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| Wednesday, January 21, 2009 |
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 Obama Inauguration 5th Most Watched Net Event EverYesterday afternoon's inauguration of President Barack Obama was a hugely anticipated web event, with office workers stuck at their computers looking for ways to watch the event on the web. And the early numbers are in: News web sites saw about 5.4 million visitors per minute, making Obama's taking of his oath of office the fifth biggest web event since Akamai started its tracking in August 2005. Read >  Barack Obama Keeps AkamaiBarack Obama's Whitehouse.gov Goes LiveObama's Inauguration, Live On Twitter | |
| Next, The New York Times Needs A Plan The New York Times just secured some breathing room, in the form of a $250 million loan from Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. This will help postpone the company's cash crisis, but it won't help NYTCo transform into a sustainable long-term business. Read > | |
| Who Did Arthur Sulzberger Just Get In Bed With? Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim just loaned the New York Times $250 million, thus postponing its cash crisis. Any port in a storm, but we wonder how the NYT's investigative reporters feel about this. Read > | |
| Are Mobile Barcodes Toast As Google Kills Print Ads? Google is finally killing its newspaper ad program that no one wanted. Is it also killing the mobile barcode? Read > | |
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A slow start for Google's Android mobile operating system: Based on a survey, Morgan Stanley estimates that Google's partners HTC and T-Mobile sold 300,000 Google-powered G1 smartphones in the U.S. during Q4. Read > Cisco's New Product Push: Low-Margin Servers? Cisco is under constant pressure to diversify its business away from the "plumbing" of networking equipment. And it's done a pretty good job: In 2004, switches and routers made up 65% of the company's revenue -- by last quarter, the two groups made up only 53% of sales. Read > What Might The EU Make Microsoft Do To Windows? As the EU pursues its ridiculous antitrust action against Microsoft (MSFT) to force the company to divorce the IE web browser from Windows, we've wondered: Just what does Europe want from Microsoft? If a browser-less version of Windows was offered, how would anyone be able to choose an alternate method of surfing the Internet? Read > Fake Steve Declares War On CNBC Looks like Newsweek tech columnist Dan Lyons, a.k.a. "Fake Steve Jobs," hasn't hugged it out yet with CNBC Silicon Valley bureau chief Jim Goldman. Read > Microsoft Puts New Office Construction On Hold, Not Hiring Anyone To Fill The Space Still no word from Microsoft over rumored layoffs this week ahead of Thursday earnings, but the company is talking up more cost-savings plans: Not only is Microsoft not looking for new office space, it's shelving plans already in the works to expand existing facilities. Read > | |
| Obama's Inauguration Video Not As Popular As Puppy CamDelusional Sony Exec: PS3 Makes Us The "Official" Leader In GamingObama Blows The Oath*Clean Tech Biggies Put Stamp On Inauguration In NYT, WSJ | |
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