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Around the Web 4.14.09: Tweets that confuse your moral compass and CEOs who are glum about jobs

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Wii Sports Resort will use new MotionPlus sensor for more precise motion tracking. Credit: Nintendo.

-- Wii like to move it. Nintendo is set to ship a $20 MotionPlus add-on for the Wii remote on June 8, followed by a sequel to Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, on July 26. ArsTechnica

-- Four venture capital firms walk into EBay and make a bid for Skype. No, this isn't a joke. WSJ

-- Tweeting may confuse your moral compass. USC

-- Give NextWorth your old, your tired gadgets yearning to be resold (or recycled). CNet

-- Pacific Gas & Electric looks to space for solar energy. PG&E

-- Three-quarters of Silicon Valley CEOs say the jobs picture will be worse this year. paidContent

-- Tech jobs accounted for 1 in 5 jobs losses in Silicon Valley in January and February. Mercury News

-- Venture funds raised $4.3 billion in the first quarter, down from $7.1 billion a year ago. NYT

-- Sales at consumer electronics and major appliance stores slipped 10% in March. TWICE

-- Alex Pham

 
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