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Tired Old Goodmail Regroups, Becomes Net Neutrality Issue

Two year's ago there was a bit of a media frenzy surrounding Goodmail's apparent arrangement with AOL; if you don't recall the exact players you might remember national news coverage of the "email postage" scare in spring 2006. Well, Goodmail's back with a new CEO and a new plan: certifying video email.

Hasbro Sues Creators Of Scrabulous

Hasbro has sued the makers of the popular Facebook App, Scrabulous, saying it infringes on the copyrights of its game, Scrabble.Scrabulous has more than half a million players on Facebook while Hasbro licensee Electronic Arts launched its version of Scrabble on the social network this month has just over 8,000 players.

Microsoft, Facebook Seal Search And Ad Deal

Not happy with Facebook's search and advertising system?  Well, Microsoft's going to try its hand at improving things.  A new deal between the two companies should bring Live Search aboard before winter begins.

Spam King Makes Jail Break

A man dubbed "The Spam King" has escaped from a minimum-security federal prison in Colorado.Edward "Eddie" Davidson, 35 was sentenced in April to 21 months in prison for sending massive amounts of unsolicited fraudulent emails promoting penny stocks as good investments.Davidson was also ordered to pay $714,139 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service and ordered to turn over gold coins and other property he purchased through his scheme.He had been in the Florence, Colorado prison for about a month and a half when he escaped.

TrueAnthem Next Nail In Music Label Coffins

Widgets, advertising, and a couple of prominent music acts listed among the early participants in TrueAnthem's efforts show us why the music world doesn't end at the labels' doorsteps.

Amid Economic Woes, Microsoft Pushes Into Your Home

More money spent on gas and groceries means less for luxuries. In the past that meant more people going to the movies and picking up used musical instruments. Now, Microsoft wants to be an entertainment outlet, serving games, videos, and oh yes, advertising.

LinkedIn Learns Spanish

Spanish is everywhere; there may be around 360 million native speakers worldwide, and even little children in Lexington, Kentucky are being taught it in school.  So LinkedIn is leaping at a big opportunity by making its site available in Spanish.

British Man Wins Facebook Libel Case

A UK businessman has won a libel case and $44,000 in damages at London's High Court after false allegations were made about him on Facebook.Mathew Firsht sued a former friend for creating a bogus profile on the site that featured personal information about him and untrue claims about his sexual orientation.

Twitter Bug Torches Follower Lists

A slew of Twitter users posted this morning the disappearance of significant portions of followers and followees from their accounts. Has Twitter lost swaths of user data? Or is it the side effect of ousting "aggressive followers," who Twitter equates with spammers? Are followers worth much?

Full RSS Feeds Won't Get You Banned

Toads cause warts; new clothes on Easter bring good luck; and Google penalizes sites for having full RSS feeds. MentalFloss.com issued a "never mind" on that last superstition after Matt Cutts dropped a little science. Pay any attention at all in this industry and you'll find desperate Web marketers and publishers grasping at any explanation of why their site has suddenly been delisted from Google's search rankings. As all of us know, that's the Power of the Goog.