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Michael Jackson to Take on The Pirate Bay
torrentfreak.com — Micheal Jackson and several other artists plan to take on The Pirate Bay. The king of pop hired the infamous ‘Web Sheriff’ to protect his rights. “Hey Michael - do you want us to pay you in small kids maybe?” was the first response of Pirate Bay admin Brokep.More… (Tech Industry News)
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The Pirate Bay File Police Bribery Complaints
torrentfreak.com — The chief investigating officer in the Pirate Bay case who was revealed as recently working for Warner Bros, has been reported to the police. Yesterday the Pirate Bay crew filed “at least” three complaints, and further people have been reported for bribing the police.More… (Tech Industry News)
Breaking: Condé Nast/Wired Acquires Ars Technica
techcrunch.com — Condé Nast has acquired popular technology blog Ars Technica, we’ve confirmed. The site will become part of Wired Digital (which in turn is under CondéNet, run by Sarah Chubb). Wired Digital assets include Wired.com and Reddit (acquired in 2006). The acquisition price will not be disclosed, but our sources say it is in the $25 million range,More… (Tech Industry News)
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DNS trouble knocks NSA off Internet
computerworld.com — 'Our techs are working on it,' says an agency spokeswomanMore… (Tech Industry News)
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Taking Your Laptop into the US? Be Sure to Hide Your Data
guardian.co.uk — Last month a US court ruled that border agents can search your laptop, or any other electronic device, when you're entering the country. They can take your computer and download its entire contents, or keep it for several days. So how do you protect yourself? By hiding your data.More… (Tech Industry News)
Why Gen Y Is Going to Change the Web
readwriteweb.com — Gen Y is taking over. The generation of young adults that's compromised of the children of Boomers, Generation Jones, and even some Gen X'ers, is the biggest generation since the Baby Boomers and three times the size of Gen X.More… (Tech Industry News)
warrior007CNET: CBS' YouTube, or Its Waterloo?
wired.com — With the deal, CBS says it will triple its interactive footprint and will become one of the top 10 biggest internet properties. While that all sounds very promising, CBS is acquiring a very troubled business. When they said in 2006 that they wanted to find "the next YouTube" to acquire, no one could have guessed that they meant CNET....More… (Tech Industry News)
skoredDemographics now available in YouTube Insight
googleblog.blogspot.com — Google added some new features to Insight. One is a new demographics tab that displays view count information broken down by age group (such as ages 18-24), gender, or a combination of the two, to help you get a better understanding of the makeup of your YouTube audience. More… (Tech Industry News)
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Top 10 Social Networking Annoyances
pcworld.com — It's great to keep in touch with your friends and colleagues, but does the price have to be spam, zombie bites, and friend invitations from people you've never heard of?More… (Tech Industry News)
JenniferSlaytonAndersen gets highest-ever attorney fees award against RIAA
arstechnica.com — Exonerated P2P defendant Tanya Andersen was awarded $107,834 in court costs and attorneys' fees for her successful defense against the RIAA's copyright infringement charges. It's the largest fee award so far against the RIAA, and over triple what the RIAA argued it should pay.More… (Tech Industry News)
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Comcast Lied to FCC, Blocks BitTorrent Traffic 24/7
torrentfreak.com — New data on Comcast’s interference with BitTorrent traffic shows that the company misinformed the FCC this February. Comcast has always argued that BitTorrent upstream traffic was only blocked during periods of heavy network traffic, this turns out to be a lie.More… (Tech Industry News)
Tech's best workspace: Digg
valleywag.com — When we first listed tech's 10 best workspaces, we downplayed the importance of design and amenities. The crowd disagrees. It favors beer. Digg's beer, to be exact. 1,505 voted in our poll, and 28 percent chose the social news site's workspace and its fridge full of beverages as the best workspace in tech.More… (Tech Industry News)
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Facebook's Big Facelift
businessweek.com — This is a short article about the makeover plans for facebook. Quite an interesting read.More… (Tech Industry News)
surfieboyDigg: New Comments System Released!
blog.digg.com — We’re excited to launch the new Comments system – we’ve listened to your requests and feedback and have incorporated many of your suggestions. More… (Tech Industry News)
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Twitter Emerges as Key Communications Channel in China Quake
dailygalaxy.com — In the wake of the 7.8 earthquake that hit China, Twitter has been called in to action as one of the main channels of communication for many people. Mainly due to the regular stream of updates, coordinated with a simple tag so that anyone could search for them, Twitter can provide people with quick and vital information.More… (Tech Industry News)
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