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• Before the bell 7-24-07: AAPL, T, MCD, SIRI, TIVO, GE ...

  Published: July 24, 2007, 4:46 am

  Tags: Aapl, Amzn, Goog, Mcd, Sbux, Siri, Tivo, Twx, Xmsr

  the next three to five years.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), AT&T and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) are expected to tender multibillion-dollar bids in a wireless airwaves auction. Today there is a House hearing on the subject that has been fascinating to follow as Google wants to provide high-speed Internet and other services through these

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• Going.com gets it going with $5 million

  Published: July 26, 2007, 9:23 am

  Tags: Facebook, General Catalyst, Generalcatalyst, Going Com, Goog, Highland Capital, Msft, Myspace, Yhoo

  under: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), Private equityGoing.com is an event site with social networking features that is focused on the 20-something crowd (which I guess leaves me out). The company seems to be getting traction, and today it announced a $5 million round of venture capital. The investors include General Catalyst

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• Microsoft edges out Google at Digg

  Published: July 26, 2007, 4:10 am

  Tags: Digg, Facebook, Goog, Google, Inthenews, Microsoft, Msft

  under: Deals, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Marketing and advertisingDigg, the reader-generated news site, has fired Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) as its advertising partner, and hired Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). The world's largest software company will sell text ads across the site. Digg has 9.5 million visitors in June. The Web 2.0 world had

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• hi5 gets $20 million in fun money

  Published: July 25, 2007, 11:35 am

  Tags: Facebook, Goog, Hi5, Msft, Myspace, Yhoo

  under: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO)With the success of MySpace and Facebook, venture capitalists are ramping up investments in the social networking space. One of the latest deals is a $20 million round for hi5. The lead investor is Mohr Davidow Ventures.Hi5 has more than 60 million registered users and has a strong

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• Microsoft fights back against Google

  Published: July 25, 2007, 6:19 am

  Tags: Goog, Google, Google Apps, Googleapps, Microsoft, Microsoft Office Online, Microsoftofficeonline, Msft

  Competitive strategy, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT)Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is going to add to its Office applications on the online-front in the next "year or so," according to a recent Financial Times article. This move is clearly in response to Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) continued attack on Microsoft and its various product segments, in

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• More Evidence of Yahoo Wrongdoing?

  Published: July 31, 2007, 3:03 pm

  Tags: Culture, China, Congress, Dissident, Dui Hua, Shi Tao, Yahoo, Csco, Goog, Msft, Yhoo

  internet space, including Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT) and Cisco (CSCO), which allegedly sells hardware to China that automatically filters content. And for Yahoo, at the very least, it's one more serious blow to the image of a company that is already struggling. Get great free widgets at <a

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• Google's Defense Against Copyright Infringement

  Published: July 30, 2007, 8:01 am

  Tags: Interesting Technology, Copyright Infringement, Daily, Dmca, Google, Youtube, Dis, Via, Goog

  infringement against Google's (GOOG) YouTube is an effort by Google to develop a DMCA-compliant technology that will assist the site in taking down illegally uploaded content. A Google attorney told the court last Friday that the company was working on a video recognition tool that would compare uploaded videos to copyrighted material

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• How to Social Network in 2008

  Published: July 27, 2007, 11:01 am

  Tags: Future Trends, Nws, Sfly, Goog, Yhoo

  Yahoo's (YHOO) 360 and Google's (GOOG) Orkut, have to failed break into the US market, helping in the process to expand our vocabulary of the whys and wherefores of sucess: Is your site sticky or not? Is it authentic, is it viral, does it enjoy a long tail? Where are the mashups, tagclouds, folksonomies?Funding Rolling InLately, there's

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• Microsoft Wants Google's Analytics Audience

  Published: July 25, 2007, 8:15 am

  Tags: Web 2 0, Analytics, David Naylor, Gatineau, Google, Ian Thomas, Marketer, Microsoft, Goog, Msft, Amzn

  up to fight it out with Google (GOOG) in the web analytics space, according to a post by web marketer David Naylor on his blog. Aside from being "KICK ARSE AWESOME" (his words), the product, called Gatineau, will offer features that Google Analytics doesn't, like breakdowns of the audience into age and gender and advanced

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• Forget About Renewable Energy

  Published: July 25, 2007, 7:34 am

  Tags: Future Trends, Ausubel, Biodiesel, Environment, Hydro, Nuclear, Renewable Energy, Solar, Fslr, Ccj, Etr, Goog

  for solar projects like Google's (GOOG) Corporate Solar. Further, the net gain in area wouldn't be as big as Ausubel assumes, once we had fewer strip mines and oil fields. Not to mention that it's a bit disingenuous to suggest filling Texas with wind farms or Ontario with water; few intelligent people pushing a renewable energy source

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• Open-Access for 700 MHz Spectrum May Go Ahead

  Published: July 24, 2007, 10:52 pm

  Tags: Future Trends, Goog

  access, but it, along with Google (GOOG), is the only major company in support. Others, including Verizon (VZ), are also opposed. It looks like the FCC's commission meeting on the rules may occur next week, at which time Google may find itself needing to set aside the $4.6 billion it promised for the auction if its conditions were met.

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• Before the bell 8-1-07: AAPL, DIS, SBUX, F, GM ...

  Published: August 1, 2007, 4:38 am

  Tags: Aapl, Dis, Goog, Sbux

  upgrades and downgrades, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Starbucks (SBUX), Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Walt Disney (DIS)Main market news: Before the bell 8-1-07: It may not be pretty out there todayAfter tumbling 6.8% yesterday to close at $131.76 following some very unconfirmed chatter that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will cut

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• Performing Rights Groups Aim to Outdo RIAA

  Published: August 1, 2007, 4:57 pm

  Tags: Culture, Ascap, Bim, Copyright, Disney, Infringement, Riaa, Sesac, Sony, Viacom, Sne, Dis, Via, Goog

  recently complained to Google's (GOOG) YouTube that a guitar teacher's instruction videos were violating copyright, forcing them to be removed. It also sent out a 408 pre-litigation settlement letters to 23 universities on July 17, further enlarging its campaign against file-sharing students. It should be interesting to see whether the

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• Before the bell 8-2-07: AAPL, DELL, EBAY, GOOG ...

  Published: August 2, 2007, 4:43 am

  Tags: Aapl, Dell, Ebay, Goog, Msft

  increased competition from Google's Checkout and win new users and improve business for merchants that use its service.Meanwhile Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube was once again blasted over copyright violation from a coalition of Japanese television, music and film companies. The group also expressed skepticism over an automatic video

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• Newspaper wrap-up 8-2-07: Martha Stewart making acquisitions

  Published: August 2, 2007, 5:15 am

  Tags: Aapl, Apple, Barron S, Barrons, Digitimes, Goog, Google, Inside Scoop, Insidescoop, Iphone, Martha Stewart, Marthastewart, Mnst, Monster, Morgan Stanley, Morganstanley, Mso, New York Post, Newspaper, Newyorkpost, Ny Post, Nypost, Paper, Periodical, Wall Street Journal, Wallstr

  Newspapers, Magazines, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Morgan Stanley (MS), Monster Worldwide (MNST)MAJOR PAPERS: Paul Tudor Jones runs some of the best managed hedge funds anywhere, averaging over a 24% annual return over the last 20 years, but last month they reported heavy losses, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Wall

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