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Apr 09 2009 9:11am EDT

First Bytes: YouTube's Doom, Facebook's Identity Crisis

Here's an obituary of YouTube: "YouTube is soaring towards the future like a pigeon towards a plate glass window." [Business Insider]

More on Facebook's identity crisis. [GigaOm]

Microsoft got hit with a $388 million fine in a patent lawsuit. [CNet News]

One bright spot for the ailing newspaper industry: online video is catching on. [Wired.com]

Why did Microsoft just hire a leading chip designer from Sun? [WSJ.com]

A new way to organize your computer's desktop. [Ars Technica]


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