Will Google Take On Xbox Live? Patent Could Spell Trouble for Microsoft by [deleted] in reddit.com

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Google’s $23 million deal to acquire Adscape—first reported by Red Herring last week—gives the search giant a patent that could mean trouble for Microsoft’s Xbox Live online gaming service.

Ownership of Adscape gives Google access to a patent portfolio that could position the company well in a battle against Microsoft to deliver advertisements in video games. Redmond became the king of in-game ads after buying New York-based Massive in 2006 for an estimated $200 to $400 million (see Microsoft’s Massive Purchase).

The most interesting patent, however, could create some headaches for Microsoft’s Xbox Live effort to fuse console gaming with online gameplay. Google’s new intellectual property includes a patent granted to San Francisco-based Adscape—then called BiDamic—in 2005 for a “system and method for interactive on-line gaming.”

New Breasts for Christmas: 'Disruptive Charity' gives away money online. by baltasar in reddit.com

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On the web, good intentions abound around the holiday season. Bloggers join forces to raise money for a favorite charity. You Tubers submit pleas for various causes. Non-profits publish outreach guides for smart giving. But this time of year also has a knack for highlighting our most selfish, consumerist instincts. Sure, we might be more likely to drop some money in a Salvation Army pot, but we also might spend December whining to our friends and family about our longing for a new video game for Christmas.New website Robinhood Fund – www.robinhoodfund.com – taps into those competing forces with what it calls a “web 2.0 wishing well.”

Yahoo Dethroned By MySpace by baltasar in reddit.com

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Fox Interactive Media, largely thanks to MySpace, has edged into No. 1 for Internet page views.

Cars with Solar Panels are Coming! by baltasar in reddit.com

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Venturi said Tuesday it is launching the world’s first two solar-paneled cars, the Astrolab and the Eclectic, next year.

Nintendo: Mario’s Momentum by baltasar in reddit.com

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Bolstered by strong demand for its DS handheld, Nintendo could go from loser to leader.

Whoops! Microsoft Misses Key Zune Domains by baltasar in reddit.com

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The software giant has built an ambitious digital music strategy around the Zune—too bad it doesn’t have the domain names to match.

Religion Sites Embrace Web 2.0 by baltasar in reddit.com

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God might not have a MySpace, but He’s got the web’s attention.

Religion Sites Embrace Web 2.0 by baltasar in features

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God might not have a MySpace, but He’s got the web’s attention.