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posted: 13 june 2008
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in the context of facebook’s rejection of google’s friend connect, the washington post explores how competing interests threaten venture . . .

. . . coming so soon after the highly publicized launch, it was an embarring rift for both sides. many view the ongoing standoff as a contest with far-reaching implications for web socializing.

in the common social networks, people communicate, organize and socialize largely within sites — such as facebook, myspace or linkedin — but not outside of them. this model, referred to in geek parlance as the “walled garden,” ensures that social networking sites get imse traffic and screen time from members, and the revenue that s with that.

many in the industry are proposing a different model, however, in which every web site will have a social aspect. in this scenario, there will be no need for a person to confine socializing to myspace or facebook. people could tap into their information — contacts and pictures — as they roam the web. the social networking sites would function more like a utility, storing a person’s contacts, pographs and other tidts. . . .

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nearly every internet star of the past five years makes a cameo appearances in weezer's hilariously inventive video for "pork and beans."  their new self-led "red" album drops next tuesday.

runtime: 00 hrs 03 min 18 sec

as first rumored yesterday, verizon (nyse: vz) is acquiring alltel (nyse: at) equity and debt in a transaction worth $28.1 llion. release.

verizon wireless issued a press release just mots ago, detailing the transaction between itself and it's minority owner vodafone (nyse: vod) and alltel, which once completed will make it the largest u.s. wireless operator. verizon will purchase alltel from private-equity partners tpg capital and gs capital partners, for about $5.9 llion in cash and will ume alltel's debt, which is estimated to be $22.2 llion, making the total transaction value $28.1 llion. the deal is expected to close by the end of the year, pending regulatory approvals. rumors of the merger cropped up yesterday, however, the timing of the deal is surprising. alltel was always a potential buy-out candidate for verizon because they used the same network technology, but why now? one might suspect that verizon was increasingly resigned to the fact that it was never going to catch-up to at&t (nyse: t), which has a runaway hit in selling apple's (nsdq: aapl) iphone. together, verizon wireless and alltel will have 80.2 million scribers, surping at&t's 71.4 million customer base.

verizon wireless and alltel both use cdma, which will make integrating the two companies' networks easier, and more efficient. it was earlier this year that at&t comted on how smoothly the merger between cingular and at&t wireless went because they shared a common technology called gsm. likewise, critics have been harsh and quick to point out that the merger between sprint (nyse: s) and nextel communications failed because the two companies didn't share a common technology.

verizon said once the deal closes, customers at both companies will have access to more products and services. verizon said it expects to expand the in-network calling to the comned customer base. it will also offer alltel customers advanced services, such as over-the-air downloadable music and a nationwide network since today alltel only operates in 57 primarily rural markets. alltel will also join verizon's 4th-generation path to lte, and participate in its open developt initiative. 

related

• updated: verizon wireless ponders $27 llion buy-out of alltel; voadfone confirms talks
• alltel privatisation finalized
• fcc approves alltel buyout
• alletel shareholder approve sale deal
• alltel being bought by private equity firms tpg, goldman for $27.5 llion
• report: private-equity firms partnering for run at alltel

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uhmmmm….

she's starting to look like nicole kidman!

maybe she just has really good genes???

charlize theron looked frozen-faced at a party for stella mccartney at her los angeles store on tuesday night.

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jodi kantor / new york times:
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