Quoted: We hear from a source very close to the deal that four companies are in heavy due diligence with Digg - two media/news companies, and two big Internet companies - Google and Microsoft. And Google and Microsoft are on the verge of making their bids.

Quoted: Could Microsoft now attempt to exert the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the Internet that it did with the PC? While the Internet rewards competitive innovation, Microsoft has frequently sought to establish proprietary monopolies -- and then leverage its dominance into new, adjacent markets.

Comes off pretty hollow from a company with a search monopoly and a thriving ad business that penalizes small websites in its index for selling text/link ads on their own.

Well, the rumors were everywhere, but I didn't believe them.

Quoted: NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Microsoft Corp. made an unsolicited $44.6 billion cash and stock bid for Yahoo on Friday, a deal that could shake up the competitive and lucrative market for online advertising.
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Shares of Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) were up 45% in midday trading, while shares of Dow component Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) tumbled more than 6%.

Quoted: The growing confrontation between Google and Microsoft promises to be an epic business battle. It is likely to shape the prosperity and progress of both ...

Quoted: Mozilla has taken another security blow with the discovery that Google user accounts can be accessed through a dangerous Firefox exploit.

That is a good feature. UI looks familiar though...

Quoted: When he pastes a link to an interesting article in a Facebook message, Facebook automatically fetches the article's headline and any photos that ran with it and attaches them to the message.

Quoted: Yahoo will announce the acquisition of open source online/offline office suite Zimbra this evening, we just heard through a very solid source. The price: $350 million, in cash, confirmed.

One of these Windows Live Local SUVs just drove by my place as I was going to the mailbox. It'll be so cool to see myself standing outside when I search for my house. Awesome!

Quoted: Microsoft's Windows Live Local armada is striking back against Google's Streetview fleet with all the technological terror they can find. Check this Chevy Tahoe's intimidating top: six huge cameras, two GPS antennas and what could be a laser rangefinder on top, all connected with giant cables.