Briefs #1: Find Toxic Wastelands with Google, Microsoft, Others?; AOL/Sony Expands Co-Branded Vaio Portal; Yahoo's New "Stars" Program; Chat with Gabe Rivera
+ Find toxic wastelands via Google Earth (via News.com)
Although Google is named in the headline, the story itself also mentions Microsoft (Virtual Earth). We would not be the least bit surprised to see that SkylineGlobe (another free, 3D digital globe, check out how you can embed live TV cameras) and NASA's World Wind also make the data available.
+ A Chat With the Founder of Techmeme and Memeorandum, Gabe Rivera (via Search Engine Land)
Btw, all of Rivera's sites offer mobile versions:
++ Mini-Techmeme
++ Mini-memeorandum
++ Mini-WeSmirch
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