Around the Web 10.30.08: Advice for those feeling down in Silicon Valley
-- Famed venture capitalist John Doerr advises start-ups on how to survive the downturn. Boomtown
-- Successful entrepreneurs add their two cents. VentureBeat
-- Hewlett-Packard is considering selling netbooks (stripped down computers designed for Web surfing) more cheaply to people who sign up for wireless contracts. WSJ
-- Free Wi-Fi at AT&T hot spots for iPhone owners. VentureBeat
-- The fastest-growing group of iPhone users is lower-income people. Wired
-- Motorola says no Google phones until Christmas 2009. Silicon Alley Insider
-- AOL follows trend to open up to other services. CNet
-- CurrentTV plans to make election night social with Twitter and Digg. Mashable
-- Beatles license songs to Viacom's video game unit. WSJ
-- Time magazine names 23andMe genetic testing service the best invention of 2008. Time
-- Coming soon: Flexible 125-inch plasma TV. PC World
-- Who is the Oprah of social media? The Seamless Brand
-- And now for your moment of LOLdog zen. JPG Magazine
-- Jessica Guynn
Photo: John Doerr. Credit: Bizuayehu Tesfaye / Bloomberg News
