Rumor Mill: Google To Acquire FeedBurner

It’s just an unconfirmed rumor at this point, but Sam Sethi has “just heard from a VERY trusted source that Google is buying Feedburner.”  Considering that Microsoft just spent $6 billion on aQuantive, this purchase would certainly be a good way for Google to steal back some headlines.

BBC: Flickr Censors Comments

BBC NEWS | Technology | Yahoo 'censored' Flickr comments More news on the recent censorship by Yahoo of Rebekka Gudleifsdóttir from the BBC.

Yahoo/Flickr Censorship Accusations Answered

A talented photographer posted her photos on Flickr, and when another company stole and sold the pictures, she wrote a post about it.  After almost 450 people had voiced their support, Flickr deleted the artist’s post, and cries of “Censorship!” ensued.  But now Flickr’s co-founder, Stewart Butterfield, has stepped up and apologized.

Local Guides Launches Beta

Local Matters yesterday announced the launch of their new site, LocalGuides.com, which mashes up Local + Social + Vertical content and utilities. The site is really strong with some compelling features, so I’ve kicked the tires and have a few technical comments.

Engadget Explains iPhone Gaffe

Engadget editor Ryan Block followed up on Wednesday's iPhone mix up with a long apology and explanation of how the popular tech blog received bogus information and why it was posted.