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Aug 07 2008 7:59am EDT

First Bytes: Microhoo, Linux World, Google, more

Marketers are bummed that Microhoo never worked out since it only boosts Google, to which they're always seeking alternatives. [CNET]

LinuxWorld starts today and for the first time, it's mainly a corporate affair. [CNET]

Google launches free music search service in China. [AP]

A few entrepreneurs have built an engine that predicts the future valuation of startups. [TechCrunch]

Nick Denton disses the Los Angeles Times' website. As if the folks there needed any help feeling dissed. [SAI]

Security analyst says a big gaping hole still exists in corporate servers, opening them up to cyber criminals. [WaPo]
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Laura Rich is a co-founder of Recessionwire, which provides news, advice, perspective and humor about the recession and the recovery.

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