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08 Dec 2010 10:55

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Tech: CHROME OS NOTEBOOK DOESN’T HAVE CAPS LOCK (SAD FACE)

  • Look, Chrome OS is cool. The idea behind it is pretty rad, and it might actually make Microsoft irrelevant (finally). But this whole lack of CAPS LOCK THING WE CAN’T GET BEHIND. TO PROTEST THIS, WE’RE WRITING THE REST OF THIS POST IN CAPS LOCK, BECAUSE WE WANT TO SHOW HOW ALIVE THE IDEA OF HAVING A CAPS LOCK MAKES US. WE FEEL ALIVE. source
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06 Dec 2010 21:52

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Tech, U.S.: Consumer Reports tells us what we already knew about cell phones

  • AT&T is the worst cell phone provider, says CR source
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06 Dec 2010 10:02

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Biz, Tech: Speaking of buyouts, AOL has some crazy plans for itself

  • first AOL, which has been working on its content lately, is thinking of splitting up its content business from its legacy (and still-profitable) dial-up Internet business.
  • then The company is considering selling off its dial-up business to a company more suited to it, like Earthlink or United Online. (No, they don’t get TMZ, guys.)
  • finallyAOL would then merge the rest of its parts with Yahoo!, creating a massive content-generating echo chamber the likes of which the world has never seen. source
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06 Dec 2010 09:50

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Tech: Did Groupon make smart move by not selling to Google?

  • what Groupon, the quickly-growing deals site, reportedly declined a buyout offer from Google for a whopping $6 billion over the weekend. That’s a lot of money to turn down.
  • why The company’s CEO, Andrew Mason was concerned about the strategic direction under Google and what would happen to his loyal staff. So an IPO’s next. source
  • » A mixed record for startups: Some tech companies that have passed on the major buyout offers, like Facebook (which passed on a $1 billion buyout offer from Yahoo! way back in 2006), have only gotten much larger on their own. Other tech giants that missed the buyout opportunity – Yahoo! turned down an epic deal from Microsoft in 2008 and nosedived ever since. Other companies who have taken the buyout have had success stories (YouTube, which is a cornerstone of Google’s offerings) and precipitous declines (MySpace, which is trying to make a comeback; and Bebo, which sold to AOL and then lost nearly all of its value when it was sold again a couple years later). Which is to say, it’s too soon to know whether Groupon screwed up here.
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06 Dec 2010 09:33

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Tech: Tumblr’s epic fail: Database failure has them down for the count

  • 15 hours with no Tumblr; good thing we still have WordPress source
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05 Dec 2010 23:16

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Tech: Mark Zuckerberg’s “60 Minutes” appearance gets testy

  • On the plus side, at least he wasn’t sweating. Months after Kara Swisher turned Mark Zuckerberg into a puddle of goo over privacy issues, the Facebook founder was on “60 Minutes” talking privacy with Lesley Stahl, and not turning into a puddle of goo. Odds that he’s been coached since that infamous incident: Even. source
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04 Dec 2010 00:42

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Tech: Groupon spurns Google, proving they have deep discounts, balls

  • shocking Google offers Groupon $6 billion to offer its daily deals under the Google Banner. It’s Google’s biggest buyout offer ever.
  • shockinger Groupon has reportedly walked away from the offer, ensuring that in a year they will be completely forgotten. Smart move, idiots. source
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03 Dec 2010 18:07

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Tech: Prolific email spammer really clogged the tubes

  • 33% of all spam on the Internet sent by one guy source
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03 Dec 2010 17:56

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Tech, U.S.: FBI agents seize the wrong email account

  • good The FBI obtained a warrant to seize the emails of prolific Internet spammer Oleg Nikolaenko, wanted on a felony charge.
  • bad Due to a typo, they accidentally seized the wrong Gmail account (the FBI agent in charge dropped an ‘n’ by mistake).
  • bashfulThat agent now has to go back to federal court and get another search warrant – this time for the right email address. source
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03 Dec 2010 17:12

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Tech: Level 3’s fight with Comcast over Netflix heats up, big time

  • If the dispute were simply ‘commercial,’ the dispute would have already been settled or would never have arisen in the first place. Comcast’s status as the nation’s largest provider of consumer broadband service enables Comcast to force Level 3 to pay the ‘toll’ Comcast has demanded.
  • A statement from Level 3 Communications • Complaining about Comcast’s plan to charge a toll for its handling of Netflix’s traffic – which effectively doubles the amount of bandwidth they’ll be sending to Comcast’s customers. As this could have the effect of hurting end-users by incurring more charges on them, Level 3 is right to push back here. This is a net neutrality fight that you should watch, because Comcast appears to be using their leverage as an internet provider to protect its cable business. This is bad. source
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