Facebook Executive Discusses Beacon Brouhaha  —  Facebook does not appear to be conceding much ground on Beacon — the program that informs a person’s Facebook friends what he has purchased or posted on sites like Fandango.com, Yelp.com and NYTimes.com.  —  Earlier today I spoke …

Source:   Bits
Author:   Brad Stone
Link:   http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/facebook…

Official: Facebook Flips On Beacon  —  Reports surfaced yesterday, and now we have the official word from Facebook.  Users will now have to opt-in to share purchases via Beacon: … It seems like a win for users, although I’m sure the ramifications of this announcement will be dissected and considered in the hours and days […]

Leopard is the New Vista, and It’s Pissing Me Off  —  Before Apple makes any more smug OS-related attacks on Microsoft, it ought to take a good look in the mirror.  —  I’m not sure what ticks me off more about Leoptard (I can’t take credit for that nickname—some Brit coined it) …

Source:   PC […]

Spammers Giving Up?  Google Thinks So  —  Bill Gates was wildly optimistic when he said in 2004 that the problem of spam would be “solved” by 2006.  The volume of junk e-mail transmitted worldwide is still enormous.  But a remarkable trend is underfoot, according to Brad Taylor …

Source:   Wired News
Author:   Betsy Schiffman
Link:   […]

Attack of the interns: recommendations and drag-and-drop  —  One of the great things about Reader, and feed readers in general, is that they let you follow sites much more efficiently than you could just by visiting them directly.  This means that once you get into the flow of it …

Source:   Official Google Reader Blog
Author: […]

Breaking: Facebook Updates Beacon  —  Facebook has just announced that they will be updating their Beacon system.  Stories will no longer be published “without a user proactively consenting.”  According to Facebook here is how the Beacon changes work:

Source:   All Facebook
Author:   Nick O’Neill
Link:   http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/11/breaking-facebook…

Facebook To Cry Uncle Over Beacon  —  Sources say Facebook is near to announcing changes to its Beacon marketing platform after pressure from privacy advocates over the last week.  —  MoveOn launched its campaign the Monday before Thanksgiving and has since signed up 50,000 Facebook members incensed …

Source:   WebProNews - Breaking eBusiness News
Author:   […]

AdBrite Raises $23 Million  —  Online advertising company AdBrite has raised $23 million in third-round funding, according to a regulatory filing discovered by peHUB.  Return backers include Sequoia Capital and hedge fund Artis Management (which often gloms onto Sequoia for hot VC deals).

Source:   PE HUB
Author:   Dan Primack
Link:   http://www.pehub.com/wordpress/?p=1766

NETFLIX AND NBC UNIVERSAL ANNOUNCE ONLINE DEAL FOR ‘HEROES’ AND OTHER POPULAR SERIES  —  by Netflix Subscribers the Day After its Network Airing  —  UNIVERSAL CITY and LOS GATOS, Calif., November 26, 2007 - Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), the world’s largest online movie rental service …

Source:   Netflix
Link:   http://www.netflix.com/MediaCenter?id=6429

Warner Music: We’re totally screwed  —  I’m paraphrasing a little, but that seems to be the general thrust of Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s comments about the company’s latest financial results.  In a nutshell, Warner — which Edgar Jr. maintains is not a record company at all, but a …

Source:   mathewingram.com/work
Author:   Mathew
Link:   http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/11/29/warner…