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“This is perhaps the most exciting news since the May launch of TomCruise.com: I’ d like to welcome Britney Spears to our world. She (or rather her people) have launched both a Twitter account and a bloggy sort of site with near constant updates on her fascinating life. Her new song Womanizer also jumped from no. [...]”
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“Users who hadn’t already left Bloglines for Google Reader and other functional RSS readers are doing so now, largely because Bloglines has stopped working and the company has done absolutely nothing to communicate to users what is going on or when it might be fixed. Even Bloglines founder Mark Fletcher , who sold the company to Ask.com in 2005, is ready to jump ship. In a Twitter message yesterday he said “Bloglines, please stop sucking. It’s been a couple weeks …”
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“I’ve spoken to a lot of CEOs this week who are going through layoffs or who are thinking of going through going through layoffs. The list of those who’ve pulled the trigger gets longer every day, and the unparty seems to just be getting started based on the email flow that we’re seeing. Why are companies doing this now? Based on the CEOs I’ve spoken with, it isn’t just about cutting costs in preparation for a downturn . Some CEOs …”
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“We knew something was up. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (pictured left) has stepped down, and co-founder Evan Williams moves from the Chairman role to CEO. Williams talks about the change in a blog post : “While the board of directors and the company have nothing but praise for where Jack has taken us, we also agree that the best way forward is for Jack to step into the role Chairman, and for me to become CEO. Jack will remain on …”
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“By this point, most Americans have made up their minds about who they are going to vote for President come Election Day. But if you are still trying to decide, or just want to reassure yourself that you are indeed voting for the candidate who most closely reflects your views, take the Glassbooth Quiz . The site is run by a non-partisan, non-profit organization (or so it claims ). You tell the site what your positions are on a range …”
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“This is a story that’s bound to explode onto mainstream media today. RocketBoom founder Andrew Baron’s father, Frederick Baron, is dying of multiple myeloma , a particularly nasty form of cancer. last week doctors gave him days to live – as of this morning he’s still fighting. According to a blog post by Andrew , the family was preparing for the worst. And then a possible miracle cure: one of Frederick’s doctors discovered last week that a multiple sclerosis drug …”
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“San Francisco based Technorati has acquired AdEngage , a twelve person advertising network based in Los Angeles, in an all stock transaction. The AdEngage platform will remain a free standing, branded service, and Technorati will also launch a version of the platform under its new Technorati Media brand . The size of the transaction is not being disclosed. This follows Technorati’s August acquisition of BlogCritics , a network of blog content. AdEngage, which was founded in 2004, sells advertising for …”
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“I guess the upside is that a stock can’t fall below zero, so there’s an end in sight to the ongoing destruction of jobs and shareholder wealth at Yahoo. The stock closed at $13.76 today, down another 5.6%. And this isn’t just part of the market’s overall meltdown – the Nasdaq fell just 0.8% today, and Google, Yahoo’s main direct competitor, was down just 2.3%. At this point I’ve moved beyond wondering how Yahoo’s senior management manages to keep themselves …”
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“For whatever reason, Apple decided not to allow “landscape mode” on iPhone email. If you want to turn the phone when the web browser is open and get the larger keyboard that makes two thumb typing realistic, no problem. But the email app is portrait only. Now a new iPhone application called TouchType ( iTunes link ) fixes the problem. Open the application and you get a landscape mode keypad. type an email, hit the send button and it auto-populates …”
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“We were able to track down the presentation that Sequoia Capital gave to its portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week (and so did VentureBeat ). It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we covered yesterday along with an email that angel investor Ron Conway sent to his 130 active portfolio companies. The final text slide reads “Get Real or Go Home.” Benchmark Capital jumped on the band wagon today with their own …”
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