Google Takes Note Of Minnesota Bridge Collapse

Credit for these developments may not go to Google itself as much as to the company’s Maps users, but in either case, Google appears to be doing what it can; a new post on the Google LatLong Blog highlights various happenings related to the Minnesota bridge collapse.

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Amazon Flexes Payments Service Beta

This latest addition to an infrastructure lineup of S3 and EC2 (data storage/transfer and distributed computing, respectively) enhances Amazon's strength as a powerful destination for developers.

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The Loss of Reddit

Reddit and I go way, way back. I was there when Alexis and Steve presented the early idea (and a working application) at one of the early Web Innovator's meetups in a small, cramped bar in Kendall Square, Cambridge. Several months later, there was a startup meetup at MIT.  I was one of three groups presenting at a startup gathering at MIT.  The guys from…

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$500m Across 50,000 Blogs Probably Low

A few days ago blog ad network Chitika released a study [PDF] co-sponsored by University of Texas, Dallas that projects revenue for the top 50,000 weblogs at $500 million.

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Hey Google, Where’s The AP Product?

A license to link to Associated Press content last August still hasn't yielded any further developments from Google. Some say this could indicate Google was shaken down for a payoff.

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