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Chanel files Internet trademark lawsuit in Vegas (AP)
AP - Chanel Inc. has filed a sweeping cyberpiracy and trademark infringement lawsuit in Las Vegas against 399 websites it accuses of selling counterfeit items bearing the luxury retailer's trademark.
Adobe Flash 11 to bring 3D glory to Android game developers (Appolicious)
Appolicious - The game market for Android is certainly expanding, from the technology side as well as the publisher’s. Adobe is enabling the tech side of things, with the release of the new Flash Player 11 and Air 3 (coming in October). The updates will enable 3D games within its Flash media player, expanding online gameplay for connected devices including those running Android’s platform. The new features for Flash and Air include hardware acceleration, which ups its rendering capabilities to support 3D graphics. ...
Analysis: Saudi media bypass stricter rules after Arab Spring (Reuters)
Reuters - Saudi Arabian bloggers and journalists say the arch-conservative Islamic kingdom will find it hard to douse glimmers of more open reporting despite a tightening of media rules after the spread of popular revolts through the Arab world.
China bans dog-eating "carnival" after online uproar (Reuters)
Reuters - The Chinese government has banned a traditional carnival in the east of the country in which dogs are eaten after being chopped up alive in the street following a public uproar that the festival was cruel, state media reported on Wednesday.
Finnish startup aims to change Web advertising (Reuters)
Reuters - Finnish technology startup Kiosked aims to change the way money moves on the Internet, adding links to advertisements to web content like pictures and replacing advertising banners.
Arianna Huffington says AOL merger great for business (Reuters)
Reuters - AOL isn't close to shuttering Patch, don't look for it to merge with Yahoo anytime soon, and don't ask her about breaking up the company because that's not her concern. Oh, and TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington had to go, and the merger has been great for business.
SoundCloud founder sees audio bigger than video on Web (Reuters)
Reuters - While video is widely believed to be the Internet's killer app, Alexander Ljung, co-founder of the audio-sharing platform SoundCloud, believes sound will be the element that revolutionizes the interactive experience
Glam Media to acquire social platform Ning (Reuters)
Reuters - Glam Media, a collection of highly curated blogs mainly centered around fashion, beauty and health, is acquiring Ning, the social media platform co-founded by Marc Andreessen.
U.S. calls online poker site a "global Ponzi scheme" (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. prosecutors made new allegations on Tuesday in a probe of the Full Tilt Poker website, accusing self-styled "Poker Professor" Howard Lederer and professional poker champion Christopher Ferguson and others of paying themselves more than $440 million while defrauding other players.
Google+ vs. Facebook: The Gloves Are Off [OPINION] (Mashable)
Mashable - What a day. In the space of a few short hours, Google+ wrenched open the floodgates, allowing anyone to sign up for the fledgling social network -- while Facebook retooled its newsfeed so you won’t miss any of your friend's vital updates.
Google+ managed to out-announce Facebook by a wide margin. The search giant offered a slew of new Google+ features, such as turning Hangouts into a bona fide broadcast platform. The search giant even added--you guessed it--search to the service.
Google+ opens up, takes fight to Facebook (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc and Facebook trotted out a variety of new social networking features in back-to-back announcements on Tuesday, underscoring their intensifying competition for Web surfers.
Google opens Plus social network to everyone (AP)
AP - Google Inc. has opened up its Google Plus social network to everyone after testing it with a limited audience for 12 weeks.
Dear Netflix CEO: Here's Why You'll Miss Us. Love, DVDs [OPINION] (Mashable)
Mashable - Dear Reed,
Honestly, we were a little surprised to read your blog entry Monday. We know how you've felt about us for a while now. You keep talking about your hot young streaming business. But we didn't think you'd shun us quite so publicly. We had no idea you'd lock us up in a separate company with a tacky name. I mean really, Reed: Qwikster? Is that what we deserve, after all we've been through together?
Former Yahoo CEO has advice for old company (Reuters)
Reuters - Terry Semel has a message for Yahoo. If you want to regain your mojo, "think twice about rehiring Carol Bartz," Semel said Monday at TheGrill, TheWrap's second annual media leadership conference.
Change.org Acquires European Campaign Platform (Mashable)
Mashable - Change.org, the U.S.-based activism platform, announced Tuesday that it is acquiring Actuable, Europe's largest campaign platform. The acquisition creates the worlds largest online activism platform.
The two platforms have each nearly quadrupled the size of their memberships since the beginning of the year and expect to have tens of millions of members in just a couple years.
From IM to Checkins: How Meebo Stayed Relevant In a Changing Social Web (Mashable)
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Back in 2005, the social web as we know it today was in its earliest of stages. Before Twitter, the advent of Facebook Chat and Google+, the most common way of sharing information with one another over the web was with instant messaging. Startup Meebo sought to bring that experience to the web browser, rather than keeping it confined to a desktop app. Six years later, Meebo has expanded beyond the instant message and is focused on creating dynamic socialized web experiences.
Zambians watch Internet, social media for vote fraud (Reuters)
Reuters - Zambians wary of electoral fraud flocked to the Internet and social media on Tuesday to expose any irregularities in a closely contested presidential and parliamentary poll.
NY Times readers gain forum for digital feedback (Reuters)
Reuters - Want to try the next big feature on the New York Times Web site? Or tell its digital editors what you like and do not like? Here is your chance.
Baidu and BMW tie up on search services in vehicles (Reuters)
Reuters - Baidu Inc, China's largest search engine, said on Monday it has signed an agreement with BMW to provide its search services in some of the German automaker's vehicles.
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