It seems that last week's 'stuff I read this week' post was really rather popular, and I am going to attempt to make it a regular mission. I can't promise I'll do it every week, it could well be the case I get 3 or 4 out of my system and promptly give up... but there's nothing like saying you're going to do something to actually get it done!

Here goes with the stuff I read and found interesting this week...

German govt intercepts Skype chats
Robotic fly invented
Twitter users are not happy
BurstMedia stats on online video (PDF)
Personalized genetic testing goes Web 2.0
A roundup of the UK VC scene
Digg - A social media Petri dish
Smartphones patented - everyone is being sued
Would you pay $1 for a feed?
Snap.com takes unusual step in addressing criticism
The 'Work from Home' generation
After the Techcrunch bump

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Here's some of the more interesting stories I read this week...

An article on the biggest Internet stories in Japan

9 VC's to avoid

Is YouTube going to offer live streaming? (of course they will eventually)

FeedDemon is now free. (Google Reader has wiped the floor with the offline readers)

America cable operator Comcast is up to some interesting stuff

Nicholas Carr is worried about the future of technology

The 2007 Darwin Awards are out

ComScore releases some video site numbers

Cloverfield is a Blair Witch style movie getting a lot of hype

Facebook clamps down on Scrabulous (The wife 's not happy!)

Be careful when searching for domain names (godaddy is a safe bet)

Tinfinger is a wikipedia style who's who of celebrity (I had this idea - drat)

How to recognize a great programmer (brilliant advice)

Hedging your hosting Justin.tv style (we use the same approach with WorldTV)

This CIA/Facebook stuff just won't go away. The Guardian chimes in.

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