Jennifer Martinez / The Politico:
ICE chief defends website seizures — The director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is pushing back against complaints about government seizures of web sites, saying his aim is to protect U.S. industry and not regulate the Internet. — “Often we get the criticism …
Dave / Master of 500 Hats:
Thoughts on Angel List, “Social Proof”, “Spray & Pray”, & The Network Effects of Large Scale Investing — (ok folks, i’ve gotta take the kids to basketball practice in a few hours, so will try to power through this — that means limited crazy fonts, profanity, wild pix… sorry little monsters, next time 
Dave / Master of 500 Hats:
Brief Thoughts on Angel List, “Social Proof”, “Spray & Pray”, & The Network Effects of Large Scale Investing — (ok folks, i’ve gotta take the kids to basketball practice in a few hours, so will try to power through this — that means limited crazy fonts, profanity, wild pix… sorry little monsters, next time
Nancy Scola / The Atlantic Online:
When the Internet Nearly Fractured, And How It Could Happen Again — When the entire country of Egypt was forced offline by its government last month, it served as a global wake-up call that the Internet is a more fragile medium than we imagine it to be. What happened in Egypt …
Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:
Motorola Xoom tablet hit with trademark lawsuit right before launch — Well-funded online payment company Xoom Corporation doesn’t want Motorola to use its name for the Android-based tablet computer slated to launch today. — Yesterday the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius filed …
Alex Payne / al3x:
Solving The Hacker News Problem — Hacker News has long since become the preeminent watering hole for startup-minded programmers and tech entrepreneurs. Like any open and growing online community, it’s had its ups and downs. — Lately, Hacker News – HN for short – seems more on the decline than not.
Paul Carr / TechCrunch:
Paul Miller And The Five Rules Of Stunt Resignation — On Friday afternoon, Paul J. Miller caused what passes for a kerfuffle inside the technology journalism meta-bubble. — Miller, as you know, is “Senior Associate Editor” at our estranged sister site Engadget – or at least …
Declan McCullagh / CNET News:
Internet ‘kill switch’ bill gets a makeover — A Senate proposal that has become known as the Internet “kill switch” bill was reintroduced this week, with a tweak that its backers say eliminates the possibility of an Egypt-style disconnection happening in the United States.
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
If Libya Shuts Down the Internet, What Happens To .ly Domains? — As we all know by now, there is unrest in the Middle East. You can read about the latest news from worldwide journalists located in all of the countries. The stories are amazing to read and watch.
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
BitTorrent is to stealing movies what “bolt-cutters are to stealing bicycles” — The Authors Guild really doesn’t like piracy. Guild president Scott Turow, a best-selling author of legal thrillers, today summoned his powers to tell Congress: — “BitTorrent is to stealing movies …