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Google Index Reaches 1 Trillion URLs
informationweek.com — Three years after Google (NSDQ: GOOG) declared that its index was three times larger than any other search engine and then declined to cite a specific number to support that claim, it was widely believed that Google had tired of index one-upmanship and that it would no longer be measuring its index. Well, Google has its yardstick in hand once...More… (Tech Industry News)
upickSenator fuses controversial IP bills into big, bad package
arstechnica.com — A bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) would increase penalties for counterfeiting, empower federal prosecutors to bring civil suits against copyright infringers, create a federal copyright czar to coordinate IP enforcement, and provide for the seizure of property used to violate copyrights and trademarks. More… (Tech Industry News)
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Google Walks Away From Digg Deal
techcrunch.com — The Google/Digg acquisition negotiations, which had passed the term sheet stage and were in final negotiations, are over, multiple sources close to both companies have confirmed. The deal appears to deadMore… (Tech Industry News)
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Hammer drops at last: FCC opposes Comcast P2P throttling
arstechnica.com — The Comcast P2P saga has come to its final chapter as a majority of FCC commissioners today voted to sanction the company. The FCC's Internet Policy Statement now sports some unexpectedly sharp teeth.More… (Tech Industry News)
The Pirate Bay Promotes “The Dark Knight” Leak
torrentfreak.com — The Pirate Bay is messing with Hollywood again, as they’ve put up a new logo which links to pirated copies of the blockbuster movie “The Dark Knight”. Although Warner did all it can to protect the film from leaking, a Cam version leaked onto BitTorrent sites soon after it premiered.More… (Tech Industry News)
Users OK with ads in streaming TV, not on YouTube uploads
arstechnica.com — Consumers generally welcome advertising in online video if it will stay free, but they are more receptive to ads in certain types of video than others. The latest data comes from Ipsos MediaCT's ongoing digital video study, which asked a "representative sample" of US Internet users about their online habits and preferences in February. More… (Tech Industry News)
maingUnder Pressure, ISP Admits Secret Web Snooping in Kansas
blog.wired.com — Internet service provider Embarq eavesdropped on the web surfing habits of 26,000 customers in Kansas without notifying them personally, as part of its test of new, controversial advertising technology that profiles users, according to a letter sent to federal lawmakers Wednesday.More… (Tech Industry News)
"Spam King" dead in apparent murder-suicide.
msnbc.msn.com — The bodies of "Spam King" Edward "Eddie" Davidson, his wife, and 3-year-old daughter were found in an SUV parked in a farmhouse driveway in a rural part of Bennett, about 25 miles east of Denver. Authorities said Davidson was the apparent gunman. What a horrific ending.More… (Tech Industry News)
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Torrentz Celebrates 5th Anniversary
torrentfreak.com — Torrentz.com, the largest BitTorrent meta-search engine, celebrates its 5th anniversary today. The site, one of the oldest torrent sites around, has evolved quite a lot over the years. Let’s take a look at how it all started.More… (Tech Industry News)
High-Stakes Race to Unlock a Wider Web
washingtonpost.com — The nation's top technology companies hoping to prove to the Federal Communications Commission that the unlicensed airwaves between television stations, known as white spaces, could provide a new form of mobile Internet service. More… (Tech Industry News)
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MPAA Hacker Spied on The Pirate Bay
torrentfreak.com — Court documents show that a hacker, hired by the MPAA, offered to reveal the identities of the Pirate Bay founders. The hacker, who also retrieved private information from TorrentSpy, was paid $15.000 for his efforts.More… (Tech Industry News)
jos22Digg's Chicago Town Hall: Pics, sub-Diggs & Tribune strategy
windycitizen.com — Jay mentions Digg's developing "sub-Diggs". Kevin outdrinks Jay in chugging contest. Meet the Kevin Rose-lookalike who confused people all night long. Plus a look at the Chicago Tribune's Digg strategy. The best photos, news and links from last night's Town Hall meeting in Chicago. More… (Tech Industry News)
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DRM still sucks: Yahoo Music going dark, taking keys with it
arstechnica.com — The bad dream of DRM continues. Yahoo e-mailed its Yahoo! Music Store customers yesterday, tell them it will be closing for good—and the company will take its DRM license key servers offline on September 30, 2008.More… (Tech Industry News)
Telco won't install fiber network, sues to prevent city from
arstechnica.com — A small town in Minnesota wants to build its own fiber to the home network. The local telco didn't want to do it, but it doesn't want the city competing with it, either. That means one thing: lawsuit.More… (Tech Industry News)
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