links for 2008-01-18

• Forrester’s Marketing Blog: Video: Guy Kawasaki on Social Media and Marketing in 2008
• Internet Evolution – Alan Reiter – The Value of Microblogging Your Life Away
• Enterprise Search Practice Blog: Nothing Like a Move by Microsoft to Stir up Analysis and Expectations
  (tags: internet search microsoft fast msfast)
• Forrester Information and Knowledge Management Blog: Microsoft Buys Into High-end Enterprise Search With FAST
  (tags: internet search microsoft fast msfast)
• Forrester Information and Knowledge Management Blog: More Reasons For Microsoft/FAST Search Transaction
  (tags: internet search microsoft fast msfast)
• James Governor’s Monkchips » Quick Take: Microsoft acquisition of FAST search company
  (tags: internet search microsoft fast msfast)
• The FASTForward Blog » The Offer: Part 1, FAST Responds: Enterprise 2.0 Blog: News, Coverage, and Commentary
  (tags: internet search microsoft fast msfast)
• Microsoft Has Announced A Takeover Bid For Fast Search & Transfer Priced At $1.2 Billion
  (tags: internet search microsoft fast msfast)
• Microsoft Offers $1.2 Billion for Fast Search & Transfer : SEO Book.com
  (tags: internet search microsoft fast msfast)
• Microsoft Offers $1.2 Billion For Norwegian Search Company [SearchEngineWatch]
  (tags: internet search microsoft fast msfast)
• Microsoft Bids for Norwegian Search Engine Firm – New York Times
  (tags: internet search microsoft fast msfast)
• Plaxo to get bought by Facebook? « Scobleizer — Tech geek blogger
  (tags: internet social plaxo facebook plaxofacebook)
• Rumor: Facebook Acquiring Plaxo? | WebProNews
  (tags: internet social plaxo facebook plaxofacebook)
• Plaxo inches further onto your desktop with new Mac application | The Social – CNET News.com
  they have had very different strategies for data management–Plaxo aims to make data as open and portable as possible for convenience and flexibility, whereas Facebook keeps it behind closed doors for privacy.
  (tags: internet social plaxo facebook plaxofacebook)
• VentureBeat » Facebook buying Plaxo?
  Palo Alto, Calif.-based Facebook could combine its social networking data with Plaxo’s large set of contact information.
  (tags: internet social plaxo facebook plaxofacebook)
• Plaxo for Sale?
  (tags: internet social plaxo facebook plaxofacebook)
• Social Net Site Is Said to Be for Sale – New York Times
  is up for auction, people briefed on the offering said Wednesday night.
  (tags: internet social plaxo facebook plaxofacebook)
• Plaxo’s For Sale
  (tags: internet social plaxo facebook plaxofacebook)
• Analyst Views by Northern Light
  (tags: bea_oracle)
• BEA accepts sweetened Oracle offer | Reuters
  (tags: bea_oracle)
• Oracle, Sweetening Terms, Buys BEA – New York Times
  (tags: bea_oracle)
• What to Make of Sun Buying MySQL
  (tags: Sun_MySQL)
• Sun to Buy Swedish Software Firm for $1 Billion – New York Times
  (tags: Sun_MySQL)
• Sun Snaps Up Database Firm, MySQL – Forbes.com
  (tags: Sun_MySQL)
• Ahead of the Bell: Oracle’s BEA Buyout – Forbes.com
  (tags: bea_oracle)