Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Is this the new iPhone?  —  Sure, it’s Palm’s big day, but that doesn’t mean the Apple rumor mill is taking a break — check out this pic of what might be the new iPhone set to drop on Monday.  Yep, that’s a matte black casing with no chrome border, a […]

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Ouch  —  So.  —  The Gillmor Gang was today.  We started things off with a nice talk about Rajeev Motwani and his contributions to the community.  That was nice.  —  Then Leo Laporte started talking about the Palm Pre, which launches today.  That part of the show …

Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Twitter’s Real Time Spam Problem  —  And so real-time search begets real-time spam.  We knew this would happen, but it’s annoying and becoming a growing problem.  Question is, will Twitter do anything about it, beginning with removing its “Trends” feature?

Damon Darlin / New York Times:
Get the Tech Scuttlebutt!  (It Might Even Be True.)  —  AT 2:56 in the morning on May 5, a headline flashed on Gawker, the New York gossip site that also carries a smattering of Silicon Valley buzz.  It was tentative in its phrasing: “Could Apple Buy Twitter?”

Biz / Twitter Blog:
Not Playing Ball  —  Impersonation violates Twitter’s Terms of Service and we take the issue seriously.  We suspend, delete, or transfer control of accounts known to be impersonation.  When alerted, we took action in this regard on behalf of St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa.

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Apple Gets Pwned, SF Store Is Now Advertising DVD Jon’s doubleTwist  —  Apple may be known for its advertising prowess, but this little marketing coup is going to go down as one of the most hilarious ad placements in recent history. doubleTwist, the company co-founded by renowned software …

Paul Miller / Engadget:
Palm Pre goes on sale nationwide, line forms on the right  —  Oh, hey, look at that: you can buy a Pre now!  As of 8:00AM on the East Coast, the phone went on sale at Sprint stores, with Best Buy, Radio Shack and Wal-Mart also retailing the phone today as […]

Elinor Mills / CNET News:
Hacker named to Homeland Security Advisory Council  —  Jeff Moss, founder of the Black Hat and Defcon hacker and security conferences, was among 16 people sworn in on Friday to the Homeland Security Advisory Council.  —  The HSAC members will provide recommendations and advice directly …

Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
How Twitter’s Staff Uses Twitter (And Why It Could Cause Problems)  —  Twitter has captured peoples’ imaginations like nothing else on the web in years.  It’s growing fast, gets talked about all the time in other media, has fostered a huge developer community and gets used in more ways than anyone […]

Sergey Brin / too:
Remembering Rajeev  —  It has been a long time since I have updated this blog.  In fact, I have been doing some research for what I thought would be my next post.  —  Unfortunately, life does not always give you the luxury to plan what may be close to your heart […]