# What A Day in Tech/Net News!

By [Continuations](https://continuations.com) · 2009-05-29

google, time warner, aol, microsoft, techmeme, gigaom, hulu

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The frontpage of [Techmeme](http://www.techmeme.com) is simply stunning at the moment.  So many important things happening:

*   Google announcing an attempt to completely remake communication and joint document prodcution with Wave.  See “[Went Walkabout. Brought back Google Wave](http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/went-walkabout-brought-back-google-wave.html)” on the Google blog.  
    
*   Microsoft is trying to get back into the search game with [Bing](http://www.bing.com).  It definitely looks like an attempt at a differentiated offering as can be [seen in the video promoting it](http://www.decisionengine.com/Default.html) (although launching via a video seems a bit lame).  
    
*   Hulu, which is offering some of the best TV via the web [introduced a desktop application](http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop) and [forbids using it on anything other than a Personal Computer](http://newteevee.com/2009/05/28/hulu-launches-desktop-app-forbids-use-on-anything-other-than-pcs/) (time to connect a netbook to the TV).  This will further the trend of “[households cutting the cord on cable](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124347195274260829.html)” (also on the frontpage of Techmeme).  
    
*   The Boy Genius gets their hands on an actual Palm Pre and has [some immediate grips about the keyboard but approves of the screen](http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/05/28/palm-pre-first-hands-on/).  Still rooting for Palm and web standards on a device.  
    
*   The [Time Warner Board approves the AOL spinoff](http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090528/aol-spin-off-approved-last-night-by-time-warner-board-heres-the-inside-details-not-in-the-press-release/) ending the disastrous merger that marked the top of the Internet bubble.  The spinoff will likely mark the bottom for traditional media companies.  
    
*   [GigaOM launches a subscription product](http://gigaom.com/2009/05/28/meet-gigaom-pro-our-subscription-only-research-service/), which I believe is a key revenue strategy for publications that can provide valuable insights for a targeted (business) audience.  At the same time, [big newspaper publishers may be trying to collude on charging for content](http://correspondents.theatlantic.com/james_warren/2009/05/shhhh_newspaper_publishers_are_quietly_holding_a_very_very_important_conclave_today_will_you_soon_be.php) in what would be a doomed attempt to rescue their existing model.
    

And – almost forgot – [Ballmer shows off the Zune HD](http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/exclusive-steve-ballmer-demos-the-zune-hd-for-engadget/) (how did that item qualify among the rest of this incredible lineup?).  My head is spinning – which could of course also be because I stayed up until 2:20am local time in London catching up on all this news.

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