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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_76560" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/hudson-kate.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-76560" alt="&quot;It's called 'Crazy Blind Date.'&quot; (Photo: Derek Rose)" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/hudson-kate.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo: Derek Rose)</p></div></p>
<p>Internet dating not delivering the same thrill it used to? OKCupid would like you to try out a new service called "Crazy Blind Date," which lets users arrange to meet people they don't know much about it. It may sound like a Kate Hudson vehicle, but we assure you it's not. Not yet, anyway.  [<a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130115/barry-diller-wants-to-take-you-on-a-blind-date-and-he-wants-you-to-pay/">AllThingsD</a>]</p>
<p>A group of online anarchists, wait, sorry, <em>archivists</em>, released a Javascript-based bookmarklet that lets users "liberate" a public domain article from JSTOR in memorial to the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz. [<a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/aaron-swartz-memorial-jstor-liberator-sets-public-domain-academic-articles-free/">ArsTechnica</a>]</p>
<p>The word on Wall Street is that Michael Dell is looking at a deal to take his company private, a move which may free the PC-maker from the attentions of profit-hungry investors and give the company room to shift its strategy to better compete in mobile and cloud computing.  [<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-15/dell-seeks-buyout-to-end-public-scrutiny-25-years-post-ipo-tech.html">Bloomberg</a>]</p>
<p>The Feds says that Kim Dotcom's entrapment claims are baseless. Mr. Dotcom says he's going to unveil a new file-sharing service on January 19, the one-year anniversary of his arrest. [<a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/01/megaupload-entrapment-flap/"><em>Wired</em></a>]</p>
<p>Is Y Combinator funding the future of Windows spam? [<a href="http://www.istartedsomething.com/20130115/y-combinator-is-funding-the-future-of-spam-in-windows-drive-by-crapware-installers/">IStartedSomething</a>]</p>
<p>In case you forgot, Facebook is holding a press conference today, fueling speculation that Zuck &amp; Co. will announce a new product. One guess: Search. [<a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/49283/facebook-search-15-jan-google-beware">Pocket-lint</a>]</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_76560" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/hudson-kate.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-76560" alt="&quot;It's called 'Crazy Blind Date.'&quot; (Photo: Derek Rose)" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/hudson-kate.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo: Derek Rose)</p></div></p>
<p>Internet dating not delivering the same thrill it used to? OKCupid would like you to try out a new service called "Crazy Blind Date," which lets users arrange to meet people they don't know much about it. It may sound like a Kate Hudson vehicle, but we assure you it's not. Not yet, anyway.  [<a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130115/barry-diller-wants-to-take-you-on-a-blind-date-and-he-wants-you-to-pay/">AllThingsD</a>]</p>
<p>A group of online anarchists, wait, sorry, <em>archivists</em>, released a Javascript-based bookmarklet that lets users "liberate" a public domain article from JSTOR in memorial to the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz. [<a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/aaron-swartz-memorial-jstor-liberator-sets-public-domain-academic-articles-free/">ArsTechnica</a>]</p>
<p>The word on Wall Street is that Michael Dell is looking at a deal to take his company private, a move which may free the PC-maker from the attentions of profit-hungry investors and give the company room to shift its strategy to better compete in mobile and cloud computing.  [<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-15/dell-seeks-buyout-to-end-public-scrutiny-25-years-post-ipo-tech.html">Bloomberg</a>]</p>
<p>The Feds says that Kim Dotcom's entrapment claims are baseless. Mr. Dotcom says he's going to unveil a new file-sharing service on January 19, the one-year anniversary of his arrest. [<a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/01/megaupload-entrapment-flap/"><em>Wired</em></a>]</p>
<p>Is Y Combinator funding the future of Windows spam? [<a href="http://www.istartedsomething.com/20130115/y-combinator-is-funding-the-future-of-spam-in-windows-drive-by-crapware-installers/">IStartedSomething</a>]</p>
<p>In case you forgot, Facebook is holding a press conference today, fueling speculation that Zuck &amp; Co. will announce a new product. One guess: Search. [<a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/49283/facebook-search-15-jan-google-beware">Pocket-lint</a>]</p>
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