Twenty percent of students would swap their vote for an iPod Touch
Half of students at New York University would forfeit their suffrage forever for $1m. Source: Politico
Google's phone plan begins a war with Verizon, Microsoft and more
The search giant aims to undermine the dominant operators who have been slow to push the industry. Source: Forbes
Scams: how to get real Google bucks from fake press releases
Several tech blogs were taken in by a dubious press release issued by a nonexistent company allegedly backed by real investors. Source: Valleywag
Inbox 2.0: Yahoo and Google to turn email into a social network
Yahoo's method will determine the strength a connection by how often you exchange email or IM. Source: New York Times Technology Blog
GigaOM raises $1m in Funding
Tech blog raises funds from angels and True Ventures. Source: Beet TV
Web 2.0 staff swap salaries for shares
Research says 75% of web start-up staff have taken a third less pay in exchange for shares. Source: ZDNet UK
Miro - the future of internet TV
Application helps you index and organise web TV. Source: Techland on CNN
Web video sites appeal to striking writers
Break.com offers $5,000 to the striking writer who creates the most-watched video. Source: Wall Street Journal
The Sun to launch music download store via 7Digital tie-up
News site will launch 'Music Biz' to include ticket sales and a merchandising store. Source: New Media Age
Time to clear the air on citizen journalism
There are different breeds of citizen journalists, and mainstream journalists need to clear the air. Source: Press Gazette
Barack Obama to name a 'chief technology officer'
Open meetings, wikis and blogs to be built into the Presidential campaign. Source: VentureBeat
CNN sets up digital production unit in London
The news channel 's VoD, IPTV and mobile services will be based in London. Source: New Media Age
Music boss: we were wrong to go to war with consumers
Warner Music boss says the industry must share the blame for file sharing. Source: PC Pro
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