Web start-up Powerset unveils semantic Wikipedia search tool, to challenge Google

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL1244854220080512
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/powerset-debuts-with-search-of-wikipedia/
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/12/Powerset-unveils-test-version-of-Google-killer_1.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/powerset-launches-showcase-for-user-search-experience/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/powersets-dilemma-go-for-it-or-sell/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/semantic-web/?p=141
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PCWorld/story?id=4833769
http://www.news.com/8301-13953_3-9938959-80.html
http://origin.mercurynews.com/business/ci_9231312
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/11/BU1M10K06D.DTL
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/05/12/powerset-follows-hype-with-debut
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/05/12/powerset_finally_launches_kind_of.html
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-12-2008/0004810905&EDATE=
http://www.webmasterworld.com/alternative_search_engines/3647797.htm

Google Launches “Friend Connect”

http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/annc/20080512_friend_connect.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/12/AR2008051200823.html
http://www.news.com/8301-13953_3-9941411-80.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/12/google-confirms-friend-connect/
http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9940166-36.html
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=EEPMLXCJDCZK4QSNDLPCKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=207601765
http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=497

Alarm at Google Yahoo partnering / U.S. Regulators Urged to Investigate Any Deal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7393486.stm

Social-networking sites work to turn users into profits

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/industry/2008-05-11-social-networking_N.htm

Security flaw Can Turn Google Gmail Web-based e-mail into open-relay server

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080510-security-flaw-turns-gmail-into-open-relay-server.html
http://ece.uprm.edu/~andre/insert/gmail.html
http://mashable.com/2008/05/10/gmail-security-spam-concern/

WEB / OTHER

Microsoft launches video for Messenger online chat service

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL1271038920080512
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=aXBXmq5_IgiM

.org owners facing 10% hike in registration fees this fall

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080510-org-owners-facing-10-hike-in-registration-fees-this-fall.html
http://www.icann.org/correspondence/raad-to-twomey-01may08.pdf (.PDF file)
http://mashable.com/2008/05/10/dot-org-prices/

Facebook’s CTO Adam D’Angelo to Leave

http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080511/facebooks-cto-dangelo-to-leave/
http://mashable.com/2008/05/11/facebook-cto-resigns/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/12/facebook_cto_off/

Craig (of the List) Looks Beyond the Web

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/technology/12craig.html

Real Estate Lists Like MIS, Google Base, Grow Comfortable With the Web

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/technology/12ecom.html
(related, Trulia real estate search firm) http://mashable.com/2008/05/12/trulia-ad-network/

Official Facebook Connect Announcement Over Weekend

http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&story=108
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2008-05-12-facebook-profiles-open_N.htm

Facebook Raises $100 Million

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121055906542884253.html
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2008/tc2008059_855064.htm
http://mashable.com/2008/05/10/dot-org-prices/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/12/facebook.facebook

Microsoft Is Appealing European Antitrust Fine

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121034915171680951.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/technology/10biztoday-MICROSOFTAPP_BRF.html
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080509-microsoft-appeals-eu-antitrust-compliance-fine.html
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd35c890-1dea-11dd-983a-000077b07658.html
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080509/msft-ec/
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2216378/microsoft-appeals-latest-ec

Database Maker Vertica Moves Business Intelligence Database to Amazon's EC2 Cloud

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145749/vertica_moves_bi_database_to_amazons_cloud.html

Reuters Frees Content with New API

http://mashable.com/2008/05/12/reuters-ap/
http://spotlight.reuters.com/project/apiDemo

Desktop Background Social Network Desktop Nexus

http://mashable.com/2008/05/11/do-desktop-images-need-a-social-network/

Facebook reported ready to lift 5,000-friends cap

http://www.news.com/8301-13772_3-9940373-52.html

Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool / Students Being Urged To Write Entries

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080511/tc_afp/canadascienceinternet