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sfBirdie: It's a cult. BTW, this covers basically all of my issues with goog, so nice work. more »

Zach Everson: Google's the new Microsoft. more »

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DennyCrane: And yet Google's contrition has been limited. The company response boils down to, "well that's unfortunate but it's also the way the world works now."... more »

Click here to read Twitter's New Prompt: A Linguist Weighs In

Twitter's New Prompt: A Linguist Weighs In

Twitter today announced it will prompt users to post by asking "What's happening?" rather than the old "What are you doing?" We asked a prominent linguist if this means anything. Turns out it does: Twitterers are no longer such loners. More »

Click here to read You Can Use GMail Now, It's Finally Ready

You Can Use GMail Now, It's Finally Ready

Google finally dropped the "beta" label from GMail. A bit hasty, no? The product launched just half a decade ago; its inventor left Google barely 18 months back. Why the rush to commit? More »

Click here to read Jargon from Hell Rides in on Google's Wave

Jargon from Hell Rides in on Google's Wave

The open secret about Google's forthcoming product "Wave" is that no one knows what the hell it does. Here's the tech gibberish the Guardian used to describe the software after talking to Google co-founder Sergey Brin: More »

Slate's shipment of fail has been ... oh, never mind

Gina Bianchini lurks outside the walled garden

"Vesting in peace"

More Yahoo layoffs coming

"Nonguaranteed"

The 250 shows supercharged viral growth, more than tripling to 806 in four months

Unpublished

The unhappy death of the Blogger Appeasement Group

Merriam-Webster's new dictionary words for 2008

At long last, Yahoo reorg to put employees out of their misery

Seesmic launch illustrates how Metcalfe's Law and Dunbar's Number correlate

"Donutfest"

Five words or phrases to short on the slang stock exchange

The original is ok, but this edit is the best.

Why don't you just read Valleywag? That seems easier

Leah Culver tries to coin a catchphrase