Around the Web 12.31.08: Dell management shake-ups, yogurt clerk weighs in on Jobs' health
-- Hundreds of Zune 30s up and died at once. It's the sign of the apocalypse! Gizmodo
-- Dell will shake up its management, with some top execs stepping down. WSJ
-- Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, is buying the blog Consumerist from Gawker Media. NYT
-- Viacom may pull its properties off of Time Warner Cable tonight if a contract dispute isn't resolved. Bye bye, Sponge Bob Square Pants. Bye bye, Jon Stewart. LAT
-- Wikipedia is once again begging for funds, this time with a personal plea from Jimmy Wales. Ars Technica
-- A Chinese court jails 11 for manufacturing and distributing pirated software from Microsoft. NYT
-- China finally approves the licenses for two 3G standards, plus its own homegrown version. WSJ
-- A frozen-yogurt clerk assures everyone that Steve Jobs is doing just fine. Silicon Alley Insider
-- A really big iPod touch could be available in the fall of '09, with a screen as large as 9 inches. TechCrunch
-- Facebook removes pictures of people breastfeeding. Revolt ensues. USA Today
-- New Year's Eve revelers in Times Square can text pictures of themselves to be displayed on giant screens in the square for all the world to see. Wired
-- And finally, Wired gives us 11 gadgets to improve your New Year’s Eve. That is, if your New Year’s Eve can be improved by a giant iPod closet or a dancing egg. Wired
-- Alana Semuels
Photo: How would you like a picture of your face displayed on those billboards tonight? Credit: bgilliard via Flickr
