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So I just heard the big news. Yahoo actually does acquire Flickr

From Caterina:

Holy smokes, SOMEBODY out there is bad at keeping secrets!! Yes! We can finally confirm that Yahoo has made a definitive agreement to acquire Flickr and us, Ludicorp. Smack the tattlers and pop the champagne corks!

How cool. Congrats to the Ludicorp folks. They deserve it all. Great people and a quality product win again.

Thanks for the link Kris.

Yahoo to Trillian: Talk to the hand | CNET News.com

Yahoo on Wednesday began blocking Cerulean Studios' Trillian software from communicating with its instant messaging service in its latest step to fence its popular client from third-party integrators.

If your Trillian IM account is acting funny, this is why. Can't we all just get along? Gregory, guest author at Get Real has a good analysis.

Microsoft and Sun Microsystems Enter Broad Cooperation Agreement; Settle Outstanding Litigation

Am I in some kind of time warp? Is it April Fools day again? This is a pretty amazing announcement.

Via: Scoble

local6.com - News - Internet Chat Room Saves Fla. Woman's Life

A Bradenton, Fla., woman who suffered a severe asthma attack and was unable to reach a phone was saved after someone in her online chat room responded to her plea for help, according to a Local 6 News report.

Curiously, they show a picture of the woman on the site talking on the phone. Whaaa? Why isn't she at a computer?