links for 2008-02-02

• Microsoft offers $44.6 Billion for Yahoo - Engadget
  [Hoo-boy. via infovore on twitter] "Microsoft just announced what has been rumored forever: a formal offer for Yahoo. Microsoft's proposal to Yahoo's board of directors represents $31 per share (a 62% premium over yesterday's closing price) or about $44.6
  (tags: acquisition business internet microsoft yahoo web)
• Whrrl
  "Social discovery for the real world. Your friends and the places and events they "touch" light up so you can pick what's interesting to you. You control your privacy to share what you want with only the people you select."
  (tags: collaborative community design gps interesting internet local location map socialnetworks SocialNetworking phone online networking network social web service mososo mobility mobile startups socialsoftware mapping maps search)
• SyncTunes Home
  [via atmasphere] "SyncTunes synchronises tracks and podcasts from iTunes with a mounted volume (e.g. such as a SD card in a card reader, a PDA's expansion card using Missing Sync, or mobile phones' internal memory)."
  (tags: apple audio apps free freeware hack hacks hardware ipod phone tools tool osx nokia sync software scripts mp3 music media management podcasting Useful utilities phones itunes mac)