Apple vs. Adobe – Steve Jobs told the world exactly what he thinks about Adobe and Flash this week. I’ll let the man speak for himself. (Apple)

For some different perspectives, check out Apple or Adobe: Who’s Right in the Flash Debate?, Microsoft Agrees With Apple And Google: “The Future Of The Web Is HTML5? and Steve Jobs tells the world just what he thinks of Flash

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Why Twitter Is the Future of News – An unprecedented analysis reveals that the micro-blogging service is remarkably effective at spreading “important” information. This is a pretty intense study and I suggest blocking out an hour of your time, reading through it and thinking critically about what it all means. (Technology Review)

For more, see What is Twitter, a Social Network or a News Media?

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The Run for the Roses, Past and Present – Secret Forts has a great pictorial recap of the illustrious Kentucky Derby. Another post this week that speaks for itself. (Secret Forts)

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Real Time Social Baby Births – I love personal, anecdotal evidence of the real time impact and effects of social media/networking. Jon Steinberg feels this posts lacks insights with novelty. Perhaps. I personally think the key to getting mid and late-adaptors to embrace social networking is to share tangible experiences, which this post does. To me, there’s great value in that.

We’re at a point where ethnography is going to play a key role in the continued evolution and adoption-rates of social technology. I’m also still trying to convince my Mom to start using Facebook. This post offers some powerful ammunition for that conversation. (Jon Steinberg)

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10 Favorite Android Apps – PSFK picks their favs. For all you Android-heads out there, how accurate is this? Do you agree? I found this list to be shockingly not shocking. (PSFK)

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And the rest…

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