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If you were hoping to get rich off of being one of the first to build apps for Google Glass, think again: Google has prohibited developers from using ads or charging for apps. We're betting Google wants to keep  that potential ad revenue all to itself. [The Verge]

Sources tell Bloomberg Twitter is seeking a deal with Viacom and Comcast that would allow it to host clips (as well as ads alongside those clips) on the site. Can't you at least verify @Jack's parents first? [Bloomberg]

Binge-watching shows is about to get a whole lot easier: Netflix is finally ditching Microsoft Silverlight in favor of HTML5 video. [The Verge]

IBM execs are headed to Washington to try to convince politicians to pass CISPA. Paging Alexis Ohanian! [Hillicon Valley]

Cory Booker's Waywire startup has finally launched in beta. [PandoDaily]

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If you've ever wanted to check out the "music alcove" in Mark Zuckerberg's Palo Alto pad or dip a toe in his salt water pool, next month might be your chance. Buzzfeed reports that Facebook's CEO is hosting a fundraiser at his 5,000 square ft. home to raise money for Republican Governor Chris Christie's reelection.

Back in 2010, Mr. Zuckerberg, Mr. Christie, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker famously graced Oprah's couch to announce the billionaire's carefully-orchestrated $100 million donation to Newark's public school system. They've continued to work together on that education initiative, "earning the praise of reformers, and ruffling teachers unions."

Buzzfeed says Zuck's support is a sign of how the popular governor's commitment to issues like improving education has garnered support from donors outside his party:

"But the backing from Facebook's chairman and chief executive offers far more than money: It is a mark of how Christie, almost alone among his party, has emerged as the sort of natural figure who can cut deep into traditionally Democratic constituencies, like powerful young tech magnates."

But it's worth noting that Mr. Zuckerberg, who hosted a town hall with Barack Obama in 2011 and once took a dig at Mitt Romney, has indirectly donated to Republican candidates in the past through his $10,000 donation to Facebook's corporate PAC. Shortly before the 2012 election, fbPAC continued to tilt toward the GOP, doling out $140,000 to Republicans compared to $127,000 to Democrats--contrary to the personal donations of Facebook's top employees.

As we've seen, sometimes Silicon Valley's young tech magnates age out into a different party better aligned with their billions.

UPDATE: It looks like the Democrats will not stand idly by as the well-heeled section of its base cozies up to the competitor. The Democratic Governors Association (DGA) has launched a petition called, "Stop Zuck's Christie Fundraiser!" Perhaps using his nickname will endear techies to their cause? The petition calls Mr. Christie a "right-wing Republican darling." However, Mr. Christie owes some of his 74 percent approval rating to his vociferous criticism of his own party's response to Hurricane Sandy.

Well, now we can add one more duty to Ms. Sandberg's list of adult responsibilities: managing Zuck's philanthropic giving. According to Fast Company, emails released last month show that Ms. Sandberg played a major role coordinating Mr. Zuckerberg's $100 million donation to the support Newark, N.J.'s public school system.

In the emails, the planning team talks candidly about trying to make the donation look participatory, getting big names and big round numbers involved, and making sure the billionaires look "modest" and feel "special."

The emails, which can be read in their entirety here, speak to the degree to which Ms. Sandberg took control of managing the process of completing Mr. Zuckerberg's generous donation. In an email to Newark mayor Cory Booker and one of Mr. Booker's advisers, Ms. Sandberg asked for a breakdown on operating expenses for the fundraising, and details on community outreach efforts. In another email, a Facebook communications employee says he reworked a press release announcing the gift at Ms. Sandberg's encouragement.

Talk about micro-managing! Some things, it seems, are best left to the grownups.

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While you were clinging to your A/C unit over the weekend, Newark mayor and Twitter addict Cory Booker was ushering his new startup out of stealth mode. The company, called #waywire, is a media platform that combines original and syndicated videos with relevant user-generated content from young adults about what's important to them and their perspective on issues in the news.

Wait, didn't Al Gore have the same idea in 2005?

"Traditional news sources aren’t in any way talking to millennials," Mr. Booker tells TechCrunch. Perhaps the site can start with whether any young adult actually wants to be labeled a "millenial"?

Mr. Booker's cofounder in the startup is Nathan Richardson, #waywire's CEO. (He also goes by Nate.) Mr. Richardson was most recently the president of Gilt City. His departure for the startup world was announced on the heels of significant layoffs at Gilt Groupe in January. Sarah Ross, TechCrunch's former chief marketing officer, is also a cofounder.

The startup has already raised a $1.75 million seed round from Oprah Winfrey, Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors, Lady Gaga's manager Troy Carter, First Round Capital, and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner.

Mr. Richardson tells TechCrunch that #waywire plans on launching with 10,000 minutes of original content hosted by "all-millenial newscasters," along with clips from more established news outlets. Video responses, like, say, a reaction to the Supreme Court's healthcare decision, from the #waywire community and your social network will appear alongside the professional content.

Booker believes “There are practical solution to [creating] more jobs, lower crime, better education. If more people could find their voice and be part of the national dialogue, we could solve these problems.”

Any discussion or rebuttal you record can easily be shared via social networks. In fact, #waywire plans on pulling in data from Facebook and Twitter to build a personalized newswire of what's relevant to each user. The startup also plans on offering a badge and reward system that lets trusted users determine what content to highlight on the platform.

In a promotional video shot in Washington Square Park (below), fresh-faced,  politically-engaged young men and women wag their fingers at the divisive soundbite- and celebrity-obsessed state of news today, eager to offer a more circumspect take on the issues. Aaron Sorkin would be so proud!

This week in New York tech news and associated items:

DISRUPT APPROACHETH. The TechCrunch mega-conference starts with a hackathon at Pier 94 on May 21, which anyone who has walked through Times Square in the last three days knows is the Rapture. Actual "conference" conference starts Monday and ends with an afterparty Wednesday. Here's the agenda. Lots of NYC celebs--Arianna, Moot, Kevin Ryan, Fred Wilson, Kickstarter, Tumblr, Foursquare, etc., plus Californians Ron Conway, Paul Graham, Ashton, Sequoia Capital--doing fireside chats and things.WHEN THE RAPTURE COMES, WE WILL BE AT MICROSOFT. The free demofest BarCampNYC6, held at Microsoft, is sold out for Saturday but has 76 tickets left for Sunday.

ZAARLY IS GNARLY. The location-based, real-time marketplace is now available in New York, but no one delivered the gum we offered $10 for.

WANDERFLY 2.0 LAUNCH: Facebook Connect integration, "Wanderlists" trip management tool and new buttons, plus Facebook-powered forums and an even slicker redesign.

B2B DEAL SITE LAUNCHES. "New York-Based MarketSharing Launches B2B Deals Ranging From Office Necessities to Lifestyle Services... MarketSharing provides businesses with high quality, deeply discounted (50-80%) daily group deals on products and services ranging from necessity items and supplies to lifestyle products and services."

OFFICE MASCOTS. Just when you thought their office space couldn't get any cuter. A puppy chihuahua crashing at the Etsy HQ needs a home.

NERD FETE. For the bookish entrepreneurs: Book Expo America Opening Night Party at Le Bain, hosted by Electric Literature and Flavorpill.

MEANWHILE, IN BROOKLYN. A mobile-friendly Digital DUMBO is next Thursday at 6:30, at the Dumbo Loft, featuring AT&T reps, pretzel crisps and PBR, and a Samsung Infuse 4G giveaway. Also, Digital DUMBO is started a workshop series at reBar; first one is on community management next week.

AND MEANWHILE, EVEN FARTHER. Shorty-winning tweeter Cory Booker, mayor, is hosting a mini-conference--iBreakfast--tomorrow, May 19; Hoboken Tech Meetup on Monday, May 23.

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