source: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/31/insideview-raises-11-5-million-for-enterprise-friendly-web-crawler/

Beam collissions. Finally the baby has been delivered, now it has to grow.

source: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/31/ancestry-madonna-ellen-degeneres/

Sadly, the company is pushing it a bit too far by quoting genealogist Anastasia Tyler as follows:

“It… See More’s not every day you discover two celebrity icons are related, but it’s their similarities that make the connection so extraordinary. They were born the same year, have both written books and been on tour, are known for their impressive dance moves – and with Ellen’s latest gig on American Idol – are both legendary figures on the music scene.”

Meh. Would have been better to simply stick to the facts, people.

source: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/31/doubletwist-itunes-for-android/

source: http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15807361&fsrc=nwl

Australia called the sentences tough “by any measure”. But it appears there is little it is able or willing to do about them.

source: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001031989/en?page=1

In popular consciousness, the internet still promises a borderless world, a place where the free flow of information threatens artificial barriers erected by nation states. But the web is fast being carved up by national laws and regulations, whether aimed at suppressing opinion, tackling pornography or identity theft, as countries around the world learn the techniques of control. Far from being a universal medium, the world wide web is becoming balkanised – as users are now learning.

Working out how to counter repressive and unwarranted attacks on internet freedom, while still leaving governments room to protect their citizens from online abuse, will not be easy. Google, whose role as gatekeeper for much of the world’s online information puts it at the centre of the debate, has apparently decided it is time to stake out a … See Moreclearer line. “As they butt up against more governments, they are realising they need a consistent position,” Ms MacKinnon says. “This is not just about China – it’s about how the internet is going to be regulated globally.”

source: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/30/open-source-enterprise-company-mulesoft-raises-12-million-from-sap-and-others/

Digital Due Process Coalition Looks to Update Online Privacy Laws

http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/30/digital-due-process-coalition-looks-to-update-online-privacy-laws/

source: http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2010/03/stocks

This is not good for the market, and it’s long past time, I think, for that reverse stock split at Citigroup. Next on the to do list: rein in moral hazard and address that too-big-to-fail thing.

source: http://www.economist.com/business-finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15810608&fsrc=rss

source: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/30/meteo360-augmented-weather-reality/

source: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/30/good-adds-youtube-ceo-chad-hurley-and-pepsi-cmo-jill-beraud-to-advisory-board/

Yellow Pages Group Buys Canpages For $225M, Contributes U.S. Ops To ZipLocal

http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/30/yellow-pages-group-buys-canpages-for-225m-contributes-u-s-ops-to-ziplocal/