Firefox 3 Beta 2 now available for download  —  Please note: We do not recommend that anyone other than developers and testers download the Firefox 3 Beta 2 milestone release.  It is intended for testing purposes only.  —  Firefox 3 Beta 2 is now available for download.

Source:   Mozilla Developer News
Author:   Beltzner
Link:   http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2007…

Microsoft Signs Online Ad, Content Deal With Viacom; Value Of Agreement Pegged At $500 Million  —  Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has signed a five-year deal with Viacom (NYSE: VIA) covering on ad serving, content distribution, event promotions and games.  The agreement marks the software company’s latest effort …

Source:   paidContent.org
Author:   David Kaplan
Link:   http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-microsoft-signs…

Facebook Friend Lists let you manage your “friends” more effectively  —  This morning Facebook launched a new “Friend Lists” feature that will make the problem of organizing your hundreds of Facebook friends a little easier.  —  Facebook wants their “social graph” (your friend list) …

Source:   Inside Facebook
Author:   Justin Smith
Link:   http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/12/19/facebook…

At 71, Physics Professor Is a Web Star  —  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Walter H. G. Lewin, 71, a physics professor, has long had a cult following at M.I.T. And he has now emerged as an international Internet guru, thanks to the global classroom the institute created to spread knowledge through cyberspace.

Source:   New York Times
Author: […]

Glitches Bug Google’s Android Software  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. claims its Android mobile-phone software will usher in a new era of wireless communications.  But for developers like Adam MacBeth, Android has so far brought headaches and frustration.

Source:   Wall Street Journal
Author:   Scott Morrison
Link:   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119800856883537515…

My statement regarding the new version of the Richter Scales video  —  As the Richter Scales stated in their blog, the video that used my image - without my permission - was viewed just under one million times on YouTube.  In the end, the band opted not to work with me toward a fair resolution […]

Merry Christmas, God Jul and  —  OK, I cheated.  I don’t really speak Chinese.  But I know a bot that does, and we’re releasing it today together with number of other translation bots.  For those not familiar with bots, a (ro)bot is a piece of software that acts as a chat contact and provides some […]

700MHz attracts Paul Allen  —  Chunk of spectrum latest must-have accessory for the super-rich?  —  The FCC has revealed the list of bidders interested in owning a little 700MHz, a spectrum due for release in January next year with the switch off of analogue TV.

Source:   The Register
Author:   Bill Ray
Link:   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/19…

My New Facebook Strategy and the FB Power Level  —  I had heard there was a 5k friend limit on Facebook.  I just didn’t take it to heart.  Until I reached 5k and tried to add 5001., at which point FB reminded of the limit.  —  It was a weird moment ,but actually one that […]

Here Comes (Another) ‘Another Bubble’!  —  The take-down of the popular Web 2.0 music video, “Here Comes Another Bubble,” didn’t last too long.  The Richter Scales, a San Francisco singing group that did the piece, have posted a new one-Version 1.1-that it hopes is copyright safe.

Source:   BoomTown
Author:   Kara Swisher
Link:   http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071218/here-come-another…