Twitter co-founder Biz Stone eyes commercial account fees for microblogging service

http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/879748/Twitter-begin-charging-brands-commercial-use/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/twitter/4579555/Twitter-to-charge-companies-for-using-service.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/10/twitter-to-start-charging-companies-for-having-an-account/
http://www.marketingvox.com/biz-stone-twitter-to-charge-brands-for-use-043130/
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/02/10/twitter-cofounder-announces-possible-business-model
http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/twitter-could-charge-for-companies-527772
http://www.paidcontent.co.uk/entry/419-yes-twitters-insanely-popular-now-get-back-to-work/
(related: Has Twitter found its monetization scheme: sell real time info to Google)
http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/has-twitter-found-its-monetization-scheme-sell-real-time-info-to-google/

Yahoo's OneSearch application for mobile gets new tricks

http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-10160065-12.html

Google Taking a Step Into Power Metering

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/power-to-people.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/technology/companies/10grid.html
http://www.mercurynews.com/google/ci_11666399
http://www.pcworld.com/article/159254/googles_powermeter_lets_you_know_if_the_lights_are_on.html
http://mashable.com/2009/02/10/google-powermeter/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10160234-54.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/10/googles-powermeter-project-for-when-the-webs-data-is-not-enough/
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Green-IT/Google-PowerMeter-Keeps-You-Lean-and-Green/
http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/10/powermeter-proof-positive-google-wants-to-run-your-life/
http://www.inquisitr.com/17752/google-powermeter-now-google-wants-to-know-how-much-electricity-you-use/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=12601
(related: Wesabe Partners With WattzOn For Energy Monitoring)
http://www.centernetworks.com/wesabe-wattzon-energy-monitoring

Microsoft's new head of United States content Scott Moore about his move from Yahoo

http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090210/newly-re-minted-microsoft-exec-scott-moore-speaks/

Bartz Targets Emerging Markets For Yahoo Growth

http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2009/02/09/yahoos-bartz-sees-growth-abroad-memo/

Microsoft receives 10,000th patent

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10157884-56.html

Alibaba Says Taobao's Online Advertising Sales Surge, Will Rival Baidu's

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=aNENVRk4GxX4

Microsoft Bakes Better Enterprise Search Into SharePoint

http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/search/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=213402535

Google staff bloggers speak with one voice for Sync service release

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/02/google_bloggers.html

TechCrunch: Google Uses Pay Per Post To Challenge Rival Yahoo In Japan

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/09/pay-per-post-google-uses-every-trick-to-beat-yahoo-in-japan/
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-02-10-n43.html

Yahoo adds "Find Nearby Images" feature to its Flickr photo-sharing property

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

Google Launches New Official Blog Focused on Social Web

http://googlesocialweb.blogspot.com/2009/02/introducing-googles-new-social-web-blog.html
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_launches_new_official_b.php

MediaPost asks: Is There A Personal CPM For Search?

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=100050

Cisco Teaches VARs Search, Social Media Techniques

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=99980

Archos to implement Google’s Android for new Internet Media Tablet smartphone

http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/archos-to-implement-googles-android-for-new-internet-media-tablet-smartphon/

Source: Apple asked Google not to use multi-touch in Android, and Google complied

http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/09/apple-asked-google-not-to-use-multi-touch-in-android-and-google-complied/
http://www.slashgear.com/apple-requested-android-multitouch-support-be-cut-1033694/

Google Web performance expert Steve Souders on what makes a Web site fast-loading

http://blogs.zdnet.com/weblife/?p=207
(related: Mozilla's John Resig on JavaScript performance at Google tech talk)
http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/2009/02/john-resig-drop-in-javascript.html

Google revs up Android with 1.1 SDK for developers

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/02/android-11-sdk-release-1-now-available.html
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=753

Microsoft Live Labs updates Thumbtack research tool

http://blogs.zdnet.com/igeneration/?p=972

AOL said to be blocking ICQ users

http://profy.com/2009/02/09/aol-blocking-icq-users-out-scammers-monetizing-the-trend/

Google AdSense glitch halts some partner payments

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/AdSense/thread?tid=10221778f4246a9f&hl=en

SEOmoz launches Linkscape API and list of 500 most-linked-to Web domains and pages

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/announcing-seomozs-100-free-linkscape-api-the-500-most-linkedto-domainspages-on-the-web

WEB / OTHER

Wall Street Journal, Slate, explore "Facebook mystery: Who Created '25 Random Things About Me'?"

http://www.slate.com/id/2210697/
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/02/10/facebook-mystery-who-created-25-random-things-about-me/
(related)
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/02/an_aging_securi.html

IBM Says It Isn't Blowing Smoke About Cloud Computing

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d166d4c-f717-11dd-8a1f-0000779fd2ac.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10160075-60.html
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/02/10/ibm-says-it-isnt-blowing-smoke-about-cloud-computing/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19413_3-10159944-240.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/10/ibm_cloud_demo/
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2236149/ibm-tool-manages-hybrid-cloud
http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/02/09/ibm-and-juniper-networks-hoping-to-gain-cloud-computing-marketshare/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=12578

Zumbox Tries to Re-imagine the Post Office

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/02/10/zumbox-tries-to-re-imagine-the-post-office/
http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/10/zumbox-creates-an-all-digital-alternative-to-the-us-postal-service/

China-based Internet-media firm Sohu.com Posts Sharp Earnings Rise

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123424935225167327.html

17 social networking sites in Europe including Facebook and MySpace sign E.U. anti-cyber-bullying pact

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5193W720090210
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/feb/09/children-online-safety-agreement
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090210/tc_afp/euinternetchildren

Certicom: VeriSign won't match RIM bid

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/10/ap6032366.html

PC World: Fight Back Against Cybersquatters

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/159245/fight_back_against_cybersquatters.html

Call Skype From Any Phone Through OpenSky

http://mashable.com/2009/02/10/skype-gizmo5-opensky/
http://gigaom.com/2009/02/09/gizmo5-launches-opensky-free-service-for-calling-skype-from-any-ip-phone/

Facebook adds "I like this" user recommendation function

http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=53024537130
http://mashable.com/2009/02/09/facebook-i-like-this/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10160112-93.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/09/facebook-activates-like-button-friendfeed-tires-of-sincere-flattery/
http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/09/facebook-gives-friendfeeds-like-button-a-thumbs-up/

In wake of fake Dalai Lama account, some ask: Should Twitter verify celebrity accounts?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/02/twitter-dalai-l.html
http://mashable.com/2009/02/09/should-twitter-verify-celebrity-accounts/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/09/dalai_lama_twitter_account_fake/
http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/09/dalai_lama_twitter/
http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/09/is-twitter-unenlightened-no-the-dalai-lamas-account-was-just-fake/

Twitter-like review service, Goodrec, now open to all

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10160132-2.html

Birmingham becomes first U.K. city to get full coverage on OpenStreetMap free wiki world map service

http://www.openstreetmap.org/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/10/brum_map/

XSS bug crawls all over PayPal page

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/10/paypay_xss_bug/

Ad giant Omnicom predicts financial turnaround by end of 2009

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Omnicom-Reports-Fourth-prnews-14305608.html
http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090210/ad-giant-omnicom-ok-the-slowdown-is-hurting-us-too/
http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3ie7ae6a91eebf611f5d0b9e2fdcd92503

World Wide Web Consortium to boost social networking initiatives

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2236146/w3c-boost-social-networking

InfoWorld review pits Adobe Flash against Sun's JavaFX

http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/02/09/06TC-javafx_1.html

TicketMaster and Live Nation Conduct $2.5 Billion Merger; Create Live Nation Entertainment

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/10/ticketmaster-and-live-nation-conduct-25-billion-merger-create-live-nation-entertainment/
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-breaking-ticketmaster-live-nation-announce-merger/
http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/02/would-a-ticketm.html

Twitter client Twhirl updates application

http://blog.twhirl.org/2009/02/09/twhirl-09-released/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/09/twhirl-gets-an-upgrade-too-and-now-seesmic-has-a-desktop-client/

Craigslist's Craig Newmark on building a Web community

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

Judge: Companies Must Contract For 'Unique' Visitors

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=99911

Social Networkers Prefer Opt-In Vs. Random Ads: InsightExpress study

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=99977

4INFO Launches Mobile Ad-Serving Service

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=99990

News International and News Corp in behavioral targeting move

http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/item/64225/254/5/3

Jobvite brings job listings to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter

http://www.jobvite.com/
http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/10/jobvite-brings-job-listings-to-linkedin-facebook-twitter/

President now takes press conference questions from bloggers

http://www.inquisitr.com/17741/mark-this-day-president-now-takes-press-conference-questions-from-bloggers/

ZDNet interviews Wired's Chris Anderson on the free business model

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=12534

Verizon Business takes its denial of service defenses global

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=12414