This is the A2SM Link Post for February 3rd through February 4th. To see more of the bookmarks we’ve found, check out our Delicious Feed.
- Google Street View to Add Store Interiors? [RUMOR] – Is Google working on an addition to Google Maps that will take users inside stores? According to a tip received by Search Engine Land, that’s exactly the case, with their source labeling the project “Google Store Views.”
- The Amazon vs. Macmillan War Isn’t Over Yet – e thought that the Amazon vs. Macmillan saga was done last weekend. We were definitely wrong.
Last Friday, Amazon yanked Macmillan books off its digital shelves. The move was a response to Macmillan’s demands for an increase in e-book prices and an agency pricing model where the revenue would be split 70/30. Eventually Amazon surrendered to Macmillan’s demands, stating that it would offer Macmillan books on its terms and let customers decide whether higher e-book prices were reasonable.
- Congress Asks NBC Why Hulu Blocked Boxee – Boxee and Hulu have had a contentious history, with Hulu several times blocking its content from working with the Boxee social media software. NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker once told All Things D he didn’t want Hulu content on Boxee because they were committed to keeping the former “an online experience.”
- Facebook’s Major Redesign Emphasizes Search and So Much More – Facebook is celebrating its sixth birthday today with a dramatic redesign of the homepage that millions of people see when they log on every day.
- Davos Interviews: Ning CEO Gina Bianchini Insists Facebook Isn’t A Competitor –
- Jailed Mobster Plays Real-Life Mafia Wars on Facebook – UK mob boss Colin Gunn has been playing a very real game of Mafia Wars from his jail cell in a maximum-security prison.
