Depending on who you listen to the Facebook Lite offering that was inadvertently sent to many Facebook users is everything from a direct frontal assault on Twitter to a speed enhancer. Since this product was not even supposed to be released as it was it may not really matter what it really is because it’s not really ready to even ‘be’ quite yet. Two takes came from Mashable and TechCrunch and they are very different.
New Paid Links Service Sparks More Debate
Quite a storm of debate has erupted over a new service called InLinks – essentially a paid text link service that allegedly makes it hard for Google (and other search engines) to detect them. And mouths of Internet marketers begin to salivate.
Google Defamation Suit Sparks Blogging Controversy
The Wired Blog Network, revealed the mystery behind the Google defamation law suit in India.
‘Free’ Broadband Sparks Constitutional Debate
Though M2Z Networks threatened to take to the FCC to court to force a decision on the company’s "family friendly" free nationwide wireless broadband proposal by September 1, a likely "no" vote from the commission has made M2Z decide more public debate is necessary.
Firefox Making Sparks In The UK
Firefox the open source browser from Mozilla is gaining ground on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer in the UK according to the latest findings from Nielsen//NetRatings. They have increased their market share by 768 percent since September 2004. Firefox is the browser of choice for 12 percent of the UK.
Italian Welfare Minister Sparks Euro Controversy
Italian welfare minister Roberto Maroni thinks Italy should go back to having its own currency. Leaders of the European Union have deemed the idea of the euro zone breaking up absurd.
AOL’s TOS Change Sparks PR Crisis
UPDATE: AOL PR is listening and they chime in via comments to this post. Click the link below to read their comments.
Sun Blog Sparks Novell Purchase Rumor
The possible purchase was suggested by Sun President Jonathan Schwartz in interviews with the Wall Street Journal. So far, Novell has been mute on this possibility. Acquiring Novell would cost approximately $3 billion.