Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - 3:14 am EST
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0 - 9 hours, 6 minutes ago
What’s going on with Steve Jobs’ hormones? - Steve Jobs’ letter to the Apple community about his health problems seems to have reassured investors — the stock closed up 4.22% in Monday trading. But medically, Apple’s (AAPL) CEO raised more questions than he...


Silicon Alley Insider - 19 hours, 28 minutes ago
MacWorld Rumors - Here what the rumors say we can expect to be announced from Apple (AAPL) during MacWorld 2009: A new 17-inch, unibody MacBook Pro with an irremovable battery. A (Product) red iPhone. New versions of iLife and iWork, but in the cloud. An...
Gadgetell, RyanSpoon.com, PC World, MacRumors.com, The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Forbes

Ars Technica - 3 days, 10 hours, 14 minutes ago
Wikipedia passes $6 million donation goal - The Wikimedia Foundation has surpassed its goal of raising $6 million to keep things going through the end of its fiscal year, thanks to a personal plea from Jimmy Wales.
Yahoo! News (Wire Services), Silicon Alley Insider, ReadWriteWeb, Quick Online Tips, The Register

Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch - 8 hours, 4 minutes ago
Point, Veoh. Court Upholds DMCA Protections In Suit Brought Against It By UMG. - For those Web companies that comply by it, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is turning out to be their best friend. Last week, Universal Music Group (UMG) was denied a summary judgment by a Los Angeles court in its copyright...

I4U News - 2 days, 17 hours, 39 minutes ago
Sneak Peeks from Macworld 2009 - Despite Steve Jobs not attending Macworld 2009, the hype and interest is still unbroken. Like every year Apple fans try to sneak into the Moscone Center in San Francisco to land a spy shot of a banner or anything that could point to a new...
9 to 5 Mac

PC World - 3 days, 12 hours, 24 minutes ago
Wikipedia Raises Needed Funds for Its Operations - The Wikimedia Foundation has raised the necessary funds to keep Wikipedia online.
Macworld UK News

Cleve Nettles / 9 to 5 Mac - 17 hours, 16 minutes ago
Late update before Macworld... - We've gotten a flurry of late reports that there is in fact a removable battery in the 17-inch laptop.   We don't know what to make of it.  Either Apple has been pulling an Android or there are two batteries in the...

TheStreet.com: Business Wire - 17 hours, 50 minutes ago
Liberty Media Sells $3.8 Million of IAC Interactive - Jonathan Moreland, author of InsiderInsights, gives you the lowdown on top stock purchases and sales.

Events Team / Red Hat - 18 hours, 6 minutes ago
Where’s Red Hat this January? - Red Hat rang in the New Year and we’re hitting the ground running in 2009. From virtual tradeshows and partner events to Red Hat Summit and JBoss World 2009, we’re excited about what this year has in store for Red Hat on the...


Shane McGlaun / DailyTech - 6 days, 15 hours, 26 minutes ago
AMD Sheds More Workers - AMD takes an additional$70 million in restructuring charges
Macworld, The Register, EETimes, Yahoo! News (Wire Services), InfoWorld, Macworld UK News, Ars Technica

Michael Rose / The Unofficial Apple Weblog - 11 days, 13 hours, 14 minutes ago
So you just got an iMac -- now what? - Filed under: iMac, Holidays All day on December 25, TUAW presents "Now What?" We've got first steps and recommendations for all the Apple gifts you (hopefully!) found under the tree today.
Gizmodo, AppleInsider, 9 to 5 Mac, MacRumors.com, InfoWorld

David / David Risley - 17 days, 17 hours, 49 minutes ago
Using Adwords PPC to Get Twitter Followers. Smart? - I was using Google Gmail the other day (as I do every day) and saw this ad block in my email. The second ad is for a Twitter account: Dolphini.
WebProNews, Search Engine Land, Search Engine Journal

Christopher Wallace / Search Engine Land - 19 days, 14 hours, 31 minutes ago
Building Your Brand With Search: A Three Part Strategy -
Marketing Pilgrim, ZDNet Blogs, Inside Facebook

Chris Crum / WebProNews - 17 days, 18 hours, 19 minutes ago
Another Example That Internet Advertising is Holding Strong - There has been a lot of talk about the online advertising industry being in trouble because of the economy, yet we continue to see example after example of the contrary.

Seattle Times - 20 days, 9 hours, 53 minutes ago
Adobe's earnings hit higher end of outlook - Adobe Systems, best known for its Photoshop and Acrobat software, said today its fiscal fourth-quarter profit grew 11 percent, at the high...
Yahoo! News (Wire Services), AOL

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch - 20 days, 12 hours, 18 minutes ago
Twitter Hiring Product Manager To Bring In The Revenue - Twitter’s business model (or rather lack of one) is a topic of endless debate. Like many successful startups that came before it the company has been successful in getting users and usage when it doesn’t charge a cent.
VentureBeat, Silicon Alley Insider

TheStreet.com - 17 days, 12 hours, 16 minutes ago
Smartphone Sales Boost Research In Motion's Earnings - Device sales contributed 81% of revenue.

MediaPost - 5 days, 19 hours, 53 minutes ago
Online Media Daily: SEO Guru Taps Facebook To Support Israel - Marketing and SEO Guru Joel Leyden is reaching out through search engine optimization and social media to help Jews and Christians express their support for the Israel Defense Force and Israeli civilians.

MediaPost - 6 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes ago
Online Media Daily: Apple iPhone App For SEM -

AllBusiness.com - 7 days, 11 hours, 25 minutes ago
What Is Search Engine Optimization? - Lee Odden, an Internet marketing advisor, offers a definition of SEO.

Steven Hodson / WinExtra - 11 hours, 28 minutes ago
Yes I am a .. Social Media slut - Yes folks it is true – yours truly finally admits to the inevitable – I am indeed a Social Media slut. No longer is playing around with Social Media just a whimsical past time and even though I joked about it last night on FriendFeed...
ReadWriteWeb, ZDNet Blogs, Mashable!, WebProNews, Federated Media Blog, Ars Technica, John Battelle's Searchblog, MediaPost, paidContent.org

jeremiah_owyang / Web Strategy - 3 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes ago
Social vs Traditional Marketing Agencies - I’m thinking about the differences between traditional marketing agencies and social media agencies, this video by Jim the founder of Ignite Social Media agency does a good job explaining the difference.

Leslie Poston / Mashable! - 4 days, 21 hours, 14 minutes ago
HOW TO: Give Back With Social MicroFunding in 2009 - Leslie Poston is a writer, social media guide and tech junkie, as well as the founder of Uptown Uncorked. This is part of her Real World Change 2.0 series. If you’ve been watching the web the last few weeks, especially Twitter,...

Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch - 8 hours, 4 minutes ago
Point, Veoh. Court Upholds DMCA Protections In Suit Brought Against It By UMG. - For those Web companies that comply by it, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is turning out to be their best friend. Last week, Universal Music Group (UMG) was denied a summary judgment by a Los Angeles court in its copyright...

Sardar Mohkim Khan / Startup Meme - 17 days, 13 hours, 55 minutes ago
RIAA: ‘We weren’t in our senses, we admit!!!’ - After creating all sorts of nonsense with its lawsuits against piracy and targeting helpless children, RIAA has finally decided to pull back on these assaults.
ReadWriteWeb, Ars Technica, paidContent.org, CNET News.com, Techdirt, Yahoo! News (Wire Services)

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) / Between the Lines - 20 days, 11 hours, 28 minutes ago
Facebook: Becoming your legal residence on the Web? - It’s bad enough that you have to watch out for stalkers, pedophiles and con artists on the Internet. Now, it seems lawyers and bill collectors might come looking for you on Facebook - and this time, the social networking site...
Silicon Alley Insider, BBC News, Yahoo! News (Wire Services)