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• Pirate Bay sells out to Swedish software firm for $7.7m

  Awesome. On so many levels.

• Microsoft's Steve Ballmer: Traditional media will not bounce back

  Really, Steve Ballmer media peron of the year? Was there a memo or zeitgeist or something we missed?

• Amazon Warns Calif. Lawmakers on Sales Tax Bill

  Working in Amazon's favor? The fact that California lawmakers are so screwed up, they can't get anything done.

• AP Issues Strict Facebook, Twitter Guidelines to Staff

  We quote: “Monitor your profile page to make sure material posted by others doesn’t violate AP standards: any such material should be deleted.”

• Under Misspelled Banner, Buchanan And White Nationalist Brimelow Argue For English-Only Initiatives

  Some days, the jokes are too easy.

• FTC Targets Internet Affiliate Programs

  We believe is this part of the government stimulus package: monitoring and resolving these things will require A Lot Of Manpower!

• ASCAP Wants To Be Paid When Your Phone Rings

  Because, well, paying for the ringtone isn't enough!

• Why Doesn't Anyone Want a Blu-ray Player?

  Amazingly, this article claims that HD-DVD ownership actually doubled over the past year, during a period of time when the format was being discontinued. Consumers undoubtedly took advantage of close-out deals to buy into a dead format. There are probably many lessons here.

• A Strategy for Authenticity

  Don Linn covers O'Reilly's Twitter Boot Camp and comes away a bit depressed by all the talk of planned spontaneity.

• The Girls' Guide to Comic Con 2009

  Really, Los Angeles Times?

• Iran's Disputed Election

  Stunning. Inspiring. Humanizing.

• MySpace Slashes Staff by 30 Percent

  Start up culture? Does that mean long hours and stock options instead of a living wage?

• #IranElection And The Death Of News As We Knew It

  A look at how established news sources have failed to utilize speed and new media effectively during the Iranian election crisis.

• Poor Betty! Archie will propose to Veronica

  Men.

• Massive Layoffs Coming To MySpace - 25% Or More May Be Cut

  Ouch. We feel awful for the staff.

• Rove: Dowd 'twisted, deranged'

  Uh, pot? Kettle.

• Times Editors Bomb in Daily Show Visit

  Hilarious. Sad. Not necessarily in that order.

• Angry iPhone Owners Twitition for Lower 3G S Upgrade Prices

  Cause there's nothing like an angry crowd shouting out in 140 characters or less. Seriously, why so much for the upgrade?

• BitTorrent users spend money, too

  Yes. And they're real consumers. Much of this we've heard (and said!) before.

• When the Thrill of Blogging Is Gone ...

  Plain silliness from the New York Times.

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