Around the Web 5.20.09: Craigslist sues South Carolina AG, Media Center gets Netflix streaming, HP sees dark days
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Palm’s big bet, the Palm Pre. Credit: Jae C. Hong / Associated Press
-- Prostitution ads seem to be slipping past Craigslist’s monitors. CNet
-- But Henry McMaster isn’t slipping past Craigslist’s lawyers. The company sued South Carolina’s attorney general, asking a court to rule that he has no right to threaten its executives with criminal prosecution for aiding prostitution. Bits
-- Palm is betting its future on the Pre smartphone. LAT
-- Microsoft’s Media Center gets the Netflix video streaming service built in. Silicon Alley Insider
- Hungry for an IPO? Underwriters for OpenTable.com’s initial public offering, expected this week, raised the price range for the deal to $16 to $18 a share, from $12 to $14. Money & Co.
-- You know that talk of a tech-industry recovery? HP isn’t seeing it. NYT
--Yahoo Search got an upgrade designed to kill off the idea of 10 blue links. Wired
-- Second Life generates 15 billion minutes in online calls. VentureBeat
-- Google CEO Eric Schmidt: We can be friends with Twitter without getting married. Telegraph
-- Alana Semuels
