The Lisa's Problem With Wikipedia Explained (Bruce Clay)

Lisa Barone explains some of her recent anti-Wikipedia comments with 3 points that I must say I completely agree with.  I've never been a big Wikipedia fan myself.  Just today I even talked about my lack of joy at Wikipedia's commanding "control" of Google's SERPs.  Barone's points further explain why:  1) it pushes non-expert content to the top of the results page 2) it pushes expert content down 3) it's everywhere in Google.

  YouTube anti-piracy software policy draws fire (Reuters)

YouTube has apparently decided that it's only going to offer anti-piracy technology to publishers with whom the video distributor has partnered.  It's a nervy move.  Sure… YouTube has a pretty big following and one of the world's richest companies behind it.  But combined, the major content publishers could deliver a deafening blow to the site… if they wanted to.  The fact that they haven't makes me think that they're not really out to bring  YouTube down.  They just like any of the deals being brought to the table right now.

  Mining the Web (Google Operating System)

A nice look at some of the "other" ways to use Google (like definitions, Google Sets) as well as a couple of extra bits of information about the main Google search.  A good read for the not-so-Google-inclined.

  MyBlogLog - Is it Adding Value? (ProBlogger)

Sure… MyBlogLog has had it's fair share of issues.   Most startups do.  But the bigger question here has nothing to do with spam comments and the like:  does MyBlogLog add value to a blog?  We're currently doing a test run of the MBL widget on the Internet Marketing Monitor.  Matt will no doubt have some comments on what he thinks when the 'test run' is done.  In the meantime, what do you think?  Have you done much with the MBL communities that you run?  Is MBL simply a way to let the world know which blogs you write on?  Or does it have the potential to be something more than a fancy blogroll?