Inside AdSense:
Introducing AdSense for conversations  —  We’re happy to announce the launch of AdSense for conversations, a new type of monetization solution that “puts the ‘context’ in contextual advertising”.  Now, in just a few simple steps, you can begin displaying ads that are relevant …

Associated Press:
Police: Couple covered up theft with Craigslist post  —  MEDFORD, Ore. — It wasn’t a hoax or revenge that cost a Southern Oregon man many of his belongings when people responded to a Craigslist posting and nearly emptied his rural home, officers say: It was a pair of thieves covering their tracks.

Adrian Covert / Gizmodo:
Nokia N810 WiMAX Editon Tablet Now Offical  —  Nokia took the shroud off its WiMAX-capable N810 Tablet today, which promises 4g mobile broadband speeds for the hand-held internet tablet.  The updated N810 will use Sprint’s Xohm service, and adds a new mobile dimension to the device, which was previously wi-fi only.

Peter Svensson / Associated Press:
FCC chairman rejects Skype petition  —  LAS VEGAS - The Federal Communications Commission should reject a petition by eBay Inc.’s Skype division to require wireless operators to allow any device on their networks, the agency’s chairman said Tuesday.  —  To applause, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin told …

Furrier.org:
Breaking News: Google CIO Douglas Merrill Quits Becomes President of EMI  —  Update: People within EMI are saying that they are lining up mainstream media exclusives for tomorrow either NY Times or WSJ and want to kill all blog coverage.  —  More brain drain at Google.

Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
The anatomy of an iPhone user (and why they want new form factors)  —  The average Apple iPhone user is an avid email reader (not writer) under age 30, browses the Web heavily and may carry a second phone.  Meanwhile, a lot of these folks would like a few […]

Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Flickr’s New Friend Finder: Data Portability or Privacy Violation?  —  Late last night Yahoo! owned photo sharing site Flickr launched a new feature - the ability to search your Gmail, Yahoo! Mail or Hotmail contacts list for people on Flickr so you can add them as contacts.

Darren Waters / BBC:
BT advert trials were ‘illegal’  —  Trials of an online ad system carried out by BT involving more than 30,000 of its customers were potentially illegal, says a leading digital rights lawyer.  —  BT has said it trialled a prototype of Phorm, which matches adverts to users’ web habits, in 2006 […]

Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Will XP’s ‘execution stay’ for emerging markets apply to other countries?  —  Speculation continues to swirl as to when and whether Microsoft will extend the June 30, 2008, cut-off date on which many PC makers will be expected to cease bundling Windows XP with new PCs.

Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Sprint’s Samsung Instinct: At Last, a Decent iPhone Competitor  —  Samsung’s Instinct may be the best stab at the coveted title of iPhone killah this CTIA.  The 3.1-inch touchscreen phone has localized haptic feedback, plus three hard navigation keys.  If it sounds familiar …