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Feb 02 2009 9:41am EDT

First Bytes: OpenTable, Netflix, Super Bowl Ads, Google

Apparently the online restaurant reservations business is still strong. OpenTable filed to go public. [CNet News]

Will Flight of the Conchords fans soon be able to watch Bret and Jemaine online? Netflix hints at a deal to stream HBO content. [Ars Technica]

Advertising winners and losers during the Super Bowl. [New York Times]

What caused Google's spectacular failure on Saturday morning? Basic human error. Perhaps they can come up with an algorithm to make sure it doesn't happen again. [GigaOm]


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