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<title>The curious case of the Microsoft-Seinfeld ad</title>
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<published>2008-09-05T23:01:11Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-05T23:04:25Z</updated>

<summary>Seinfeld has a long and storied history as a shill, and an unapologetic one at that. Think back to the 1990&apos;s: care for a Snapple? Then there are the HP commercials, which he used as a promotional vehicle for his...</summary>
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<name>Kenneth Corbin</name>

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Seinfeld has a long and storied history as a shill, and an unapologetic one at that. Think back to the 1990&apos;s: care for a Snapple? Then there are the HP commercials, which he used as a promotional vehicle for his...


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<entry>
<title>Amazon: Moving ahead of iPod News</title>
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<published>2008-09-05T17:20:12Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-05T22:54:30Z</updated>

<summary><![CDATA[&nbsp; If you're going to launch a media download service, rule #1 is to make sure you don't announce it within shouting distance of Apple's upcoming iPod release news next week.That's the take on Amazon's release of its download service,...]]></summary>
<author>
<name>Erin Joyce</name>

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<![CDATA[&nbsp; If you're going to launch a media download service, rule #1 is to make sure you don't announce it within shouting distance of Apple's upcoming iPod release news next week.That's the take on Amazon's release of its download service,...]]>

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<title>OLPC&apos;s Amazon Notebook Linux Only </title>
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<published>2008-09-05T21:40:28Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-05T21:50:52Z</updated>

<summary>UPDATE: The folks at One Laptop Per Child got back to me with a statement following my recent blog post on its plans to sell through online commerce giant, Amazon. It was tough to get many details on this story...</summary>
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<name>David Needle</name>

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UPDATE: The folks at One Laptop Per Child got back to me with a statement following my recent blog post on its plans to sell through online commerce giant, Amazon. It was tough to get many details on this story...


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<entry>
<title>NetSuite: Chrome-ing it up for fun and profit</title>
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<published>2008-09-05T20:02:31Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-05T22:08:33Z</updated>

<summary>NetSuite is first out of the box in support of Google Chrome -- and in support of the surge of buzz around the much-discussed, variously (depending on where you look) Firefox-killing, IE-killing, paradigm-killing browser. Yes, the SMB and enterprise SaaS...</summary>
<author>
<name>Christopher Saunders</name>

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NetSuite is first out of the box in support of Google Chrome -- and in support of the surge of buzz around the much-discussed, variously (depending on where you look) Firefox-killing, IE-killing, paradigm-killing browser. Yes, the SMB and enterprise SaaS...


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<entry>
<title>Samsung&apos;s courting SanDisk</title>
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<published>2008-09-05T14:25:26Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-05T14:55:01Z</updated>

<summary>Reuters is reporting this morning that top chip maker Samsung Electronics is mulling buying up flash memory maker SanDisk, though a spokesperson said a decision hasn&apos;t been made. The move would be a huge boost for Samsung financially and market...</summary>
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<name>Judy Mottl</name>

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Reuters is reporting this morning that top chip maker Samsung Electronics is mulling buying up flash memory maker SanDisk, though a spokesperson said a decision hasn&apos;t been made. The move would be a huge boost for Samsung financially and market...


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<entry>
<title>Big quarter for IP router vendors </title>
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<id>tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/skerner//21.9171</id>

<published>2008-09-05T14:14:12Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-05T14:32:54Z</updated>

<summary> From the &quot;big $$$&quot; files:The continued growth of the Internet and demand for more access and speed are fueling big numbers in IP routers. The latest Infonetics Research report on Service Provider Routers and Switches is reporting that Worldwide...</summary>
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<name>Sean Michael Kerner</name>

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 From the &quot;big $$$&quot; files:The continued growth of the Internet and demand for more access and speed are fueling big numbers in IP routers. The latest Infonetics Research report on Service Provider Routers and Switches is reporting that Worldwide...

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<entry>
<title>Bill &amp; Jerry at the Shoe Circus</title>
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<published>2008-09-05T00:42:25Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-05T00:52:37Z</updated>

<summary>I had heard that Microsoft was looking to come back with an ad that would blow the Mac vs. PC guys away. I love those guys. Yes I&apos;m a Mac groupie from college, but I&apos;ve also come around to see...</summary>
<author>
<name>Judy Mottl</name>

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I had heard that Microsoft was looking to come back with an ad that would blow the Mac vs. PC guys away. I love those guys. Yes I&apos;m a Mac groupie from college, but I&apos;ve also come around to see...


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<entry>
<title>Campaign Tech: Obama&apos;s ringing endorsements...</title>
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<published>2008-09-04T21:25:39Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-04T21:59:45Z</updated>

<summary>I got to thinking today about what our Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates use and don&apos;t use when it comes to technology. So I fired off some emails to the two campaigns, with questions about what each candidate thinks about...</summary>
<author>
<name>Judy Mottl</name>

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I got to thinking today about what our Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates use and don&apos;t use when it comes to technology. So I fired off some emails to the two campaigns, with questions about what each candidate thinks about...


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<entry>
<title>OLPC Taps Amazon for Low Cost Notebook</title>
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<id>tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/dneedle//20.9165</id>

<published>2008-09-04T21:22:19Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-05T22:27:20Z</updated>

<summary>The One Laptop Per Child project is looking to mega-online retail giant Amazon to try and pump more sales for its kid-friendly, XO notebook computer. Specifically, Amazon will be the main reseller for OLPC&#8217;s &#8220;Give One, Get One&#8221; program it...</summary>
<author>
<name>David Needle</name>

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The One Laptop Per Child project is looking to mega-online retail giant Amazon to try and pump more sales for its kid-friendly, XO notebook computer. Specifically, Amazon will be the main reseller for OLPC&#8217;s &#8220;Give One, Get One&#8221; program it...


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<entry>
<title>Google Chrome Internets Easter egg</title>
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<id>tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/skerner//21.9162</id>

<published>2008-09-04T19:07:14Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-04T19:21:51Z</updated>

<summary> From the &quot;someone was having fun&quot; files:The first Google Chrome Easter Egg has been discovered. Type in about:internets into the omnibox and you&apos;ll get your own view of the tubes themselves...I still like Firefox 3&apos;s Easter Egg too (type...</summary>
<author>
<name>Sean Michael Kerner</name>

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 From the &quot;someone was having fun&quot; files:The first Google Chrome Easter Egg has been discovered. Type in about:internets into the omnibox and you&apos;ll get your own view of the tubes themselves...I still like Firefox 3&apos;s Easter Egg too (type...

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<entry>
<title>Red Hat&apos;s $107 million virtualization gambit</title>
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<id>tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/skerner//21.9155</id>

<published>2008-09-04T13:50:12Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-04T14:42:22Z</updated>

<summary> From the &apos;we love Xen - sorta&apos; files:Red Hat is buying KVM vendor Qumranet for $107 million. It&apos;s a big move but I&apos;m not surprised and neither should anyone else.I&apos;ve been following and using the open source virtualization Xen...</summary>
<author>
<name>Sean Michael Kerner</name>

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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/">
 From the &apos;we love Xen - sorta&apos; files:Red Hat is buying KVM vendor Qumranet for $107 million. It&apos;s a big move but I&apos;m not surprised and neither should anyone else.I&apos;ve been following and using the open source virtualization Xen...

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<entry>
<title>Google: All your Webs are belong to us</title>
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<id>tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/apatrizio//19.9150</id>

<published>2008-09-04T00:30:09Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-04T18:30:42Z</updated>

<summary>Some Chrome users took a close look at the End User License Agreement (EULA) for its new Chrome browser, apparently a closer look than Google&apos;s legal department, and did not like what they saw. One section of the EULA gave...</summary>
<author>
<name>Andy Patrizio</name>

</author>

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Some Chrome users took a close look at the End User License Agreement (EULA) for its new Chrome browser, apparently a closer look than Google&apos;s legal department, and did not like what they saw. One section of the EULA gave...

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<entry>
<title>Google Chrome NOT at risk from Carpet Bombing flaw</title>
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<id>tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/skerner//21.9144</id>

<published>2008-09-03T20:55:20Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-03T22:00:35Z</updated>

<summary> From the &quot;if you click on a bad link bad things happen&quot; files:I just got contacted by a PR firm that wanted to talk to me about the new Google Chrome carpet bombing flaw. Only problem is, the flaw...</summary>
<author>
<name>Sean Michael Kerner</name>

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 From the &quot;if you click on a bad link bad things happen&quot; files:I just got contacted by a PR firm that wanted to talk to me about the new Google Chrome carpet bombing flaw. Only problem is, the flaw...

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<entry>
<title>Metallica&apos;s new album leaks but Lars is not suing mad</title>
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<id>tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/apatrizio//19.9143</id>

<published>2008-09-03T20:00:05Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-03T20:13:49Z</updated>

<summary>For anyone following the rock/metal scene, it&apos;s no secret Metallica has been on the outs with its fan base for some time. A string of bad albums and suing fans for downloading its MP3s did wonders to spoil the reputation...</summary>
<author>
<name>Andy Patrizio</name>

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For anyone following the rock/metal scene, it&apos;s no secret Metallica has been on the outs with its fan base for some time. A string of bad albums and suing fans for downloading its MP3s did wonders to spoil the reputation...

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<entry>
<title>Death knell for NebuAd?</title>
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<id>tag:blog.internetnews.com,2008:/kcorbin//17.9139</id>

<published>2008-09-03T18:07:21Z</published>
<updated>2008-09-03T23:26:16Z</updated>

<summary>Updated to add NebuAd&apos;s response. Scott McNealy famously quipped, &quot;Privacy is dead. Get over it.&quot; Perhaps, then, what we&apos;re seeing in the case of NebuAd is privacy taking vengeance from beyond the grave. The company that tracks people&apos;s Web surfing...</summary>
<author>
<name>Kenneth Corbin</name>

</author>

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Updated to add NebuAd&apos;s response. Scott McNealy famously quipped, &quot;Privacy is dead. Get over it.&quot; Perhaps, then, what we&apos;re seeing in the case of NebuAd is privacy taking vengeance from beyond the grave. The company that tracks people&apos;s Web surfing...


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