A Post-Google Fraternity of Investors  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Sacca had a plum job as the Wi-Fi guru at Google.  But with his stock options fully vested, he left the Internet search company this month for a new career as a venture capitalist.  —  Mr. Sacca, 32, joins a growing number …

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Benazir Bhutto assassinated: Twitter’s utility  —  If anyone needed convincing of Twitter’s business utility, today is that day.  —  As I write this post, the Twittersphere is going nuts over the assassination of Benazir Bhutto which occurred around 5.15am Pacific Time.

Source:   Irregular Enterprise
Author:   Dennis Howlett
Link:   http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=269

NTV Predictions: Video Advertising  —  Among the questions we’ve asked our panel of experts was this one: Which online video ad format will become dominant in 2008?  —  Selections from their responses are below.  We’d love to hear your take on the question or on our panelists’ predictions in the comments.

Source:   NewTeeVee
Author:   Liz […]

Wal-Mart cancels movie download service  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc quietly canceled its online video download service less than a year after the site went live, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday.  —  Wal-Mart shut down the download site after Hewlett Packard Co discontinued …

Source:   Reuters
Author:   Gina Keating
Link:   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071228/wr_nm…

Apple seeks patent for wireless order processing for cafes  —  Apple is seeking to patent a system that would make it possible for a person to use a wireless gadget to place an order at a cafe or fast-food restaurant and pickup the order without waiting in line.

Source:   EE Times
Author:   Antone Gonsalves
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FlickrFan: Dave Winer’s New Photo Viewing Software  —  Long-time inventor Dave Winer has released an early version of his new Mac software called FlickrFan tonight.  Though there are some kinks in it at launch, the service leverages a number of APIs to do some very cool things.

Source:   ReadWriteWeb
Author:   Marshall Kirkpatrick
Link:   http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/flickrfan.php