The Silicon Valley Insider details the differences between Google’s Lively and Second Life.  Mainly, no sex in Lively.  It’s the PG virtual world.

This Yahoo/Microsoft/Icahn just won’t go away, and it gets uglier by the minute.

NY Times had two views of Apple on the same page. One was very complimentary about the efficiency of the apps for the small screen of the iPhone. The other talked about the companies problem with back-dating options. There are lawsuits.  Still unsure as to how it will be settled and the exact damages. This occurred between 1997-2001, prior to Apple’s current reigning status.

And, finally, there’s an argument in Congress about Representatives ability to use tools like YouTube and Twitter. Supposedly, a Democratic contingent wants to limit usage of commercial sites that generate ads.  A proposal for guidelines was made by Michael Capuano that “intended to prevent members from using public money to communicate on outside Web sites featuring commercial and political advertisements.”  John Culberson of Texas thinks it would limit free speech, and is worried that it will apply to things beyond YouTube, like blogs and other Web sites.  Culberson uses Twitter.  When Congress starts using these things, you know it’s hit the mainstream.