Bret Taylor / FriendFeed Blog:
Preview the new FriendFeed design  —  We are happy to announce a new design for FriendFeed that makes it easier to read your feed and easier to get updates from the people you care about most.  —  We are launching the new design today in “beta” to get feedback from […]

Jennifer Liu / The Official Google Blog:
At a loss for words?  —  Have you ever been stumped in finding the right words to search for?  Back when I was planning my wedding, I had a list of wedding songs in mind, but the problem was that I couldn’t remember any of the artist names […]

Stefanie Olsen / CNET News.com:
Microsoft invests in Net video company Move Networks  —  Microsoft has invested in Internet TV company Move Networks for an undisclosed sum, in a move to broaden the reach of its video streaming technology.  —  The investment comes roughly five months after the two companies struck a strategic partnership.

IEBlog:
IE8 and Privacy  —  As others have written here before, users should be in control of their information.  That’s at the core of privacy.  Privacy has two aspects: disclosure and choice.  Disclosure means informing users in plain language about the data collected about them and how it’s used.

Kevin Rose / Digg the Blog:
Introducing Digg Dialogg  —  Hey Everyone -  —  We want to give the Digg community an opportunity to pose questions to some of the individuals and leaders of the moment (sans editors), who are taking action to change the world in cool ways.  To do this, we’re launching a […]

Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
No Matter How NBC Spins It, Olympics Web Strategy Comes Up A Loser  —  Despite its special Silverlight-powered Website and more than 2,000 hours of online video, it looks like NBC flubbed its opportunity to make its Olympics Web revenues more than a rounding error.

Kit Eaton / Gizmodo:
Leaked Document Shows Verizon’s Psyops Anti-iPhone Propaganda  —  Oh, deary deary me… Verizon’s tactics to combat the JesusPhone 3G now include briefing its employees about the iPhone’s failings, so they can answer customer questions about why it doesn’t carry the device.

Electronista:
Nokia unveils N79, N85 smartphones [U]  —  (Update: official release due tomorrow) Nokia today fulfilled a promise from earlier this month with two new Nseries devices both aimed at driving down the cost of getting into full smartphones.  The N85 as flagship appears set to replace the N81 …

Mahalis / Two Finger Play:
Over, for now  —  Well — I’ve received notice from Apple that they’ve been contacted by The Tetris® Company about Tris.  That, I’m afraid, is essentially game over.  Do they have a case?  No. Not really.  I am convinced that if it went to court, the “copyright” claim would get […]

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
AMD sells digital TV chip division to Broadcom  —  Advanced Micro Devices will sell its digital TV chip business to Broadcom for $192.8 million.  —  The move is part of chip company AMD’s attempt to raise some cash and regain its footing in its core microprocessor business where Intel has been […]