The Dr. Seuss jumble - Naming web sites
Google and Yahoo became household nutty names only because everyone loved their services. They did not succeed because they had silly names. Source: New York Times
Arrington threatens "war" on Facebook
Facebook has turned to taking geeks from TechCrunch - specifically Crunchbase product manager Ben Meyer. Source: Valleywag
Students 'should use Wikipedia'
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has said teachers who refuse students access to the site are "bad educators". Source: BBC
'Broaderband Britain' video round-up
The BBC News website has gone to meet the select few customers with super-speed broadband and the companies re-cabling Britain. Source: BBC
CBS strips news site bare for iPhone
US site latest to launch iPhone-friendly site. Source: Valleywag
CNET launches open content platform
Publishers can select content from five different CNET channels to post on their sites via portable widgets. Source: Editors Weblog
Nintendo's office in 'San Francisco' open for business
The location will help the games giant an eye on nearby industry titans Electronic Arts and Sony. Source: Valleywag
Google opens 'Mac Developer Playground'
Google has launched the Google Mac Developer Playground to house open source code and projects from Google's Apple-oriented engineers. Source: TechWeb
JetBlue to test limited in-flight web
Airline will start offering limited e-mail and instant messaging services for free on one of its planes next week. Source: Associated Press
Politician files Wikipedia charge over Nazi symbols
A left-wing German politician has filed charges against online encyclopedia Wikipedia for promoting the use of banned Nazi symbols in Germany. Source: Reuters
About.com's China entry: Abang.com
The New York Times-owned online guide network has launched its Chinese language site. Source: paidContent
Syria blocks Facebook
Syrian authorities have blocked Facebook over what seems to be fears of Israeli "infiltration" of Syrian social networks. Source: Associated Press
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