links for 2008-06-14

"Yang said the two companies didn't need regulatory approvalbecause it's an open & non-exclusive deal but they would delay implementation for 3 months to allow the US Department of Justice to review it". Rest of the world's regulators can just lump it.

Digg downtime page has links. One of them hacked with pr0n links that boast illegal content. But the person reporting the story didn't verify. So actually, link from a link on Digg *may* have illegal pr0n. Non-story, but PingPongPie is a great blog name.

Includes the succesful formula: 'The Wrong Way And The Right Way To (GET MARTIN BELAM TO LINK TO YOUR EXCELLENT AND USEFUL LIST)'

From the comments: "We agree that the new link placement was too inconvenient. We've therefore gone back to having a more easily reached 'See original' link at the bottom of the item. Hope that works for you - Mihai Parparita, Google Reader Engineer."

I often disagree with Arrington's POV and tone of voice, but he is spot on with this: "We needed a competitive market in search to ensure the health of the Internet. Now [after Yahoo!/Google deal], it’s nearly impossible to see how that can happen."

"Perhaps social networking is reaching a saturation point as it matures, but that's not to say it's all doom-and-gloom. Many people are still joining social networks, and, with each new generation, social networking will become even more a part of life."