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Speculation has begun as to whether or not MeetUp.com is on its last legs.  The odd messaging they chose they chose for their announcement suggests a lack of confidence in their decision: "We have some news to share that we don’t think you’re going to like. There’s no point in dancing around it so here…

An article ("Courts Unlikely To Stop Google Book Copying") about the controversial  project finds: Despite objections from publishers and writers, copyright law appears to be on Google’s side, legal experts say. The social value of Google’s initiative to digitize library books, including those protected by copyright, will likely weigh heavily in the search engine’s favor.

The LA Times’ Ron Brownstein offers his view of the Internet as a possible launching pad for a national candidacy: The Internet could allow an independent candidate to more easily identify an audience and financial base, just as it has allowed blogs like the liberal Daily Kos or conservative InstaPundit to find a community of…

The Standards Editor of the New York Times,  Allan M. Siegal, made an interesting admission in an interview with his own publication today: I’m supposed to be the recipient of any complaints and misgivings by the staff about how we’re doing and what we’re doing, the person who adjudicates differences of opinion about how we…

Beltway Blogroll offers a good look at the current state of online advocacy ads.

From Search Engine Watch reports on the emerging market for B2B search and features commentary by some current players in that sector. One of the top trends highlighted at the Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose was the growing importance of vertical search, and one of the key sessions in the vertical track was…