VentureReporter.net: Every Deal. Every Detail. Instantly. According to VentureReporter 7/26/2004, IAC acquired ServiceMagic, giving them entry into the “local professional service provider directory” business, complimenting CitySearch and other IAC properties. This is an arena I am keenly interested in; nice…

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Forbes.com: Microsoft goes after Google Lost in this article (and most covering the MSN Newsbot launch) is the long term impact that aggregation and intermediation has on original content publishers, especially the biggies in the newspaper business. Sure, from one…

John Battelle’s Searchblog: Google IPO Headline Roundup: The Press Lashes Back: “Next up: the’Bloom Is Off The Google Rose’ article. If history is any guide, it is already being prepped at any number of publications. ” — Google’s 15 minutes…

Apple to Release iTunes for Motorola Phones: “Although the number of songs will be limited to the flash memory storage space inside the phones, most units should be able to hold a few dozen songs, at least, making them the…

NewsFactor Network – E-Commerce – New-Generation Internet Protocol Launched: ICANN: “‘By taking this significant step forward in the transition to IPv6, ICANN is supporting the innovations through which the Internet evolves to meet the growing needs of a global economy,’…