Seems wrong that GoogleMusic puts results from their partners ahead of artists own website *regardless* of the pagerank of the artist site Google Music is based on whitelisting providers. The stakes are about being a legit source of music with equal access to distribution, promo, and most importantly link love in the first slot ...

4. The Psychology Of A Distrohopper 7 hours ago   permalink

Linuxtoday.com

"So what exactly makes somebody keep switching around to different Linux distributions? I don’t think it has anything to do with a natural tendency toward distropromiscuity. Rather I think that it has everything to do with a non-stop quest to investigate new possibilities and find new options in desktop Linux.

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5. Congress may require ISPs to block fraud sites 5 hours ago   permalink

Declan McCullagh / Webware.com

The Internet industry is alarmed by a proposal to block access to scam sites or face fines, regardless of whether that's technically possible. Originally posted at News - Politics and Law

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6. Cuomo Files Federal Antitrust Suit Against Intel 12 hours ago   permalink

ASHLEE VANCE / NYT

New York’s attorney general charged the company with abusing its dominant position in the chip market.

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John Herrman / Gizmodo :   Intel Hit With a Massive Antitrust Suit, In the US This Time

The Tech Report :   NY Attorney General slaps Intel with antitrust suit

CNET :   N.Y. lawsuit details Intel's 'largesse' toward Dell TechBlog :   Linkpost | Xeni Jardin / Boing Boing :   New antitrust suit against Intel, this time from NY State AG Cuomo TechSpot :   Intel hit with another antitrust suit for competing unfairly FT.com :   Cuomo files antitrust lawsuit against Intel

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Vladislav Savov / Engadget NVIDIA confirms Intel chipsets won't support USB 3.0 until 2011   —  What was once an unverifiable rumor from an anonymous source has now, sadly, become a confirmed fact. Intel won't be integrating USB 3.0 support into its chipsets until at least 2011 . Motherboard makers such as ASUS can still opt to add discrete 3.0 controllers at an extra cost, but Intel -- already accused of dragging its heels on the standard' ... Mark Wilson / Gizmodo :    Nvidia Confirms Intel's Senseless USB 3.0 Delay Until 2011

Mike Sachoff / Top News NY AG Hits Intel With Antitrust Suit   —  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a federal antitrust lawsuit Wednesday, against Intel, the world's largest maker of computer chips. The suit says Intel violated state and federal anti-monopoly laws by engaging in a global campaign of illegal conduct revealed in emails, in order to maintain its monopoly power and prices in the market ... Bizjournals Technology:General News New York AG Cuomo files suit against Intel   —  New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed antitrust charges against chip giant Intel Corp., part of a mounting series of legal challenges to the company. (INTC) (DELL) (HPQ) (IBM) (AMD) Nilay Patel / Engadget New York attorney general files antitrust lawsuit against Intel   —  No matter how it tries, Intel just can't shake those pesky antitrust monkeys off its back: the attorney general of New York today filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the chipmaker, saying it unfairly prevented AMD from competing under state and federal law. That's pretty much what the EU just fined Intel $1.45b for in May and exactly what ... The Globe and Mail New York files antitrust suit against Intel   —  Attorney-General Andrew Cuomo alleges ‘illegal threats and collusion' to dominate chip market Technology news Intel charged with antitrust - NY attorney general   —  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, alleging the chipmaker threatened computer makers and paid kickbacks to stop them from using competitors' chips, Cuomo's office said Wednesday. Ryan Singel / Wired NY Attorney General Sues Intel for Bribing PC Makers   —  New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a federal anti-trust suit against Intel Wednesday, alleging the chipmaker cornered the market by illegally punishing and bribing computer manufacturers. The suit, filed in federal district court in Delaware, alleges Intel, the world’s dominant maker of computer chips, systematically ... Ars Technica A close look at the new antitrust allegations against Intel   —  Intel has been fighting a vicious antitrust battle in Europe for years, is battling AMD in US court, and now New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has opened up an American front in the Intel war by filing an antitrust suit against the chipmaker. The allegations in the suit will be old hat to veteran PC market watchers, because there's almost ... BBC News Intel in threats and bribery suit   —  Intel is hit with an anti-competition lawsuit in the US, accused of using "illegal threats" to dominate microchip sales. Yahoo! News NY joins the antitrust effort against Intel   —  AP - The legal challenges to Intel Corp.'s sales tactics mounted Wednesday as New York's attorney general accused the world's biggest computer chip maker of using "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate. Sogrady / Tecosystems Current State of Intel Video, Ubuntu, and Composited Desktops   —  Like Jeremy Zawodny , I’ve had persistent issues with Intel Video since the Jaunty release of Ubuntu. The short version is that the fancy effects that I eventually came to depend on stopped working after the Intrepid release of the distribution. Both Jaunty and Karmic include Intel video drivers – and I’ve tried every bleeding ... Tyler Gray / Fast Company Beatles Label EMI Slaps Former Huffington Post Blogger, BlueBeat Owner With Federal Lawsuit   —  Get your Beatles downloads from BlueBeat.com while they're hot--as in stolen, according to a federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the site and its owner by EMI records, which distributes the Beatles music, in Los Angeles Wednesday. On second thought, be careful what you're buying. BlueBeat surfaced recently when it began selling ... Latest SciTech Headlines N.Y. Lawsuit: Intel Used "Illegal Threats"   —  (AP) New York's attorney general hit Intel Corp. with an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the company used "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate the market for computer microprocessors. Admin / Infoworld News Update: NY attorney general files antitrust lawsuit against Intel   —  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against microprocessor maker Intel, alleging that the company engaged in a "systematic campaign" of illegal conduct to protect a monopoly. Cuomo's lawsuit , filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware Wednesday, alleges that Intel extracted exclusive ... Arik Hesseldahl / Tech Beat NY AG Cuomo Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Intel   —  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the computer chip manufacturing giant Intel, accusing the company of engaging in a "systematic worldwide campaign of illegal, exclusionary conduct to maintain its monopoly power," in the market for computer chips starting in 2001. The complaint alleges that Intel paid ... Electronista New York state sues Intel for antitrust violations   —  New York state's Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today filed a lawsuit against Intel that accuses the company of antitrust abuse. The Delaware-based complaint maintains that Intel violated both state and federal laws by allegedly threatening companies with retaliation if they used AMD processors and in some cases paying out billions of dollars in ... Macworld NY attorney general files antitrust lawsuit against Intel   —  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against microprocessor maker Intel, alleging that the company engaged in a "systematic campaign" of illegal conduct to protect a monopoly. Digg.com N.Y. AG Files Suit Against Intel Over Its Monopoly   —  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Intel, alleging the chip maker violated state and federal laws by engaging in a "systematic campaign" of illegal conduct to protect a monopoly. PC World Latest NY Attorney General Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Intel   —  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against microprocessor maker Intel, alleging that the company engaged in a "systematic campaign" of illegal conduct to protect a monopoly. MarketWatch.com New York's Cuomo names Intel in antitrust lawsuit   —  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announces an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, accusing the chip behemoth of using “bribery and coercion" in resorting to anti-competitive measures to in the semiconductor market. Stephen Shankland / Deep Tech New York antitrust suit accuses Intel of bribery   —  Intel used payments to keep computer makers from selling systems with AMD chips, according to New York's attorney general. It's a new front in an old Intel war. Fool.com Intel Is Under Legal Fire Again. Should You Care?   —  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (no relation to Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, as far as I can tell) has filed a federal antitrust suit against the chip giant. The suit alleges (stop me if you've heard this before) that Intel unfairly kept rival Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) from selling chips to major system builders like Dell (Nasdaq: Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat New York Attorney General sues Intel for antitrust violations   —  While Microsoft went down in flames on antitrust issues long ago, Intel had until recently escaped the ire of government regulators. But today, the New York Attorney General filed an antitrust suit against the world’s biggest chip maker. The lawsuit echoes allegations made by the European Union, which in May levied a $1.45 billion fine ... By DAVID B. CARUSO and JORDAN ROBERTSON / SFGate NY joins the antitrust effort against Intel   —  The legal challenges to Intel Corp.'s sales tactics mounted Wednesday as New York's attorney general accused the world's biggest computer chip maker of using "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate. In filing a federal antitrust lawsuit, Attorney General... New York - Andrew Cuomo - Attorney general - United States - General Andrew Cuomo Times Online Intel accused of ‘coercion and bribery’ in lawsuit   —  Intel’s antitrust legal battles escalated sharply yesterday when New York’s attorney-general accused the company of using “illegal threats and collusion” to dominate the market for computer microprocessors. Techworld.com News Intel beating AMD in chip sales   —  Processor giant extends market lead Intel expanded its chip shipment lead over Advanced Micro Devices during the third quarter as the rivals battle for larger market share, according to a survey released by Mercury Research. TechSpot Nvidia confirms Intel won't back USB 3.0 until 2011   —  Nvidia has confirmed that Intel will not be packaging USB 3.0 support into its chipsets until at least 2011. Motherboard manufacturers have been, and will continue to use discrete USB 3.0 controllers from third-party companies, but at an extra cost. That being the case, we should continue to see motherboards and devices equipped with the latest ... Electronista NVIDIA: Intel delaying USB 3.0 chips until 2011   —  Intel may have stalled adoption of the USB 3.0 standard for as long as two years, NVIDIA spokesman Brian Burke says. Following an apparent PC vendor leak which claims Intel won't have any USB 3.0-capable chipsets of its own until 2011, Burke tells TGDaily that NVIDIA has learned the same news. He contends that Intel has held the industry back by ... Bizjournals Technology:General News NY AG Cuomo sues Intel   —  New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sued Intel Corp., accusing the computer company of violating state and federal antitrust laws. (AMD) (DELL) (HPQ) (IBM) PC World Latest NY Intel Antitrust Lawsuit Gets Mixed Reviews   —  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's decision to file an antitrust lawsuit against Intel doesn't make sense, with prices for microprocessors falling sharply in recent years, said some critics. Scott M. Fulton / Betanews New York: Intel's agreements to lower CPU prices led to overcharges   —  By Scott M. Fulton, III , Betanews This morning, the State of New York filed an antitrust suit against Intel, joining its voices with those of the European Commission, Korea, and other countries in alleging that its ability to make exclusivity deals was illegal. The claims made this morning by the State Attorney General's office were not at all ... Andrew Clark / Technology news Intel sued for bribery by New York attorney general   —  Intel is being sued by the New York attorney general, accused of using disguised kickbacks to protect its market The world's largest microchip maker, Intel, was sued by New York's attorney general for allegedly using bullying, bribery and coercion to protect its dominant market position in a lawsuit that followed a record fine for anti- ... TG Daily New York sues Intel for antitrust behavior   —  The Attorney General of New York accused Intel of antitrust behavior today. The Seattle Times NY joins the antitrust effort against Intel   —  The legal challenges to Intel Corp.'s sales tactics mounted Wednesday as New York's attorney general accused the world's biggest computer chip maker of using "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate. EWeek N.Y. Prosecutors File Antitrust Suit Against Intel   —  The N.Y. Attorney Generals office is accusing Intel of using bribes and coercion to pressure OEMs, including HP, Dell and IBM, into favoring its products over those from rival AMD. The charges leveled by the N.Y. investigators echo those of European regulators, who earlier this year fined Intel $1.45 billion for anti-competitive behavior. Intel ... TG Daily USB 3 turns into handbag fight between Intel and Nvidia   —  Intel and Nvidia might not be the best of chums at the moment, but it seems that the USB3  standard is turning into a handbags at dawn fight between them. Digg.com Intel's CULV Laptops   —  Laptops equipped with the Intel's new consumer ultra-low voltage (CULV) processors are lightweight and promise big screens, long battery life, and amazingly thin profiles. Silicon Valley Watcher Nvidia Could Be Prepping Intel Compatible Chips   —  As Intel faces the challenge of new anti-trust charges in New York, it could also be facing a new challenge from its Silicon Valley neighbor Nvidia. EETimes reports: ''We believe Nvidia could enter the x86 CPU business,'' said analyst Doug Freedman of Broadpoint AmTech. ''Nvidia could become a supplier of x86 CPUs by necessity to preserve both ... Geoff Duncan / Digital Trends Intel Sued for Antitrust Violations by New York Attorney General   —  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel, alleging the company abused its market position to squeeze out rival AMD. L.A. Times New York attorney general files antitrust lawsuit against Intel   —  Times Online Intel hit with antitrust lawsuit over 'illegal threats'   —  New York's attorney-general has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, claiming that the company used "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate the marketplace for computer microprocessors. Kristopher / DailyTech News Feed Intel Slapped with Antitrust Lawsuit by NY Attorney General   —  It probably wouldn't matter much if threatening someone didn't matter. Why does it matter? Simply because AMD does not compete well enough in certain areas that would leave a hole in the OEM's system offerings. FT.com Intel faces bribery allegation in NY suit   —  New York's attorney-general alleged Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker, had used 'bribery and coercion' to maintain its dominant market position after a nearly two-year investigation EWeek Intel Still Dominating x86 Processor Market, Report Finds   —  Intel continued to dominate the x86 processor market in the third quarter, according to the latest study from Mercury Research. While Intel held about 80 percent of the x86 chip market, AMD continued to hold about 18 percent, Mercury says. Mercury also reports that mobile processors shipments grew, while desktop and server chip shipments fell. - ...

7. Confirmed: Verizon Wireless to charge up to $350 early termination on “advanced devices” 14 hours ago   permalink

Andrew Munchbach / Boy Genius Report

Here’s what Big Red is working with: they’ve offered up a BOGO sale on all new BlackBerrys for the holiday buying season, and where some see a great deal, others see a great opportunity. Why not play a game of…

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Mark Wilson / Gizmodo :   Verizon to Double Early Termination Fee Matt Burns / MobileCrunch :   Verizon to raise ETF to $350 on “advanced devices” Sam Churchill / Dailywireless.org :   Verizon Raises Early Termination to $350 News / DSLreports :   Verizon To Double Smartphone ETFs? - From $175 to $350 starting November 15 Kristopher / DailyTech News Feed :   Verizon to Charge Customers $350 for Smart Phone Contract Termination Alex Ferreyra / MocoNews :   MocoNews Quick Hits Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless :   Rumor Mill: Verizon to double ETF to $350 on 'advanced devices' Electronista :   Verizon upping cancel fees for smartphone owners Chris Davies / SlashGear :   Verizon Early Termination Fee leaps to $350

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Ubergizmo Verizon Wireless to offer Droid tethering   —  Verizon Wireless aims to make the Motorola Droid even better by offering their "Broadband Access Connect" plan that will enable you to tether your handset as a modem, where this function will be made available for the Droid early next year. Expect to fork out another $15 monthly fee for Broadband Access Connect being added to your Droid service ...

Ubergizmo Verizon Introduces $350 ETF   —  Were you thinking of registering a second line with Verizon, get a brand new BlackBerry Tour or Storm 2 and then flog it off on eBay? Well, it looks like Verizon has caught on with the game, and introduced an ETF (Early Termination Fee) of $350 on “advanced devices”. The ETF will be reduced by $10 for each month of service completed, ... Darren Murph / Engadget Verizon looking to bump early termination fee to $350 on 'advanced' devices   —  You know what's worse than showing your Bitter Beer Face to the world after you passed on Apple's iPhone and let AT&T enjoy the spoils? Raising your early termination fee to stratospheric heights. Just over a year ago, we honestly though this whole ETF thing was headed in the right direction , as most of the major carriers ( VZW included ) ... Tim Stevens / Engadget Verizon getting a little VAIO P to join its netbook offerings   —  Motorola's DROID is just a few days away from dropping on Verizon, but why pay $299 (minus $100 rebate) for that when you could instead pay $299 (possibly also minus $100) for a fully-featured definitely non-netbook VAIO P ? Yes, Sony's littlest ultraportable looks to be coming to VZW, popping up on a test page in a configuration with 2GB of RAM, Gearlog Droid Users Win Tickets to Secret Yeah Yeah Yeahs Show?   —  Not only will people be getting their hands on their shiny new Droid phones on Friday, but Verizon is also throwing in a bonus. Customers in New York City are said to be getting free tickets to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform at a secret Droid launch show. Also, followers of Verizon's VCast Twitter feed will also have a chance to win tickets. ... Greg Kumparak / MobileCrunch Verizon to sell the Droid to New Yorkers extra, extra early   —  So you’ve lurked the blogs, watched the unboxing, and read the coverage, and you just know: you want your Droid. You already know that most Verizon Stores are opening the doors a bit early at 7 AM to get your your fix – but what if you want it even earlier? We just got word that [...] Today AT&T vs Verizon's Ads: Not Just a Tale of Two-Toned Maps   —  The current court battle between the nation's two largest wireless carriers, AT&T and Verizon Wireless, involves issues that are more than just a matter of black and white (or maybe that should be blue and white?). Gearlog Jitterbug Acquires MobiWatch for Cell Phone Safety Services   —  Jitterbug announced that it has acquired MobiWatch for the latter's Mobile Personal Emergency Response Technology (M-PERS). Terms of the acquisition weren't disclosed. Jitterbug plans to offer customers personal safety features through its various Jitterbug handsets, such as the ability to call trained emergency response personnel. Jitterbug ... Brian White / BloggingStocks Let the war begin: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless over advertising claims   —  Filed under: Competitive strategy , AT and T (T) , Verizon Communications (VZ) AT&T, Inc. (NYSE: T ) has seen incredible gain on the back of the Apple iPhone in the last two years. So much, in fact, that its national wireless network is most likely strained -- causing many an iPhone customer to constantly have problems with their service. ... Johnny / Gadgetizer.com Verizon Wireless Broadband Access Connect   —  Verizon Wireless plans to blow us all out of the water and make the Motorola Droid even better with the new Broadband Access Connect plan. With this plan you will be able to tether your headset to a modem for a monthly fee of $15, another expense but well worth it we think. News / DSLreports Verizon Promises Droid Tethering - 'Sometime in 2010...'   —  Verizon will open their stores early on Friday for the launch of the Motorola Droid, and so far, despite our fears, it looks like Verizon's done a nice job of staying out of the way of progress and not crippling the device in any way. One thing that is missing is tethering (the ability to use the phone as a modem), but according to Verizon , ... Richard Adhikari / E-Commerce Times AT&T Sees Red Over Verizon's Map Slap   —  AT&T Wireless has filed suit against Verizon over the latter's latest ad campaign. That campaign, which claims Verizon has five times more U.S. 3G wireless network coverage than AT&T, shows two maps of the United States side by side, one with each company's coverage. The map purporting to show AT&T's 3G coverage has large areas of white space, ... Andrew Munchbach / Boy Genius Report Verizon DROID data plan $30 with Exchange support for consumer lines   —  There have been rumors flying around the intertubes that Verizon is planning to charge an extra $15/month to allow your shiny new Motorola DROID to be hooked up to Microsoft’s Exchange email enviroment. Well, we are happy to confirm that,… AdWeek AT&T Sues Verizon Wireless   —  AT&T filed a lawsuit this week against Verizon Wireless over its series of allegedly misleading ads carrying the tagline “There’s a map for that.” Bizjournals Technology:General News AT&T sues Verizon Wireless over ads   —  AT&T has sued Verizon Wireless over what court documents claim are “misleading” television and print ads that Verizon Wireless is running about the coverage area of AT&T’s wireless network. EWeek 10 Reasons Why, ATandT, Verizon and All Wireless Carriers Disappoint   —  News Analysis: AT T and Verizon Wireless might be battling out over their real coverage right now, but when it comes time to evaluate these companies and other wireless carriers, disappointment usually follows. Compared with wireless services overseas, the U.S. looks like a third-world country in terms of wireless coverage, 3G access, Internet ... Dena Cassella / Digital Trends Verizon to Charge Customers $350 for Smartphone Contract Termination   —  Verizon Wireless is charging customers fees for terminating their smartphone contract to join up with other big-name smartphone carriers, like AT&T for Apple's iPhone. Eric M. Zeman / Phone Scoop Verizon Wireless Confirms the Droid Can Be Tethered   —  Verizon Wireless has indicated that it will offer customers the ability to tether the Motorola Droid to act as a wireless modem for their laptops starting in early 2010. Uses can expect to pay an additional $15 above the ... (follow link to read) Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless Verizon, AT&T, others rally on IMS approach to voice over LTE   —  Verizon Wireless, AT&T and several major international carriers and vendors threw their support behind an IMS-based approach to delivering voice and SMS services over LTE networks. The level of operator support--the approach also is supported by Orange, Telefonica, TeliaSonera and Vodafone--sits in sharp contrast to another approach, called ... Mike Dano / FierceWireless Video: Verizon's new Droid commercial   —  Source: Boy Genius Report

8. T-Mobile says software error behind outage 1 hour ago   permalink

Ina Fried / Beyond Binary

In a statement on Wednesday, the cellular carrier says that a software problem generated "abnormal congestion" on its network.

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News / DSLreports T-Mobile Suffers National Outage - Says it impacted 5% of its userbase...   —  T-Mobile was hit with the company's second outage in two months last night, with Broadband Reports users from around the country reporting a multi-hour outage for the carrier. T-Mobile kept users abreast of the situation via Twitter, posting a tweet at around 7:30 EST saying they were aware of the problem, and another after midnight saying that ...

Msnbc.com T-Mobile says phone service outage resolved   —  Wireless provider T-Mobile USA Inc. says it has cleared up service problems that were interfering with calls and text messaging for about 5 percent of its customers. The Seattle Times T-Mobile says phone service outage resolved   —  Wireless provider T-Mobile USA Inc. says it has cleared up service problems that were interfering with calls and text messaging for about 5 percent of its customers.

9. How-to: Preview search results in Google, Bing 2 hours ago   permalink

Jessica Dolcourt / Webware.com

If all the text on a search results page is overloading your brain, this free Firefox add-on brings relief in the form of thumbnail previews. Originally posted at The Download Blog

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The Seattle Times Earnings Preview: Dynegy to report 3Q results   —  Power company Dynegy is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analysis related to the period. Michelle Stern / Search Engine Land 2010 Planning: 3 Tips To Improve Search Results Next Year   —  To say that 2009 has been a challenging year for B2B marketers would be an understatement at best. Over the past twelve months, we have seen conversion rates drop as searchers do more and more research, but aren’t quite ready to do business. While everyone is hopeful for economic improvement next year, there are measures that [...] ....

10. Mozilla: Firefox 3.6 won't be late 3 hours ago   permalink

Stephen Shankland / Webware.com

The first beta of Firefox 3.6 may have crossed the finish line weeks late, but Mozilla says the final version should still be done this year. Originally posted at Deep Tech

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EWeek LABS GALLERY: SeaMonkey 2.0 Adds New Firefox Capabilities to the Old Mozilla Suite   —  While many users applauded the launch of the stand-alone browser Firefox, there was a significant community that preferred the Internet suite approach of the original Mozilla. SeaMonkey is a volunteer project within Mozilla dedicated to keeping the suite option available to users. With the release of SeaMonkey 2.0, that browser suite now has many ...

11. Fads aside, IT is not a fashion industry 3 hours ago   permalink

Jonathan Eunice / Webware.com

We're not as subject to flights of fancy and style whims as Larry Ellison and others may think. Beyond hype, there is a will to progress--and remain practical. Originally posted at Apps Meet Ops

12. 10.6.2 kills Atom and other news : UPDATED 5 hours ago   permalink

Stellarola.tumblr.com

In the current developer build of 10.6.2, Apple appears to have changed around a lot of CPU related information. One of the effects of this is Apple killing off Intel’s Atom chip.

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Macnn :   New Mac OS X 10.6.2 build restores Atom support

Sean Fallon / Gizmodo :   OS X 10.6.2 Does Not Ditch Atom Support, Hackintosh Safe

AppleInsider :   Latest Snow Leopard build resurrects Atom compatibility Matt Burns / CrunchGear :   No worries, OS 10.6.2 does not kill Atom support MacRumors :   Rumors of Disabled Intel Atom Support in Mac OS X 10.6.2 Unfounded? OSNews :   Atom Support Returns in More Recent Mac OS X 10.6.2 Seed Brad / Liliputing :   Quickies: Hackintosh future is bright, Eee PC turns 2

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Www.9to5mac.com Update: OS 10.6.2 now working on Atom processors   —  Last week, there was a bit of a fuss made over prominent Hackintosher Stell's contention that new 10.6.2 beta builds were killing support for Atom chips. It appears that fears of the loss of Atom's support were unfounded because the latest developer build (10C535) re-enables support for Intel's Netbook processor. Sean Fallon / Gizmodo :    OS X 10.6.2 Does Not Ditch Atom Support, Hackintosh Safe James Kendrick / JkOnTheRun :    OS X Atom Processor Support Revived Matt Burns / CrunchGear :    No worries, OS 10.6.2 does not kill Atom support Brad / Liliputing :    Quickies: Hackintosh future is bright, Eee PC turns 2

Www.crunchgear.com No worries, OS 10.6.2 does not kill Atom support   —  The Hackintosh community can let out one big sigh of relief now. The latest build of OS 10.6.2 (10C535) supports the Intel Atom platform unlike the previous version that caused so much panic and concern earlier in the week. Of course, as the source states, nothing is official until the final of version of the update is release, but it doesn’ Sean Fallon / Gizmodo :    OS X 10.6.2 Does Not Ditch Atom Support, Hackintosh Safe Brad / Liliputing :    Quickies: Hackintosh future is bright, Eee PC turns 2

Donald Melanson / Engadget Latest Mac OS X 10.6.2 beta build brings back Atom support   —  Well, it looks like reports that Apple might be killing Atom support in the next Snow Leopard update may have been slightly overblown, as the latest developer build of OS X 10.6.2 (10C535) has apparently restored support for the processor and simultaneously brightened the spirits of hackintoshers the world over. What's more, there doesn't appear ... Macnn TypeStyler upgrades for Mac OS X   —  Following a seven-year development delay, Strider Software has released a Mac OS X version of TypeStyler. The software generates text using a variety of different shapes and layouts. It newly supports both PowerPC and Intel Macs, along with Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard. Similarly, modern technologies such as Quartz, Core Image, OpenGL, Electronista Sony updates VAIO P for Windows 7, faster Atom   —  Sony tonight upgraded its extra-small VAIO P netbook in the US to keep in sync with Windows 7. The new models now all run Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional and with this change alone should run much faster than the older models bogged down by Vista's steep requirements. They likewise have been brought into step with Japanese updates and ... MacInTouch New: Data Abstract for OS X   —  RemObjects release the first Mac OS X version of its database application framework for Mac and iPhone developers working with data presentation and business logic. Michael Larabel / LXer Linux News Building A Benchmarking Test Farm With Phoromatic   —  There's the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoronix Global, and PTS Desktop Live as our family of free software products to provide extensive benchmarking and automated testing capabilities atop Linux, OpenSolaris, BSD, and Mac OS X operating systems. The Phoronix Test Suite has more than 120 test profiles and 50 test suites with new suites and tests ...

13. Party In The USA Lyrics 9 hours ago   permalink

Www.metrolyrics.com

I like this song! But she isn't the best role-model! Come on you miley lovers know that! Its not a crime to grow up but when your famous you have to stay in line. She isn't the worst role-model but she definitley isn't a good one either. Not tryin to offend just sayin!

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A Googler / The Official Google Blog :   Google Friend Connect, now more personalized

Chris Crum / Top News :   Google Aims to Put the "Friend" in Friend Connect

Tameka Kee / PaidContent :   To Serve Better Ads, Google's Social Platform Gets Nosier Jordan McCollum / Andy Beal :   Google Friend Connect Gets Personal Search Engine Watch Blog :   Google Updates Friend Connect to Match Up Content, Ads with Uses Interests Ars Technica :   Google aims to "connect" users with shared interests Kim-Mai Cutler / VentureBeat :   Google Friend Connect sites start offering tailored web content, ads

14. Cashmore: Twitter lists and real-time journalism 8 hours ago   permalink

CNN.com

The Twitter community is abuzz this week about the site's new "Lists" feature, which allows users to create collections of interesting people to follow on the micro-messaging service.

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Chris Crum / Top News :   6 Ways Twitter Lists Are Changing the Game

Pete Cashmore / Mashable! :   Twitter Lists: Journalism Becomes a Real-Time Job

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Readwriteweb / ReadWriteWeb Amazon Turns Twitter into a Marketplace - Are You Concerned?   —  Last night, Amazon sent out emails to their Amazon Associates members touting the latest addition to the company's affiliate program: a new feature called "Share with Twitter." According to the email, participants can generate "tweetable" links to any Amazon product after first logging into their Associates account. By clicking on the "Share ... Andy Brudtkuhl / Get A New Browser :    Amazon Turns Twitter into a Marketplace

Mediabistro.com TVNewser's 5 Twitter Groups to Follow   —  Twitter introduced its " Lists " feature last week, which allows users to create organized groups of the people they follow to share with others. TVNewser has put together five lists of newsers and other frequent tweeters that are worth checking out. Clicking the titles will take you to a page where you can follow the whole group, or if you're ... Sarah Evans / Mashable! 10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists   —  Sarah Evans is a public relations and new media consultant and speaker at Sevans Strategy . She also authors a PR and social media blog and is the founder of #journchat . Twitter’s new Lists feature is all the rage right now. There are probably already millions of lists, and that number is growing by the minute (or second). So what are ... Ben Parr / Mashable! Who Are Your Favorite People to Follow in 2009? #openwebawards   —  Open Web Awards Nominations will remain open until 11:59 pm ET on Sunday, November 15th. Submit your nominations here . Here at Mashable, we talk a lot about the social media tools that have changed the face of communication: Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , and a host of others. They’ve made it easier to communicate with our friends, family, Judith Townend / Journalism.co.uk Online journalism at the NUJ ADM: The Journalist, Twitter and new blood   —  And so, the annual National Union of Journalists (NUJ) delegate meeting (ADM) draws near; with a variety of motions and amendments up for debate on November 19-22 (final agenda available at this link – PDF). Among them, many issues that directly concern online media: both in terms of how the NUJ communicates through the internet, and [...] Judith Townend / Journalism.co.uk ‘Twitter mobs’ on the BBC Radio 4 Moral Maze   —  Two weeks ago, John Mair raised the issue of mob action on this very blog in the wake of the Jan Moir episode, provoking criticism and further comment. Yesterday, he responded to some of the response, and picked up on subsequent national media analysis on Twitter’s impact on democracy. Tonight the so-called ‘Twitter mob’ is ... SocalTECH.com Eventful Adds Twitter Hashtags   —  San Diego-based Eventful, an online service which lists local entertainment events, said this morning that it has launched a standard hashtag index for local events on its site. Hashtags are used by users of Twitter to link together related tweets on the site. Eventful said it is listing hashtags on each event's detail page on the site, and will ... Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch Europe €5,000 up for grabs for one hopeful Irish startup – thanks to Twitter!   —  [Ireland] What started off life as a couple of blog posts and a few tweets and then escalated to a full 140 character-driven fund raising campaign, Outvesting.org has begun inviting applications from Irish entrepreneurs and startups who could benefit from €5,000's worth of a gifted, no-strings-attached funding. Chris Crum / Top News Twitter Expands Into More Than Just 2 Languages   —  Update: Twitter is now supporting the Spanish language. Original Article: Twitter announced that it intends to roll out the service in the French, Italian, German, and Spanish languages. Currently it's only available in English and Japanese. Expanding into more languages should have a profound impact on Twitter's growth in new users. The company ... Doug Caverly / Top News Amazon Shows Interest In Twitter Referrals   —  A company with a market cap of $51 billion has lent some weight to the idea that it's possible to make money off Twitter. Early this morning, Amazon launched a "Share on Twitter" feature designed to bring in buyers and reward the specific people responsible for doing so. The Share on Twitter feature comes as part of the Amazon.com ... Ryan / CyberNet News How to Post Long Tweets   —  Twitter limits users to 140 characters, but sometimes that just isn’t enough. Some Twitter applications have started to take advantage of third-party services that let users post longer messages, and then in the tweet it will provide a link to the text. In many ways this defeats the purpose of Twitter, but sometimes you just [...] Valerie Casey / Fast Company Fixing Conferences: Six Lessons From the Designers Accord Summit   —  I've realized that I can't stand conferences. To me, conferences are akin to watching television without Tivo, or going to AAA to get a triptik instead of mapping a journey on Google. Conferences are an old workhorse model--a mix of passive consumption and fluorescent lighting--that is at odds with the seeds of inspiration they are supposed to ... Marisa Taylor / WSJ.com Twitter’s Dorsey Gets His Head Examined   —  Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey underwent a public session with a psychoanalyst in honor of a Carl Jung exhibit in New York. Andy Beal / Andy Beal Twitter Ahora Habla Español!   —  Let’s hope this post doesn’t mess too much with Google’s head–I don’t want Marketing Pilgrim marked as a Spanish language site. Anyway, for all of our Spanish speaking readers, we have good news from Twitter! A principios de mes invitamos a algunos voluntarios a traducir Twitter en más idiomas. Gracias a estos ... Mike Hendrickson / O'Reilly Radar Twitter Approval Matrix - October 2009   —  This is the fifth post for the Twitter Approval Matrix with data that spanned the month of October and different sources such as tweetsentiment.com, scraping archives, and observations. This month I received help from Joe Fernandez the CEO of Klout.com . Joe continues to provide some great 'hard' data that allowed me to better place more items ... MediaShift @FakeAPStylebook Editors Explain Their Overnight Success on Twitter   —  For anyone who has suffered through reading the entire AP Stylebook for a journalism class, there's a cathartic release when reading the dry wit of the @FakeAPStylebook feed on Twitter. It combines parody of the journalism usage bible with funny repartee and the absurd. That mix has brought amazing success to the people behind the feed: more ... Ryan Tate / Gawker This 16-Year-Old Has 120,000 Twitter Followers, Brighter Future Than You   —  Dear redundant old-media bigwigs: Meet your eventual replacement, a 16-year-old with gigs as a professional journalist for TechCrunch, a marketing evangelist for Qik and as CEO of his own startup. Also, he's been officially endorsed by Twitter. A spot on the microblogging service's Suggested User List of accounts for new users has helped Daniel ... JG Mason / Gadgetell Wanna go beta?  We’ve got Threadsy invites   —  Section: Communications , Email / IM , Web , Web 2.0 / Social Networking , Web Apps , Websites Wish there was a web app that brought together your email, twitter and Facebook into one, easy to deal with place? Threadsy is the answer. I’ve been using it for over a month and it keeps getting better. Today, I’ve got invites (500) thanks ... LcF / LiewCF.com 7 Ways to Identify a Twitter Spammer   —  How do you identify a Twitter spammer? Here are a few tips to help you. Arnold Zafra / 901am Amazon Associate Launches “Share on Twitter” Feature, Sponsored Tweets in Sheep’s Clothing?   —  I’ve created an Amazon Associate account a long time ago but never get to earn significantly from the referral program. The only time I got a commission from a sales coming from Amazon links from my blog is when a friend click on the link and actually purchase the product online. Fast forward to now. Amazon [...] Related posts: TinyMassive. ... Joshua Odmark / Search Engine Journal Share On Twitter – A New Amazon Associates Feature   —  Now you can share Amazon affiliate links on Twitter! Amazon is releasing a new feature for Amazon Associates that is available today. The purpose of the feature is to facilitate the affiliate marketing efforts of their associates. If you visit Amazon.com while logged in using your Amazon Associate credentials, you will see a new bar available at ... LcF / LiewCF.com Here’s a Quick Way to Make Money from Twitter using Amazon Associates   —  Here I show you how to make money using the Amazon Associates' "Share on Twitter" feature. It is as easy as 1-2-3! Paul Murphy / BBC Round up: Wednesday   —  You'll no doubt recognise the face above as belonging to Rory Cellan-Jones , the BBC's technology correspondent who can be found posting most days of the week on the dot.life blog . Rory made it into last week's Round up with his post about Ubuntu (372 comments and counting). The photo was taken at a get together of BBC bloggers where Rory ... TechFlash Amazon.com turns Twitter into sales referral machine   —  Earlier this year we told you about how Amazon was quietly working with Twitter , giving customers a button to tweet Amazon product pages with a short "amzn" URL. Now Amazon is more directly harnessing Twitter for online sales. The company today gave its affiliates a way to tweet products and get a cut of any sales that result from people ... Scriptingnewsmail / Scripting News Twitter's SUL as a list   —  Here's the Suggested User List as a list. How I produced it. I created a fake account, gristmillie , visited the Suggested Users page , checked them all and followed them. Then, from my own account, I went to the page of people she follows , went through each one and checked it, adding it to my list. A ... AjarnMark / The SQLTeam.com Weblogs Twitter Revisited   —  Last night at the Exhibitor Reception at the Summit, Lance Harra said to me, “I thought you gave up on Twitter.”  That was in response to seeing my Twitter ID on my name badge.  Some of you may recall that last year, just before the PASS conference, I jumped on the Twitter bandwagon to play with it during the event.  Shortly thereafter, I ... James A. Robertson / Smalltalk Tidbits Twitter and Permanence   —  Jeff Jarvis makes an excellent point about Twitter (and all similar services): Twitter is temporary. Streams are fleeting. If the future of the web after the page and the site and SEO is streams and I believe at least part of it will be then we risk losing information, ideas, and the permanent points the permalinks around which we used to ... Resourceshelf / ResourceShelf The Scientist and Twitter   —  Yesterday, we posted a couple of items from The Scholarly Kitchen with differing viewpoints about the use of social media and social networking. Read both posts factor in your personal experiences and then make up your own mind. Today, an article from Cell discusses how some scientists are using Twitter. Twitter needs no introduction. This [...] Mercedes Bunz / Technology Twitter's crowdsourced address book   —  A social media agency is asking Twitter users to help it create an area-by-area list of English, Irish and US twitterers Which counties of England would you expect to be the most active on Twitter? A project of the social media agency simplyZesty is trying to figure that out. Their idea was to create a list of twitterers by using the site's new ... Stephen Baker / Blogspotting Buying Twitter followers?   —  I've been carrying out a small experiment in one of the areas of greatest potential abuse of social media: Twitter marketing. If you Google "Twitter buy followers ," you'll see lots of choices. One outfit called Quick Online Tips offers 100,000 followers for a mere $3,479. I didn't want to spend money, so I went to a far tamer site, FastFollowers. Newlaunches.com TwitterPeek does nothing but Twitter, costs $200   —  How badly can you be affected by the world of social networking? 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15. Social Isolation and New Technology 7 hours ago   permalink

Pew Internet Rss Feed

This report adds new insights to an ongoing debate about the extent of social isolation in America. A widely-reported 2006 study argued that since 1985 Americans have become more socially isolated, the size of their discussion networks has declined, and the diversity of those people with whom they discuss important matters has decreased. In ...

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Doug Caverly / Top News :   Pew: Technology Hasn't Made Us Hermits

Howard Rheingold / Smart Mobs :   New Pew Study finds that always-on Americans less socially isolated than previously reported

Resourceshelf / ResourceShelf :   New Report from Pew: Social Isolation and New Technology: How the Internet and Mobile Phones Impact Americans’ Social Networks

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The Seattle Times Study: Internet use leads to more diverse social networks   —  A new study confirms what your 130 Facebook friends and scores of Twitter followers may have already told you: The Internet and mobile phones are not linked to social isolation.

16. Carly Fiorina: Why I'm running for Senate 13 hours ago   permalink

The Orange County Register

Our most pressing problems today are too few jobs for Americans and too much spending in Washington.

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CNET :   Fiorina's first act as senator: Merge California and Nevada

Barb Dybwad / Mashable! :   Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina to Run for U.S. Senate

Eric Savitz / WSJ.com :   Carlyfornia Dreaming: Ex-HP Chief Fiorina Launches Senate Bid Ryan Tate / Gawker :   Carly Fiorina Announces Senate Candidacy, Immediately Highlights Political Ignorance

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Digitaldaily.allthingsd.com QOTD   —  I don’t think John McCain could run a major corporation. I don’t think Barack Obama could run a major corporation. I don’t think Joe Biden could, either. But it is not the same as being the president or vice president of the United States. It is a fallacy to suggest that the country is like a company. To run a business, you have ... CNET :    Fiorina's first act as senator: Merge California and Nevada

Drea / Business Pundit Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina to Run for Senate   —  Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced that she will run for Senate in California today. The Washington Post has more: "Throughout my career I've brought people together, and I've solved problems," wrote Fiorina in an editorial in... Read more

Eliot Van Buskirk / Wired Carly Fiorina 2.0: The U.S. Senate Edition   —  Carly Fiorina, once one of the most powerful captains of Silicon Valley, has set her sights on Washington: the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, unceremoniously shown the door after shareholder dissatisfaction with the merger with Compaq she engineered, officially announced her candidacy Wednesday for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Sen. Barbara Boxer ( Communications and Technology Blog Past ITEXPO Keynoter Fiorina Runs for Senate   —  I am thrilled that a past ITEXPO keynoter Carly Fiorina will be running for the California Senate. Carly is a charming, personable and knowledgeable thought leader who gave a captivating address to a standing-room only crown in Los Angeles a few years back. Fiorina was a major executive at both Lucent and HP where she was CEO. It is my humble ... Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat A reinvented Carly Fiorina declares her candidacy for U.S. Senate   —  Carly Fiorina is reinventing herself as a politician today as she is expected to announce that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat in California that has been held for years by Democrat Barbara Boxer. I say that she’s reinventing herself because she has played many roles over her career. First as a pioneering female executive at AT& ... By GILLIAN FLACCUS / SFGate Former HP CEO Fiorina targets Boxer's Senate seat   —  Former Silicon Valley executive Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she is running for the chance to seize liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat, depicting the three-term Democrat as a Capitol Hill do-nothing who penned novels while jobs vanished... CarlyFiorina - BarbaraBoxer - Hewlett-Packard - United States Senate - US Senate TG Daily Carly Fiorina to run for Senate   —  Winsome ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina is running for the US Senate seat currently held by Barbara Boxer of California. The Seattle Times Former HP CEO Fiorina targets Boxer's Senate seat   —  Former Silicon Valley executive Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she is running for the chance to seize liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat, depicting the three-term Democrat as a Capitol Hill do-nothing who penned novels while jobs vanished and government spending soared.

17. First on FBNY: Time Inc. Shutters Custom Pub Fortune Small Business 8 hours ago   permalink

Mediabistro.com

Although Time Inc. has said that it will not shutter any publications as part of the restructuring it is undergoing right now, FishbowlNY has learned exclusively that the magazine publisher has decided to close American Express-owned custom pub Fortune Small Business . A Time Inc. spokesperson confirmed that the magazine will no longer be ...

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Staci D. Kramer / PaidContent :   News Group Taking Most Of The Hits In Time Inc. Layoffs; 'Fortune Small Business' Closed

Hamilton Nolan / Gawker :   Time Inc. Layoffs Hit People, Essence

Erin Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider :   Time Inc. Shutters "Fortune Small Business" Tameka Kee / PaidContent :   Updated: Time Layoffs Slice Into Essence Magazine's Web Team

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Mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com Update: Fortune Small Business Lays Off 11, Not 1   —  Earlier today, a Time Inc. spokeswoman said that only one staff member was affected by the closing of Fortune Small Business, but actually all 11 employees of the publication have been dismissed, said a senior Time Inc. executive who spoke on condition of anonymity. That is five full-time employees and six hourly employees, the executive said. Staci D. Kramer / PaidContent :    News Group Taking Most Of The Hits In Time Inc. Layoffs; 'Fortune Small Business' Closed Hamilton Nolan / Gawker :    Time Inc. Layoffs Hit People, Essence Mediabistro.com :    First on FBNY: Time Inc. Shutters Custom Pub Fortune Small Business Tameka Kee / PaidContent :    Updated: Time Layoffs Slice Into Essence Magazine's Web Team

Hamilton Nolan / Gawker Time Staffers Have Two Weeks to Volunteer for a Dozen Buyout Packages   —  The massive Time Inc. layoff-buyouts are now sweeping through the company's various magazines. Below, a memo that just went out to Time magazine editorial employees offering them buyouts. Run, don't walk! To: TIME Edit staff From: Rick Stengel Date: Nov. 4, 2009 Time Inc continues to look at ways to reduce costs and lower operating expenses. As ... Mediabistro.com :    First on FBNY: Time Inc. Shutters Custom Pub Fortune Small Business

Mediabistro.com Time Inc. Layoffs: Sports Illustrated Hit First, More To Come   —  Layoff news started trickling out of Time Inc. last night: The New York Times reported that 15 to 20 sales and marketing staffers were laid off from Sports Illustrated . But, we expect many more cuts to be announced later today as the magazine publisher looks to trim $100 million from its budget . The Times reports that meetings are scheduled ... Mediabistro.com Time Warner Earnings: Growth From Networks Can't Offset Publishing Declines   —  As we wait to hear about layoffs coming out of Time Inc. today, we got a chance to look at the magazine publisher's parent Time Warner 's third quarter earnings. The company reported a 5 percent decline in revenues compared to the third quarter of last year -- they dropped to $7.1 billion. Time Warner attributed the decline to low revenues at ... Mark Frauenfelder / Boing Boing Richard Metzger heads up LA Times' Brand X blog   —  Our dear friend and guest blogger alum Richard Metzger (show here with his wife Tara in a photo that Coop took) is now in charge of the This Is Brand X blog. Brand X is the Los Angeles Times' entrant into the "alt weekly" market, edited by Deborah Vankin. There are over 100,000 copies in distribution boxes around town. Richard is the most ... John Cook / Gawker A Note on Sourcing on The Spitzer Files   —  This morning, we published e-mails between New York Times reporters and Eliot Spitzer's flacks. Some commenters have suggested the post demonstrates a lack of familiarity with "journalism." Actually, we contacted the Times reporters for response, and a funny thing happened. We invited both Danny Hakim and Jeremy Peters, the reporters whose e- ... Ted Rheingold / Dogster Inc. Company Blog Dogster, Inc. Seek Awesome Contract Designer   —  Dogster, Inc., – makers of vibrant, passion-centric, pet-centered community and information sites and blogs – is looking for an energetic, multi-skilled graphic and web designer to join our design team. This is a part- to full-time contract position working at our offices in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. We are a five-year ... By Stephanie Clifford / Media Decoder Time Inc. Closes Fortune Small Business   —  It was not considered a core title because it is owned by American Express and produced by Time Inc. Romenesko Time Inc. warns that it's cutting 280 jobs in New York   —  NYTimes.com Media Decoder The magazine publisher has told the New York State Department of Labor that it's planned 280 layoffs in the state between Nov. 2 and Jan. 31. Time Inc. closes Fortune Small Business magazine

18. 2009 THQ year-to-date sales up 22 percent over 2008 54 minutes ago   permalink

Richard Mitchell / Joystiq

THQ has released its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2010, which ended September 30, 2009, and things are mostly looking up. The company lost money this quarter compared to the same period last year, posting non- GAAP net sales of $100.38 million, down from $151.62 million during Q2 of its fiscal 2009. However sales are up ...

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David Kaplan / PaidContent MSLO Online Revs Fall 9 Percent As Net Loss Widens; Expectations Rise For Q4   —  The pullback in advertising and consumer purchases resulted in a dismal quarter for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia ( NYSE: MSO ), as revenues fell 25 percent, while its net loss widened by a factor of three, to $12 million, from last year’s Q3. MSLO also struggled online as well, with revenues falling 9 percent to $2.7 million. The ...

The Seattle Times Caribou Coffee posts profit on 3 percent rise in sales   —  The nation's largest publicly-traded coffee shop chain after Starbucks, Caribou posted a third-quarter profit of $654 million, an improvement from the third quarter a year ago, when it lost $8.7 million. The Seattle Times Zumiez Oct. sales comparison drops 8.9 percent   —  Sports apparel and equipment retailer Zumiez Inc. on Wednesday said sales at stores open at least a year fell 8.9 percent in October. Ludwig Kietzmann / Joystiq Ubisoft reports first-half sales drop, deems Q4 most important quarter in company history   —  Ubisoft has reported financial results for the first half of its fiscal year, ending September 30, 2009. Coming in at €166 million ($246 million), this year's sales represent a drop of 52% when compared to the first two fiscal quarters of the previous year. Second-quarter sales totaled €83 million ($123 million) -- a drop of 53.1%, ... Gamespot Recent Updates [News] Ubisoft first-half sales down 52 percent   —  Call of Juarez shipments approaching 900,000, but Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and TMNT: Smash-Up fall short of expectations. Nicholas Deleon / CrunchGear Where were the games? Ubisofts sales down 52 percent for first half of FY2009-2010   —  Looks like Ubisoft hasn't had a great couple of months, either. The France-based publisher reported today a 52 percent decline in sales for the six months that ended on September 30 compared to the same period last year. (Fiscal years tend to begin in March.) A 52 percent drop translates to €166 million, or around $246 million. Tricia Duryee / MocoNews Qualcomm's Revenues Down 19 Percent in Q4; Profits Hurt By Charges   —  Wireless chip-maker Qualcomm ( NSDQ: QCOM ) released fiscal fourth quarter and full-year 2009 results today, reporting that revenues for the quarter and for the year fell and that profits were dragged down by charges from settlements and fines. Qualcomm’s stock rose 1.2 percent to $42.05 in after-hours trading, even though the outlook wasn&# Eric Savitz / WSJ.com THQ FY Q2 Tops Street Estimates; Stock Jumps   —  THQ (THQI) shares are sharply higher in late trading, after the video game company posted better-than-expected results for the fiscal second-quarter ended September 30. For the quarter, THQI posted sales of $101.3 million, down from $164.8 million a year ago, but above the Street at $92.2 million. The non-GAAP loss in [...]

19. Fed sees rates near zero for "extended period" 1 hour ago   permalink

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday expressed growing confidence that an economic recovery was building, even as it stuck to its commitment to keep borrowing costs near zero for "an extended period."

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By Jeannine Aversa / TheStar.com Fed pledges to hold rates at record-low levels   —  The U.S. Federal Reserve pledged Wednesday to keep a key interest rate at a record low for an "extended period," signalling that the weak economy remains dependent on government help to grow.

By Malcolm Morrison / TheStar.com Markets close up as Fed pledges low rates   —  The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher, losing most of the day's gains in the final minutes of trading despite the U.S. Federal Reserve vowing to keep interest rates near zero for an extended period to encourage a fragile recovery.

Times Online Fed leaves rates near zero for an 'extended period'   —  The Federal Reserve left America’s interest rate at close to zero and indicated that there would be no change for at least six months and possibly longer. The Seattle Times Dollar declines as Fed holds interest rates low   —  The dollar declined after the Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate at a record low near zero and again pledged to keep it there for an "extended period" to foster the fragile economic recovery. The Seattle Times Fed again pledges to hold rates at record-lows   —  The Federal Reserve pledged Wednesday to keep a key interest rate at a record low for an "extended period," signaling that the weak economy remains dependent on government help to grow. L.A. Times Federal Reserve sees interest rates staying low   —  The central bank gives no hint of wanting to tighten credit, with inflation subdued, unemployment high and plenty of unused factory capacity The Federal Reserve said today it was holding short-term interest rates at near zero and would probably make no change for the foreseeable future, despite the turnaround in economic activity. By JEANNINE AVERSA / SFGate Fed again pledges to hold rates at record-lows   —  The Federal Reserve pledged Wednesday to keep a key interest rate at a record low for an "extended period," signaling that the weak economy remains dependent on government help to grow. The Fed said economic activity has "continued to pick up" and that the... Federal Reserve System - Interest rate - FederalReserve - Government - Economic

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