Headlines for June 29th, 2009
Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by [modern media mom] in Lastest Headlines, Latest News, Links & Resources
- It’s No Myth: Adam Savage Taps Twitter to Fight $11000 AT&T Bill – "The rumor started over the weekend: Mythbuster Adam Savage was hit with an $11,000 bill from AT&T for using data services in Canada. And then, it was confirmed and myth no more:"
- Google News, YouTube Invite News Groups to Share Video Content – "Search engine Google and its YouTube video-sharing Website look for more ad revenue dollars by inviting news organizations to partner with them."
- 5 Reasons Skype Should Fear Google Voice – "Google late last week began sending out invitations for Google Voice, its new VoIP service built on technology it acquired through GrandCentral in 2007. Google Voice will be rolled out slowly, according to Google, but as of last Thursday, the service is now available to anyone who had requested to try the beta version."
- Sony May Finally be Revving up a PlayStation Phone – "The Sony rumor that just won't die has reared its potentially beautiful head again: a PSP phone may be in the works."
- Defending Wikipedia (and the NYT) – "Richard Perez-Pena reports today that his employer, the New York Times, successfully pressured Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales to delete information about reporter David Rohde's November 2008 kidnapping. The Times argued that publicizing Rohde's abduction would increase his value to his Afghan captors and lessen his chances of survival."
