Look for Visual Studio 2008 Downloads on Top Subscriber Downloads - Coming Soon  —  Visual Studio 2008 is anticipated out very soon, with availability for Subscribers.  Check out the “Top Subscriber Downloads” area on http://msdn2.microsoft.com/subscription s for VS 2008 downloads.

Source:   MSDN Subscriptions WebLog
Link:   http://blogs.msdn.com/msdnsubscriptions/archive/2007…

The brand promise of Apple  —  This is an Apple ad:  —  Done by Apple.  More on that later.  —  So, last night I was out to dinner with a bunch of smart people.  Folks who run their own companies.  Folks who have helped many companies get started.  Tech companies.

Source:   Scobleizer
Author:   Robert Scoble
Link: […]

Another EliteTorrents Uploader Facing 10 Years in Prison  —  Every few months it seems the FBI manages to come up with yet more people to charge in connection with Operation D-Elite - the joint ICE and FBI raids against the US-based BitTorrent tracker, EliteTorrents, in 2005.

Source:   TorrentFreak
Author:   Enigmax
Link:   http://torrentfreak.com/another-elitetorrents…

23andme: Evil Or The Way Of The Future?  —  23andMe, the genetics company founded by Sergey Brin’s wife Anne Wojcicki will launch Monday with a service that will bring science fiction into reality.  —  23andMe will offer a genetic screening service for $999.

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Duncan Riley
Link:   http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/17/23andme-evil-or…

PayPerPost Bloggers Get Slammed By Google  —  If participating in PayPerPost wasn’t questionable enough morally before, today it’s now a poisoned chalice as Google has commenced punishing PayPerPost bloggers by completely removing their page rank.  —  IZEA (the new holding company for PayPerPost) …

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Duncan Riley
Link:   http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/payperpost…

Whoa: AdultFriendFinder May Have Been Acquired For $1 Billion+  —  Update: Penthouse Media Group may be the buyer.  —  The world’s basest online dating site may have had a major liquidity event.  Palo Alto based Various, Inc., which owns AdultFriendFinder and scores of other sites …

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Michael Arrington
Link:   http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/17/whoa-adult…

Whoa: Adult FriendFinder May Have Been Acquired For $1 Billion+  —  The world’s basest online dating site may have had a major liquidity event.  Palo Alto based Various, Inc., which owns AdultFriendFinder and scores of other sites, has been acquired, says a source with knowledge of the deal.

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Michael Arrington
Link:   http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/17/whoa-adult…

Google Goes after the Everyday Blogger  —  Last night Google decided to go after some of the bloggers in our network, reducing their PR from whatever they previously had to zero.  Once again Google has proved that PR has little to do with blog traffic, influence or relevance and everything …

Source:   IZEA Blogs :: […]

Comcast Slapped With Net Neutrality Suit  —  The suit follows complaints to the FCC that the broadband provider is violating network neutrality principles.  —  Comcast’s alleged network traffic discrimination continues to create legal woes for the company.

Source:   eWEEK.com
Author:   Roy Mark
Link:   http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2218427,00.asp

NBC brings Web series “Quarterlife” to TV network  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC on Friday said it will begin airing the highly touted Web series “Quarterlife” on its television network early next year, making the program the first to originate online and then move to a major U.S. broadcaster.

Source:   Reuters
Author:   Bob Tourtellotte
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