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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Josh Halliday

Boot up: 200,000 BitTorrent users sued, Spotify reaches 1.2m US users, and more

Music Power 100: Daniel Ek of Spotify
Tuning in to America ... Spotify convinces 12.5% of new US users to pay Photograph: Andrew Testa/Rex Features

A quick burst of 6 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team

On Twitter Acquiring Bagcheck... >> LukeW

"If you're not familiar with Bagcheck, it's a fun way to create and share lists of the things you are passionate about using on your computer, in your kitchen, for photography, when parenting, and everything in between."

200,000 BitTorrent Users Sued In The United States >> TorrentFreak

This seems a scaled up version of the speculative invoicing scheme mastered by ACS:Law - although these alleged filesharers apparently settle for $2,500 each on average.

Fresh IPOs stumble amid market tantrum. Is the IPO window closed? >> VentureBeat

"LinkedIn (Debut: May 19) -- $75.16, down 18 percent

Zipcar (Debut: April 14) -- $21.59, down 10 percent

Renren (Debut: May 4) -- $6.75, down 11 percent

Pandora (Debut: June 15) -- $12.55, down 7 percent

Zillow (Debut: July 20) -- $26.17, down 7 percent

Fusion-io (Debut: June 9) -- $24.78, down 5 percent"

Spotify Has 1.4 Million U.S. Users, 175,000 Subscribers >> AllThingsD

A 12.5% conversion rate already. Remember how long it took to reach that in Europe?

Windows Phone GM leaving Microsoft, with a rallying cry >> GeekWire

Charlie Kindel explains more about his decision to leave Microsoft.

After 21 Years: Goodbye Microsoft >> cek.log

Microsoft veteran Charlie Kindel walks away.

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