Around the Web 4.13.09: Twitter worms spread, Steve Jobs still working, Facebook
-- Two worms are spreading on Twitter, leaving unwanted messages. A Brooklyn teen says he did it because he was bored. BNO News
-- Working from home? Steve Jobs is apparently still helping to run Apple, including work on the company's netbook project. WSJ via VentureBeat
-- Books with gay and lesbian themes were pulled from Amazon.com's sales rankings over the weekend. Amazon blamed a "glitch." Jacket Copy
-- Microsoft beat Google and Yahoo to land a seven-figure ad deal to promote Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" series on TV, the Web, cellphones and video games. Silicon Alley Insider
-- Fox and movie theater owners are squabbling over who should pay for 3-D glasses. USA Today
-- Intel's profit report Tuesday should set the tone for tech earnings. Mercury News
-- The Skype founders seem to have a decent shot at buying back the service from EBay. GigaOm
-- Is Facebook responsible for a lower GPA? Or are people with lower GPAs just on Facebook more? CNet
-- Why Google isn't really the middleman for news. TechCrunch
-- Chris Gaither
I honestly DID NOT APPRECIATE the Discovery Channel cutting into Deadliest Catch tonight with a long promotion of the upcoming show something-whatever-in-Alaska. If people want to watch that show, they'll tune in at 9pm. People had tuned in at 8pm to watch Deadliest Catch. Not half of this and half of that. If that goes on through the season, I'll have to record DC so I can fast-forward through the BS. Poor form, Mr. Beers. Poor form.
Posted by: Pearl | April 14, 2009 at 07:20 PM