While not final, the proposal does give an indication of where the government is headed with broadband buildout.

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Google is so quick to fire out similar solutions after a rival has, we’re beginning to wonder if this is some sort of game they just play for fun. Maybe they have a stockpile of them somewhere, labeled and ready to go? Who knows. What we do know is that less than a day after Facebook announced their linkup with Facebook Connect and Yahoo, Google busted out with a trendy integration of its own.

If you use Google’s Friend Connect site, you now have the option to log in with your Google or Twitter credentials. This means you can login to any of the nine million sites that utilize Friend Connect and, if you have a Twitter account, can tweet new memberships with friends, interesting content etc., with just a click. See here:

Facebook has made a name for itself, and has managed to touch almost every corner of the Web with the Facebook Connect feature. That level of success mixed with a company as large as Yahoo is certainly a recipe for a favorable outcome, but Google and Twitter are giant giants as well. What we’re seeing is a war for the Web, no doubt, but whose pool of power will reign supreme? It’s hard to say. 

Right now, the numbers tell us that the Facebook/Yahoo duo has the advantage, thanks to the social platform’s massive amount of users (somewhere around 350 million). But then again, Twitter’s simple mission took the Internet by storm, and is now so ubiquitous that it’s odd to think there are people and companies out there that haven’t signed up. 

In any event, the battle for the throne will be an interesting one to watch. 

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There’s an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft wants to undercut Google so badly in Internet search that it might pay newspapers to withhold their content from Google. Just don’t count on that turning into a lucrative plan for newspapers. The unorthodox strategy faces stumbling blocks, starting with this one: Microsoft is unlikely to fund a Google boycott, according to three people familiar with Microsoft’s discussions with a variety of publishers. These people spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks are still in early stages.

Rupert Murdoch and others have claimed Google has damaged their traditional media businesses, but the search giant’s CEO thinks otherwise.

Children who use social-networking sites are better writers than their peers who don’t, according to research.

Your activity on Yahoo can soon begin appearing on Facebook, courtesy of the online media pioneer’s support for Facebook Connect.

Social media moves so fast, it’s hard to keep up. Here are the week’s top stories in scan-friendly format:

• Facebook Reaches 350 Million Users, Makes Privacy Changes
• Don’t Fall For Phishing Scams on Social Networks
• Google Wave’s New Competition Coming From SAP
• Twitter Teams Up To Launch SMS Advertising

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