Microsoft Internet Explorer Lost Share to Firefox, Safari and Google's Chrome in December browser battle

http://www.pcworld.com/article/156257/ie_lost_share_to_firefox_safari_and_chrome_in_december.html
http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/01/internet-explorers-share-of-th.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10130301-16.html
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124678
http://www.newsoxy.com/internet-explorer/article11558.html
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/010209-ie-lost-share-to-firefox.html
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/microsoft-takes-another-step-backwards-as-global-ie-share-drops-to-new-low-msft
http://profy.com/2009/01/01/internet-explorer-ends-the-year-with-market-share-losses-to-firefox-safari-and-chrome/
http://googlewatch.eweek.com/content/crystal_ball/has_chrome_pushed_google_over_the_evil_edge.html

Google Android OS to expand in push from phones to netbooks

http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/01/android-netbooks-on-their-way-likely-by-2010/
http://www.slashgear.com/android-running-on-eee-pc-1000-netbook-0228541/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=3246
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/01/tablet-format-cellphone-netbooks-on-deck-for-2009/

Google updates Toolbar PageRank

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/last-toolbar-pagerank-update-of-2008/

One Tough Year for Yahoo Concludes

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/a-tough-year-for-yahoo/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/what_yahoo_must_do_to_survive.php

Microsoft Lauds China Piracy Case

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/business/worldbusiness/01soft.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123076471800146615.html
http://news.cnet.com/Chinese-court-convicts-11-in-software-piracy-ring/2100-7348_3-6248629.html
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/01/02/china_pirates_sentencing_microsoft/
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D95EDBE00.htm

Careful what you search for: Fortune

http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/31/technology/yang_online_privacy.fortune/index.htm

Register asks: Is Google's culture grab unstoppable? Monopoly Money from Digital Books

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/31/chris_castle_google_books_and_beyond/

Google’s Apple iPhone application has a hidden menu

http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/01/ring-in-new-year-with-bells-and.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/02/google-wants-you-to-know-about-its-hidden-iphone-app-menu/
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/02/googles-iphone-app-has-a-hidden-menu/

Google Street View Catches Porsche Testing Secret New Models

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/google-street-view-catches-porsche-testing-secret-new-models-goog

Microsoft using Sony PS3 Home for virtual meetings

http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-using-sony-ps3-home-for-virtual-meetings-0228538/
(related) http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jan/01/sony-xbox-ibm

WEB / OTHER

8020 Media to Shut Down

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/8020-media-to-shut-down/
http://www.inquisitr.com/14020/8020-media-folds-jpg-magazine-no-more/

TV Networks Target
Filipino Expats on Web

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123083485359047043.html

NetPlay buys 2 mobile gaming Web sites

http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE5010XN20090102

Creative Commons flourishing despite rough economy

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081231-creative-commons-flourishing-despite-rough-economy.html

From geek to online guru: turning Web social networking notoriety into business success

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f18b81c6-d81e-11dd-bcc0-000077b07658.html
(related) http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/gadgetell-resolution-get-heard-with-a-blog/

Make Your Own Online Newspaper With Feed Chronicle

http://mashable.com/2009/01/01/make-your-own-online-newspaper-with-feed-chronicle/

Just Tweet It launches Twitter directory

http://mashable.com/2009/01/01/just-tweet-it/

Facebook godfather groups rankle mafia victims

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5424356.ece
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10130106-93.html

Not your father's Web: The year in RIAs

http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/02/53TC-ria-rollup_1.html

Shart-up Cherple Links Instant Messaging With SMS

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/02/cherple-links-instant-messaging-with-sms/

Top Social Media Sites of 2008: comScore

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/31/top-social-media-sites-of-2008-facebook-still-rising/

EtherPad: Simple Real-Time Web Document Collaboration

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/etherpad_real_time_collaboration_redux.php

Ubiquity Gets an Update: A Prettier and Faster Command Line for Firefox

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Ubiquity/Ubiquity_0.1.3_Release_Notes
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/ubiquity_gets_an_update_prettier_faster.php

Amazon Drops eBay's Bill Me Later Payment Service

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/amazon-drops-ebays-bill-me-later

Worlds.com Patent Lawsuit Could Set Off Chain Reaction

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=97617

The washing machine on Twitter hearkens back to early Web soda machine

http://www.inquisitr.com/14001/the-washing-machine-on-twitter/