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Archive for March 10th, 2008

Mark Zuckerberg on Data Portability: An Interview (Marshall Kirkpatrick/ReadWriteWeb)

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Mark Zuckerberg on Data Portability: An Interview  —  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is at SXSW doing press interviews today and many people want to know what his thoughts are concerning data portability.  There’s a big web out there that would like to give and take user data in and out of […]

Zuckerberg talks about Facebook’s future with News.com (Caroline McCarthy/The Social)

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Caroline McCarthy / The Social:
Zuckerberg talks about Facebook’s future with News.com  —  AUSTIN, Texas—Mark Zuckerberg probably knew his keynote address at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival would produce a lot of press, but he likely didn’t expect it to turn out the way it did.

Mark Zuckerberg, Sarah Lacy Interview Video (Nick O’Neill/All Facebook)

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Nick O’Neill / All Facebook:
Mark Zuckerberg, Sarah Lacy Interview Video  —  Since the keynote interview between Mark Zuckerberg and Sarah Lacy yesterday, everybody has been talking about what went wrong as well as what went right.  I was approached by one blogger yesterday after my post went up claiming …

Mark Zuckerberg, Sarah Lacy Interview Video (Nick O’Neill/All Facebook)

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Nick O’Neill / All Facebook:
Mark Zuckerberg, Sarah Lacy Interview Video  —  Since the keynote interview between Mark Zuckerberg and Sarah Lacy yesterday, everybody has been talking about what went wrong as well as what went right.  I was approached by one blogger yesterday after my post went up claiming …

News Corp will not fight Microsoft for Yahoo (Reuters)

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Reuters:
News Corp will not fight Microsoft for Yahoo  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch said on Monday his News Corp would not get into a fight with Microsoft Corp over Yahoo Inc, confirming what most industry and Wall Street observers suspected.  —  Murdoch’s company has been in talks with Yahoo …

Wikipedia’s tin-cup approach wears thin (Alana Semuels/Los Angeles Times)

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Alana Semuels / Los Angeles Times:
Wikipedia’s tin-cup approach wears thin  —  The nonprofit website needs to raise funds, but it resists selling ads.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The new headquarters of one of the world’s most popular websites is 3,000 square feet of rented space furnished with desks and chairs bought on the cheap […]

Ex-Googler Launches Search Engine Community, Topicle (Sarah Perez/ReadWriteWeb)

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Ex-Googler Launches Search Engine Community, Topicle  —  Former Google Product Manger, Steffen Mueller, has launched Topicle, a new search engine community.  The service, which went live today, uses a model similar to that of Wikipedia, allowing anyone to contribute to the creation and enhancement of their own vertical search engines.

Ericsson predicts demise of hotspots (InfoWorld)

Monday, March 10th, 2008

InfoWorld:
Ericsson predicts demise of hotspots  —  As mobile broadband takes off, Wi-Fi hotspots will become as irrelevant as telephone booths, Ericsson Chief Marketing Officer Johan Bergendahl said Monday.  —  Mobile broadband is growing faster than mobile or fixed telephony ever did, Bergendahl said.

14 Year Olds May Think You Are Cool (Valeria Maltoni/Conversation Agent)

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Valeria Maltoni / Conversation Agent:
14 Year Olds May Think You Are Cool  —  I was watching and listening to the keynote conversation (just click on the links that say 750, 300 or 100 on the side) by Guy Kawasaki with Steve Ballmer of Microsoft at MIX’08 last night, and something jumped at me.  —  […]

Everyone’s Invited to Experience Xbox 360 as Microsoft Lowers … (Gamerscore Blog)

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Gamerscore Blog:
Everyone’s Invited to Experience Xbox 360 as Microsoft Lowers Estimated Retail Price in Europe  —  With Estimated Retail Price Starting At €199.99/£159.99, Even More European Consumers Can Enjoy The Definitive High-Definition Gaming and Entertainment Experience