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Friday, April 11, 2008 Daily News Tracker
Welcome to the Friday, April 11, 2008 Daily News Tracker, highlighted by Google hiring Frank Quattrone and its position in the battle for control of Yahoo, along with news about the Flickr video revolt and major Web mapping service upgrades from both Microsoft and Yahoo, and more.


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new post indicator6:23 pm on April 11, 2008 (utc 0)

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Google Taps Quattrone and his Qatalyst Group to Advise on Yahoo

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/google-ceo-taps-quattrone-as-adviser-in-yahoo-battle/index.html
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2214127/google-hires-controversial
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/10/google-calls-quattrone-for-yahoomicrosoft-advice/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/apr/11/google.technology
(related) http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/Y/YAHOO_MICROSOFT

Microsoft Remains Favorite In Crowded Battle for Yahoo

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120787106613306483.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=a_J0uQCZueyo
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/04/10/yahoo-microsoft-acquisition-tech-ebiz-cx_bc_0410yhoo.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-04-10-myspace-msn-yahoo-aol_N.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/corporatenews/2008-04-10-yahoo-microsoft-aol-google-news_N.htm
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7b514d1a-0727-11dd-b41e-0000779fd2ac.html

Yahoo's Flickr Users Cry Mutiny Over New Video Feature

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/04/mutiny-flickr-u.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/10/do-you-video-on-flickr/
http://www.reuters.com/article/blogBurst/technology?type=technologyNews&w1=B7ovpm21IaDoL40ZFnNfGe&w2=B82x9Ksc5UNVzDjpITcIrRbi&src=blogBurst_technologyNews&bbPostId=Cz2HZm57LW3pJB71ct6LF5mw3Cz7KLKwH9nxJABzLHjhTIvqqW&bbParentWidgetId=B82x9Ksc5UNVzDjpITcIrRbi

Yahoo's Largest Shareholder, Capital Research & Management Co., Nearly Doubles Stake

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120788215787807261.html

Microsoft says made fair offer to Yahoo

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0942900520080411

Wikipedia Founder Takes Aim at Google, Yahoo Search Engines

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=a50HMspgwggA

Fight over Yahoo would limit online choices

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-yahoo11apr11,1,1549877.story

WEB / OTHER

MySpace Signs Deal to Aim Its Content for Overseas TV

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/technology/11myspace.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0929275920080411
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=0ILVB3HQCIW04QSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=207101035
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/myspace_tv_going_global.php

EU Parliament Warns Against ISP Monitoring In Music Piracy Fight

http://www.paidcontent.co.uk/entry/419-eu-parliament-warns-against-isp-monitoring-in-music-piracy-fight/

Microsoft UpdatesLive Maps and Virtual Earth 3D

http://virtualearth.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2BBC66E99FDCDB98!14129.entry
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080411-hands-on-new-microsoft-live-maps-improvements-impressive.html
http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9916747-2.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/microsoft-live-maps-drinks-google-maps-milkshake/

Yahoo Maps Gets Biggest Update Yet

http://ylocalblog.com/blog/2008/04/11/see-more-on-yahoo-maps/

People uneasy with Web sites using personal details: poll

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1019747820080411
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/04/study-shows-tar.html

Indonesia restores access to YouTube Web site

http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSJAK31369920080411

State parks blaze trails for wireless Internet service

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2008-04-10-parks-wifi_N.htm

Keeping Network Solutions from cashing in on your subdomains

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080410-keeping-network-solutions-from-cashing-in-on-your-subdomains.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/11/network_solutions_sub_domain_parking/

 


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