SEARCH Yahoo launches homepage, e-mail and toolbar upgrades as part of open strategy http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=354420 http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=354419 http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/12/yahoo-mail-gets.html http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/yahoo-opens-up-mail-and-other-properties-finally/ http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-yahoo16-2008dec16,0,4489701.story http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BE6OY20081215 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-12-15-yahoo-email_N.htm http://www.pcworld.com/article/155526/yahoo_inbox_gets_social_opens_up_to_thirdparty_apps.html http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081215-yahoo-begins-rolling-out-social-extensible-e-mail-inbox.html http://mashable.com/2008/12/15/yahoo-mail-application-platform-is-live/ http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212500446 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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/15/BU7F14N56T.DTL Google's 'Treat All Rich Companies the Same' Vision of Net Neutrality http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/googles-treat-all-rich-companies-the-same-vision-of-net-neutrality/ http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BE4JL20081215 http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/12/15/net-neutrality-google-tech-enter-cx_bc_1215net.html http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/15/richard_bennett_no_new_neutrality/ http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212500430 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96741 http://gigaom.com/2008/12/15/with-googles-money-and-infrastructure-does-net-neutrality-really-matter/ http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081215/tc_afp/usitinternetgoogle (related: Virgin Media to monitor net traffic with controversial Phorm platform) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/16/virgin_bittorrent/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/dec/16/phorm-internet http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96731 Ex-Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin won't pursue Yahoo job: report http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8876069a-caf2-11dd-87d7-000077b07658.html http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BF2QV20081216 http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10123957-93.html http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-thanks-but-no-thanks-ex-vodafone-head-not-interested-in-yahoo-ceo-post/ http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/arun-sarin-declines-yahoo-ceo-jobbefore-not-getting-it Twingly social blog search engine debuts BlogRank http://blog.twingly.com/2008/12/16/twingly-news-blogrank-and-top-100/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/16/twingly-debuts-blogrank-guess-who-leads-the-top-100/ Google sponsored links caught selling malware: Websense researchers http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/16/google_sponsored_links/ Google Gives Android A Map Editor App http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/12/your-maps-in-your-hands-for-holidays.html http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/12/google_gives_an.html Yamli updates Arabic transliteration search engine http://www.yamli.com/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/15/yamlis-powerful-arabic-search-engine-continues-to-innovate/ Ten Reasons To Run Google Ads On The IPhone: MediaPost http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96777 Google, Yahoo and Microsoft sites atop comScore leading Web properties November list http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2626 WEB / OTHER W3C releases Web accessibility guidelines 2.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/ http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/12/making_the_web.html China Said to Be Blocking Web Sites Given Access During Olympics, including BBC http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/world/asia/17china.html http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BF2QA20081216 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7785248.stm http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/16/china_bbc_site/ http://profy.com/2008/12/16/china-insists-they-have-all-the-rights-to-ban-any-websites-they-choose/ http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081216/tc_afp/chinamediainternetcensorship ESPN site redesign opts for less clutter and more ad options http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/business/media/16adco.html http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-espn-web-overhaul-about-done-less-is-more-reigns/ http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/traffic-flat-espncom-gets-redesign-dis Hyper-Local News Service Outside.In Grows http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/hyper-local-news-service-outsidein-grows/ http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-outsidein-adds-funding/ http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/15/outsidein-gets-fresh-funding-for-local-news/ Shorty Awards To Give Trophies for the Best Twitter Tweets Wall Street Journal releases social media marketing report http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122884677205091919.html Online-Video Ads Show Slower Growth: comScore, eMarketer http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122938787020808913.html http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081216/hulu-has-fewer-eyeballs-advertisers/ Serious security flaw in Microsoft Internet Explorer remains unpatched http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7784908.stm http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/16/internet http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5351749.ece http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/12/is_it_safe_to_explore.html http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-12-16-internet-explorer_N.htm http://www.pcworld.com/article/155551/internet_explorer_is_unsafe_still.html http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/12/ie-fans-beware.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081216/tc_nf/63586 Couple served with legal papers via Facebook http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7785004.stm http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/article5350100.ece http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2173bf7c-cb57-11dd-ba02-000077b07658.html http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/16/facebook_legal_papers/ http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/you-got-served-judge-oks-facebook-for-sending-legal-docs http://www.webmasterworld.com/foo/3806494.htm Some e-mail newsletters making money online even during economic downturn http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/technology/hempel_email_newsletters.fortune/index.htm Web-based Strike.tv tries to stand out in crowded field http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-12-15-striketv_N.htm Amazon.com Becomes Santa Sweatshop, Says U.K. Report http://www.pcworld.com/article/155531/amazoncom_becomes_santa_sweatshop_says_uk_report.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10123835-93.html http://valleywag.com/5110871/amazoncoms-holiday-sweatshop-horror Apple updates Leopard, speeds online MobileMe Sync service http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3194 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155537/apple_updates_leopard_speeds_mobileme_sync.html http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212500425 LittleSnapper for Mac archives screenshot images of entire Web sites http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155546/capture_web_sites_with_littlesnapper_10.html Critics to ICANN: Top-Level Domain Sale Dangerous, Costly http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155542/critics_to_icann_toplevel_domain_sale_dangerous_costly.html http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=133287 Security researcher Eugene Kaspersky on Malware, the Internet's Future http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155545/eugene_kaspersky_on_malware_the_internets_future.html SSL Web security certificate flaws found on leading company sites http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/15/flawed_ssl_certs/ Twitter brought us $1 million: Dell http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/15/twitter-has-made-dell-1-million-in-revenue/ http://mashable.com/2008/12/16/twitter-dell-million/ Hashtag Happy Hours: How Moms Party Down on Twitter http://mashable.com/2008/12/15/twitter-mom-party/ Six Apart's Movable Type tests Motion: Installable Multimedia Microblogging http://mashable.com/2008/12/15/movable-type-motion/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/15/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em-movable-types-motion-is-microblogging-in-a-box/ Gizmo launches browser-based phone with GizmoCall http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/16/gizmo-finally-introduces-a-browser-based-phone-and-links-that-ring/ Omniture Brings Real-Time Analytics To iPhone Applications http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/16/omniture-brings-real-time-analytics-to-iphone-applications/ Gale Acquires HighBeam For Online Research http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-gale-acquires-highbeam-for-online-research/ ContextMiner analyses YouTube link metadata http://contextminer.com/ http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/researchers_create_youtube_archiving_tool.php Viral Video Hits Blur the Authenticity Line: AdWeek http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3i1ccc5c91366de3d9bfc761e04c2e49d5 Network Advertising Initiative issues new online behavioral targeting guidelines http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96730 Pew releases survey on mobile future http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96752 related: http://gigaom.com/2008/12/15/the-world-is-flat-and-mobile/
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