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Woot! has been acquired by Amazon!

Hulu Plus.

YouTube Wins Case Against Viacom

“This is an important victory not just for us, but also for the billions of people around the world who use the web to communicate and share experiences with each other.”

This is my favorite part of the new Mac mini. It’s both functional and gorgeous.

This is my favorite part of the new Mac mini. It’s both functional and gorgeous.

It’s time, kids. Pre-order your iPhone 4 now.

It’s time, kids. Pre-order your iPhone 4 now.

If we approve it.
Steve Jobs on iMovie for iPhone

We Might All Be Watching Online Videos by 2015

If online video watching continues at its current rate of growth, in just under 5 years, almost every American with an Internet connection (i.e., the vast majority of Americans, period) will be watching video online.”

Earlier this month I posted a video of Google Chrome Speed Tests. In this video Opera parodies the potato test and passes time by fighting with fish.

Why Will Google TV Be Any Different From WebTV? Or AOL TV? Or MSNTV? Or…

“The simple fact is that cable companies like Comcast (CMCSA) and Time Warner (TWX) not only distribute the majority of the set-top boxes in the U.S, they also have a strong hold over content providers. Unless Google can convince them that their current business model is in need of something like Google TV, pushing the platform into the mainstream is likely to prove quite difficult.”

Insert a coin! Happy 30th anniversary, Pac-Man.

Insert a coin! Happy 30th anniversary, Pac-Man.

Google TV. I have been a proponent for Internet television, and I admire Google’s effort in trying to combine the entertainment value of television set and the Internet. Many other products and services have hoped to achieve the same goal. Question is, will it stick?

Time Magazine, May 31

Time Magazine, May 31

When Twitter announced the acquisition of Tweetie 2, there was more excitement than confusion. Why? Because it made complete sense that Twitter would want to turn the best Twitter client on the iPhone into the official Twitter app for the iPhone.
You can now download the official Twitter for iPhone app in the App Store. Beside a name change from Tweetie 2 to Twitter, the app also comes with additional new features. Overall it looks like the best Twitter app on the iPhone just got even better. I do, however, miss the old Tweetie 2 icon.

When Twitter announced the acquisition of Tweetie 2, there was more excitement than confusion. Why? Because it made complete sense that Twitter would want to turn the best Twitter client on the iPhone into the official Twitter app for the iPhone.

You can now download the official Twitter for iPhone app in the App Store. Beside a name change from Tweetie 2 to Twitter, the app also comes with additional new features. Overall it looks like the best Twitter app on the iPhone just got even better. I do, however, miss the old Tweetie 2 icon.

Love Conan? Here is the video of Conan O’Brien’s visit to Google’s HQ. Watch it because it is worth 48-minutes of your life.

I think there’s a lot of people in broadcast television that are very dismissive or have been very dismissive about the Internet.”