Gawkwire: Web Hosting and Internet News Resource: gawkwire D-Day For Facebook App Developers ================================================================================ Michael Arrington (TechCrunch) on 28 October, 2009 09:56:00 Facebook is holding a Developer Garage today at its offices in Palo Alto, and a number of new app policies will be formally announced Bill Gates casts self as 'impatient optimist' ================================================================================ cnet on 27 October, 2009 10:16:00 Describing both the need for improvements in global health and the technologies that could create those gains, Bill Gates on Tuesday characterized himself as an "impatient optimist." Twitter costing British economy ================================================================================ Robin Wauters (TechCrunch) on 25 October, 2009 09:19:00 The Telegraph has published an article about some survey which claims social networks such as Twitter are costing British businesses at the very least £1.38 billion (approx. $2.25 billion) a year. Judge Dismisses Craigslist Prostitution Lawsuit ================================================================================ Robin Wauters (TechCrunch) on 22 October, 2009 09:37:00 Thomas Dart, the Illinois sheriff who took Craigslist to court over erotic advertisements that appeared on the popular classifieds site, is unhappy with this week’s decision of a federal judge to toss the lawsuit (full ruling embedded below). Full Circle In Sight As Inventor Of The World Wide Web Signs Up For Twitter ================================================================================ Robin Wauters (TechCrunch) on 22 October, 2009 09:35:00 Sir Timothy John “Tim” Berners-Lee, credited for inventing this little thing called the World Wide Web, has signed up for Twitter in a move that could potentially rip a hole in the time/space continuum. Search Is About To Get Realtime, Real Fast. ================================================================================ Erick Schonfeld (TechCrunch) on 21 October, 2009 09:47:00 After months of negotiations and holding both off at bay, Twitter now has agreements with both Bing and Google to give them access to its full feed of public Tweets. Review: Apple Magic Mouse ================================================================================ Justin Yu (cnet) on 21 October, 2009 09:44:00 Apple's latest pointer, the Magic Mouse, is included with its new iMac desktops, but you can purchase it separately for $69. Twitter hits 5 billion tweets ================================================================================ Caroline McCarthy (cnet) on 19 October, 2009 09:48:00 Former Current Media executive Robin Sloan appears to have posted Twitter's 5 billionth tweet, in the form of a reply to another user that otherwise read only "Oh lord." Review: Lenovo SL510 Laptop ================================================================================ cnet on 19 October, 2009 09:42:00 Without proceeding any further, I am about to make a guess: you have already decided whether or not you're buying a ThinkPad. The iconic brand, the unending combination of professional respect, solid features, and unabashed blandness, combine to make a product that has surprising appeal across the board, yet remains, literally, a black box. The newest update to the line, the ThinkPad SL510, is part of Lenovo's Windows 7 product launch. Google Europe COO Bails, To Head Operations For Rival ================================================================================ Robin Wauters (TechCrunch) on 19 October, 2009 04:00:00 European Directories has announced a big win this morning with the appointment of Ben Legg as Chief Operating Officer. Why Kai-Fu Lee Turned Down Steve Jobs ================================================================================ Techcrunch on 14 October, 2009 10:14:00 Kai-Fu Lee may have left his post as president of Google China, but he didn’t go very far. While still president he learned that Google was going to give up some of its space at Beijing’s Tsinghua Science Park. Google Experiments With Product Ads In Search Results ================================================================================ Jason Kincaid (TechCrunch) on 13 October, 2009 09:35:00 Over the last few weeks Google has apparently started rolling out a new set of advertising formats on its search results page, introducing product listings that include price and other details in the Sponsored Links sidebar. Massive Chinese Operation DormRing1 Uncovered ================================================================================ Erick Schonfeld (TechCrunch) on 08 October, 2009 09:39:00 As long as advertisers pay for clicks, there will be click fraud. And the more people combat it, the more sophisticated the attacks become to get around the defenses that advertisers, search engines, and others put in place. But a recent click fraud ring discovered by click-fraud monitoring service Anchor Intelligence suggests that the practice is evolving to a scale never seen before. Netbooks rise, notebooks fall ================================================================================ Lance Whitney (cnet) on 08 October, 2009 09:37:00 Netbooks continue to soar in sales at the expense of the venerable notebook, according to a new report from DisplaySearch. 10 Gmail Tips and Tricks ================================================================================ cnet on 08 October, 2009 02:59:00 10 Gmail Tips and Tricks Anarchy on the Internet ================================================================================ cnet on 01 October, 2009 09:44:00 The U.S. gives up control of the Internet's domain-name regulator, and Molly Wood predicts anarchy!