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TV Acknowledges The Power Of The Internet

At the PRSA Western District conference in LA on Friday there was talk in the buzz marketing session about how audiences are moving to the Internet. Even the studios acknowledged that they will be offering episodes of popular shows online.

Business Cash Flow: New Revenue Sources
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Business income is important to all entrepreneurs, whether new to small business or along time independent business owners.

Google Contest May Jam Up Coders

Google’s Code Jam Europe wants to find the best and brightest among European Java and C programmers, but its scheduling leaves something to be desired.

Blog Search Engine Sphere Launches

Hyped-up blog search engine Sphere launched a number of minutes ago, and already there is some discussion on it.

Napster Let Loose

Napster is free again, for five songs only. Actually, it’s 2 million songs, five times each. That’s 10 million songs right? No, it’s not. And it’s only kind of free. Confused yet?

Sphere Blog Search Lifts Off

Sphere exited its beta testing phase with the launch of version 1.5, and several new features were put into place before its formal debut. After several months in private beta testing, which we reported on last October

MySpace, Facebook Go Mobile

What do you get when you combine two of the biggest tech trends today – social networking and mobile?

DB2 Leader Joins Ants In Database March

If the reports can be believed, former IBM DB2 leader Don Haderle may be advising the next challenger to Oracle, Microsoft, and even IBM.

Google News Suggest

Google added some Google Suggest technology to Google News.

Perl Artistic License Gets A Makeover

The Perl Foundation published drafts of both the Artistic License version 2.0 and its Contributor License Agreement, seeking public comment on both.

BlogBurst Puts Blogs In The News
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Prominent online newspaper sites like SFGate.com from the San Francisco Chronicle and other began displaying blog content provided by Pluck’s BlogBurst syndication service.

Tell Clients When You Move Your Website

Can you believe it? My favorite candy store up-and-moved on me. I stroll up the sidewalk, anxious for a fresh pack of Cherryheads, and there it is – a tasteless, black & white “We’ve Moved” sign.

Google Complains To Feds About IE7

Google has given its new lobbyists in Washington DC something to do, as the company expressed concern to both the Justice Department and the European Commission about Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 having MSN Search as its default search engine.

Are You Paralyzed by Website Feature-itis?

I’ve seen feature-itis strike, and sometimes paralyze, new website owners. With no good reason, their websites take over a year to go live.

Google To Show Ads Where You Want Them

The Inside AdWords blog says that they are implementing a change in AdWords, where they try to determine for particular queries how much users want to see ads.

Visto Hammers Seven And Sues RIM

Wireless email provider Visto prevailed in a patent infringement suit against Yahoo and Sprint partner Seven Networks; Visto’s attorneys celebrated by filing a lawsuit against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion.

Today Talking Xbox, Tomorrow Terminator

So uh, it looks like somebody has found a way to let your Xbox 360 blog about you. Themachinewill blogabout you. I’m gonna need a rope, a chair, and somebody to blog my last words; it’s time to go.

Plaxo Puts HipCal In Its Pocket

In need of a stronger online calendar solution to go with its address book products, Plaxo has acquired privately held HipCal and will move that team to its Mountain View HQ.

What to Do When Your SEO Project Stalls

Your SEO project is drifting, and you’re getting angry, because your customers can’t find your site, and your competitors are circling like jackals. What do you do?

Yahoo! Tech Targets Consumer Electronic Market

Being compared by some to cNet, Yahoo! has launched a new technology focused portal aimed at the electronic consumer market.

Sifry Speaks On Languages And Tagging

In part two of Technorati founder David Sifry’s State of the Blogosphere notes, we find the blog search engine tracks a couple million more blogs than it did two weeks ago.

Spam King Pinched; Out-Narc’ed By Hackers
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UPDATE; Our source, Valleywag, has retracted the rumor about the Spam King’s arrest: “Several reporters and spam fighters have checked on the Alan Ralsky story and told me it’s false. The FBI’s Detroit field office told one journalist that the Spam King was not arrested or held, is not in custody, and has not been indicted.”

FIM Picks Up A Two-For-One
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The latest trophies from Fox Interactive Media’s (FIM) shopping spree are online karaoke joint kSolo.com and social media/topical news/ content aggregator thingie Newroo Inc. Yes, I used the word “thingie.” It’s Monday.

Typos Spell Google Cash, eBay Discounts

Depending on one’s usage, misspelling a term on the Internet can land a surfer in a nest of advertising pages or a sweet price on an eBay auction.