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Halloween
Brad Fitzpatrick says "Boo!" and I do too
Googler Brad Fitzpatrick has dressed up as Facebook for Halloween. Ironic, since he might easily have been a Facebooker dressing up in Google's primary colors right now. Before jumping from Six Apart, he interviewed at both Facebook and Google. And now the two companies are set up for a tumultuous clash — not just over hiring one employee, but over the future of online ads. Facebook is set to announce its own targeted-ad network next week, taking on Google's AdSense; Google is soon to launch open standards for widgets, competing with Facebook's platform for developers. Dave Morin, who manages that platform, had his AIM status set with this message: "Bring it, Fitzpatrick." It's getting scary up in here. Which raises the question: How am I going to put the fright on Silicon Valley this Halloween?
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5:51 PM on Wed Oct 31 2007
By Owen Thomas
1,435 views, 3 commentsLatest by wodulikesumpie: Me and a couple of others did this MONTHS ago, and ours was WAAAAY better! more »
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The New York Times' missing Google quote
Last night, when Brad Stone and Miguel Helft got the scoop about Google's OpenSocial program, they included a quote from Forrester Research analyst Charlene Li. You can still find the quote using Google's search engine, but it's gone from the text of the story, and we can't find any cached version. Why? Perhaps it was cut for space in the final print version. That strikes me as curious, since space considerations don't apply to the Web, where the full version could have easily remained. More intriguing is the whispers that an unduly loquacious Li might have played a role in the New York Times getting the scoop. We're stumped. Anyone have an answer? -
Web 2.0 to English
OpenSpeak translated is "gimme"
Loveable crankster Dave Winer unwraps the etymology of Google's OpenSocial platform.
Open Source — let's see your source code.
OpenDoc — let's get rid of Office.
OpenID — let's see your users.
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Methinks NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker ought to worry a little more about getting more viewers for his little TV network than about squeezing more money out of Apple. NBC ranked fourth in the ratings last week, stomped by Dancing with the Stars and my Red Sox winning the World Series. [AP]
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A Lexis-Nexis search confirms our suspicion that today's Wall Street Journal review of Fake Steve Jobs's Options contains the first-ever use of the phrase "Holy friggin mother of Jesus" in a U.S. newspaper.
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oink
Trent Reznor used shut-down music sharing site
Trent Reznor, the Nine Inch Nails frontman who encouraged his fans to steal music, had a favorite site to steal from. It was Oink, the music-sharing site that got shut down last week, as he told New York:I'll admit I had an account there and frequented it quite often. At the end of the day, what made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world's greatest record store. Pretty much anything you could ever imagine, it was there, and it was there in the format you wanted... it existed because it filled a void of what people want.
Reznor also feels "hustled" when he visits iTunes. Maybe he'll donate to help The Pirate Bay build their BitTorrent replacement. (Photo by AP/Louis Lanzano) -
Digital Music
Facebook Music platform to launch next week?
All the attention might be on Facebook's advertising aspirations, the Microsoft investment, and Google's OpenSocial initiative. But don't think Facebook has forgotten about MySpace, which still has a lock on the music market, thanks to bands which discovered the site as a way to connect with fans. One report has Facebook launching a long-rumored platform for musicians at the Ad:Tech conference. More » -
Larry And Sergey
Which Google founder has the best wedding site?
There's nothing like good-natured competition amongst cofounders. So which Google founder topped the other with the best wedding locale? Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki of 23AndMe conjoined their gene pools at magician David Copperfield's exclusive Musha Cay, and it's rumored that Larry Page and fiancée Lucy Southworth have reserved Richard Branson's Necker Island, pictured above, for a December 7 wedding. A complete comparison of the private islands after the jump. Who splurged the most? You decide.
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Qualcomm
Who needs love when you have patents?
Qualcomm, the San Diego-based chipmaker and holder of key wireless patents, is reviled by most everyone. Mobile phone manufacturers hate being dependent on their chips and patented technologies. Nokia in particular is fighting its high licensing fees and is embroiled in several lawsuits. European regulators are investigating whether or not the company's fees are too high. Fiercely protective of its own patents, Qualcomm is accused of infringing competitor Broadcom's patents. That dispute led a U.S. trade commission to ban the import of some devices containing Qualcomm chips. Judge Rudi Brewster scolded the company for withholding evidence related to the Broadcom case, which led to Qualcomm's own lawyers pointing the finger at their client. And none of it matters because Qualcomm continues to keep investors happy. More »
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