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This could be great … no more going to stupid Blockbuster and wasting 5 bucks a pop … what a rip off (but I’ll save my “I hate Blockbuster” post for another time).
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An ambitious experiment with selling big-studio movies over a file-swapping network in Germany may portend new kinds of online movie sales in the […]

Google is preparing its own distribution of Linux for the desktop, in a possible bid to take on Microsoft in its core business - desktop software.
A version of the increasingly popular Ubuntu desktop Linux distribution, based on Debian and the Gnome desktop, it is known internally as ‘Goobuntu’.
Google has confirmed it is working on a […]

VoiceOne has entered into an agreement with Google and has already been providing services to it, Shawn Lewis, chief technology officer of VoiceOne parent VoIP Inc., said in an interview. Lewis said he believes that the contract expires in two years and that he could not provide further details because of a nondisclosure agreement.
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Yes, these two (Microsoft and Google) will be going head-to-head over every new idea one or the other comes up with (or buys).
Here’s Microsoft’s own version of an Online Marketplace - Windows Live Expo. Visit the “Team Expo” blog here.
See operational Google Base here.

As announced on the Google Blog “TechnoServe comes to Google”, “The Google Foundation supports select organizations whose work addresses the challenge of global poverty in ways that are effective, sustainable, and scalable. From time to time we invite guest bloggers from grantee organizations to tell their story.
TechnoServe helps entrepreneurs in developing countries build successful […]

With all the latest news happening with Google we’ve decided to give them their own ‘Category’ at Buzzrun.
I’m sure this category will become the most updated.

Google making their Toolbar better …
This morning, Google released a beta version of Google Toolbar 4, an update to the search toolbar used by millions. With this version users can add custom buttons that will either search your favorite site without your having to go there or take you directly to it. A drop-down menu […]

Posted on Google’s Blog … “Putting a stop to spyware” Elizabeth Echols announces StopBadware.org, a new initiative aimed at combating the growing problem of spyware and other deceptive software. Google along with Sun Microsystems and others are co-sponsors of the effort. Read more here …
www.stopbadware.org

UPN and The WB, two small U.S. TV networks known for their youth-oriented programming, will shut down later this year to form a new network, executives said Tuesday.
The announcement was made in New York by CBS Corp., which owns UPN, and Warner Bros., which owns The WB.
The brand new network, called The CW, will launch […]

WOW … now that’s tiny!

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