Google choosing between advertisers and searchers. Guess who is losing?

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Dylan Tweney, Venture Beat: "The first thing you need to keep in mind about Googles business is that its an advertising marketplace. The search engine part of Google, the part we love, is constantly under assault as Google tries to adapt and keep its business growing."

Facebook Takes Clickjacking Suspect To Court

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NRM: "Ever clicked on a Facebook link and found it shared to your profile, projected to your reems of friends without your prior permission to share said link? Clickjacking has been a rather nasty thorn in the sides of many-a-user of the social network, and Facebook aren't going to take it anymore, as they take Washington-based marketing company Adscend Media to court over accusations of unwanted spam-causing practice."

US cautions EU against costly online data privacy rules

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AFP: "The United States will closely examine the European Commission's online privacy legislation and wants to ensure it will not be too costly for companies to do business, a senior US diplomat said Thursday."

How to choose what you share with Google

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Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post: "Googles decision to unify 60 of its services under one privacy policy has set off renewed interest in how, exactly, Google account holders have their privacy settings configured. The data integration component of the companys new policy governs mostly what your Google accounts share with each other, and cant be configured service by service. But Google users have control over some of what they share with the company itself through their accounts."

For carriers, the iPhone is a bittersweet drug

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Roger Cheng, CNET: "By now, it's well understood that the iPhone is a double-edged sword for the wireless carriers. On one side, Apple's smartphone is a pricey device to carry, requiring an unusually high subsidy that carriers must pay to keep it affordable enough for the masses. On the other, it leads to more loyal customers who pay more each month."

Holy Nyans! 60 hours per minute and 4 billion views a day on YouTube

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YouTube: "Since the dawn of YouTube, weve been sharing the hours of video you upload every minute. In 2007 we started at six hours, then in 2010 we were at 24 hours, then 35, then 48, and now...60 hours of video every minute, an increase of more than 30 percent in the last eight months."

Google gives the OK for Motorola to sue Apple over Iphone 4S

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Lawrence Latif, The Inquirer: "Advertising broker Google seems to have given its blessing for Motorola to forge ahead with a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. Motorola Mobility, which is set to become part of Google, has alleged Apple infringed six patents with its Iphone 4S. The patents include one which is entitled "Receiver having concealed external antenna", something that could describe pretty much every mobile phone on sale today."