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YouTube Puts AdSense in Embedded Players
This is very interesting: according to this page on YouTube, certain sites can now embed YouTube players that contain an AdSense unit above the clip. In other words: you could soon make money by embedding YouTube clips in your site.The page, spotted by ProBlogger today, doesn’t yet provide a way to sign up for [...]

FlyerExchange for Facebook App Ads
FlyerExchange is a new Facebook apps advertising network (in case you weren’t tired of new ad networks launching this week) that lets you buy and sell ads for Facebook applications. These little ads look a lot like Facebook flyers. Hopefully FlyerExchange won’t end up in deep trouble with the big guy.The ads [...]

Surf Canyons Mind Mapping Search Tool
Surf Canyon is an upcoming web search technology that filters your queries and learns your preferences accordingly. This isn’t a search engine in itself, but will pull results from other engines like Google, re-organizing them in a manner more suitable for you. The site is not yet live, but is currently in private beta. [...]

AOL for Mac Is Finally Here
A new version of AOL for Mac OS X is now available, marking the first time in over 5 years that a new version of AOL has been released for Mac OS X. This is a follow up of the AOL Radio, Pictures and Service Assistant product that was released over the summer. [...]

Joost Beta Version 1.0 Now Live
Joost has just released the latest beta, version 1.0 for Macs and Windows. A few changes include the new “spoon” UI, which looks cool enough, and sports a new transparent gray theme instead of the previous all black. There’s also a re-designed Channel Guide, which has been renamed Explore. This gives [...]

Corporate America Continues to Block Facebook
More companies are joining the bandwagon and blocking access to social networking sites. A web security firm called ScanSafe reports that a third of employers are now restricting access to social networking sites. Is it because of a loss of productivity? Not entirely. The report shows that companies are [...]

Lookery Moving Beyond Facebook to Rent Data from Smaller Networks
Scott Rafer’s Lookery, the ad network for Facebook apps, is branching out to encompass the entire web. Called Lookery on the Web, this advertising network will rent out the data it gathers from smaller social networks and offer it to developers and other companies. It’s not all that different from what Lookery does [...]

Facebook Protest Group Gains 100k Members in 10 Days
A protest group led by monks in Myanmar has gained the support of Facebook users, which have formed a support group on the social network and gained over 110,000 people. Called the “Support the Monks’ Protest in Burma” group, the number of users that have joined reached the 100k mark in less than [...]

iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store Now Live
The iTunes wifi music store has officially launched. You can now access the wifi music store from your iPhone or the new iPod Touch in order to purchase songs and albums directly to your device. You can currently only download music with the wifi store, but television shows and movies may become available [...]

Revver Plug-in for Wordpress
Revver now has a Wordpress plugin, which makes video-blogging that much easier. Once you’ve added the plug-in to your Wordpress account, you’ll have the option to add a video by entering the Revver videoID. You can also search the Revver video library to find a clip, or upload one of your own. [...]

Hide Your Faces, London. Google Street Views May Be on the Prowl.
A VW Beetle has been spotted in London with a camera strapped to the top. Some are speculating that this may be Google’s doing, as an effort to get Google Street Maps going in the UK. As Google’s Global Privacy Counsel made a statement about Street View, and respecting the laws of other [...]

Google Checkout Free for Non-Profits
Google Checkout is now free for Non-Profits in the US. Now these organizations can accept online donations without paying transaction fees of any kind. Donors can send a payment just by entering their Google login, which gives you access to your Checkout account and tracks incoming and outgoing payments. And this of course makes [...]

Net Neutrality for Verizon?
Is Verizon overstepping its boundaries? According to U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, the answer is yes. After the wireless provider told pro-abortion group NARAL that it wouldn’t carry text messages sent by the organization, Verizon had no choice but to reverse this decision after public outcry and rage accused Verizon of censorship. [...]

TripIt Officially Launches with New Features
TripIt, the web-based service that automates much of your trip planning details, officially launches today. We initially covered TripIt here. With the launch, TripIt has added a couple of improvements to the site. There’s a useful calendar integration for Google, Outlook and other iCal standards, which is a very useful automation tool that [...]

GameXa: Currency Trading Platform for Virtual Worlds
Romanian startup GameXa is releasing a gamer to gamer marketplace for trading virtual currency. MMOG currencies are currently dominated by a small group of traders, creating an adverse effect on both pricing and customer service. GameXa hopes to remove this problem by allowing excess currency to be transferred without a middle man. [...]

Facebook Friend Grouping on the Way
We know that Facebook is moving at lighting speed to stay 20 steps ahead of the social networking game. Here’s a couple of other features that Facebook has in the works to do just that: The ability to sort your friends and organize them into groups is an upcoming feature that nicely [...]

Severe Gmail Malware Fixed
The cross-site scripting vulnerability discovered in Gmail by Petko Petkov has reportedly been fixed by Google. Discovered only three days ago, the Gmail vulnerability would have allowed an attacker to take control of session cookies if a user were to click on a malicious link while still logged into their account. Emails could [...]

Screen Shots: FriendVoxs Web Based Facebook IM Application
FriendVox, the completely web-based IM application for Facebook that we covered earlier this week, has shared some more details with us on their upcoming release. FriendVox was originally to be released today, but they have pushed back the launch a week to add a few additional features. In any event, FriendVox will have most [...]

Skype Falling Prey to Chinese Censorship?
Skype access has reportedly been limited in China, and Bill Xia, President of Dynamic Internet Technology, Inc. (DIT), is saying that Skype is keeping Chinese users from accessing Skype in cooperation with China. The Skype website is now being redirected to Skype.tom.com for Chinese users, which is a modified site created in cooperation with [...]

Xoom Money Transfer Service Raises $20.29M
Xoom, the web-based service that lets you transfer money internationally, has raised another $20.29 million in a Series E round of funding, bringing the total amount raised by the company to over $50 million. This latest round was led by DAB Ventures, and repeat investors including Fidelity Ventures, New Enterprise Associates and Sequoia [...]

Orbitz Reviews Now on Viewpoints: Official Launch Today
Viewpoints, the Chicago-based peer review site, is officially launching today, and will be throwing a pretty nice party to celebrate its emergence from private beta, I might add. Now you may remember that Viewpoints is a review site that isn’t necessarily locked into a particular type of theme, like media or “products” in general, [...]

Clever Hippo: Search Engine for Facebook Apps
With thousands of apps now on Facebook, the current browse and search options can become a little cumbersome. To try and solve that problem, Clever Hippo has launched a search tool for Facebook apps, and its pretty useful. For starters, Clever Hippo allows you to search for a term, and then refine your [...]

CBS Launches New Online Video Initiative
CBS is launching a new project called EyeLab that will produce short clips relating to some of the popular shows on the network. For example, viewers might expect to see behind the scenes footage from shows like CSI or Survivor, or a montage of recent plot developments. Videos will be streamed over the [...]

MPAA Sues Two Video Sites
The MPAA has filed a lawsuit against two web sites that it claims are distributing pirated films. Cinematube.net and SSUpload are the two sites named, and a quick look at both reveals a plethora of recent movies, including Transformers and the latest Harry Potter film. Both sites are fairly well trafficked, with Cinematube [...]

20+ Tools For Working With AJAX
AJAX may be an overused buzzword, but it also has some incredibly cool uses within your websites. We’ve rounded up the best AJAX tools for your perusal - free feel to add more suggestions in the comments.Recommended: MySpace News - MySpace Launching News SiteShare This

80+ Online Communities for Bloggers
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