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Viral Video: Diddy Goes Downtown (Abbey, That Is)

Kara Swisher in Media on May 16 at 6:48 am PT

Lord Wolcott will see you now.

John Chambers Says Cisco Systems Is “Tough to Beat”

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 15 at 4:52 pm PT

Slow and steady wins the race.

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Twitch App for Xbox 360 Will Let You Watch (But Not Stream) Game Videos

Eric Johnson in Media on May 14 at 6:01 am PT

Videogame video-streaming service Twitch is getting an Xbox 360 app, the company announced today. The app will let owners of Microsoft’s console watch any of the site’s top 300 live channels, though it will not let them make their own videos, one of the features Sony has promised for its upcoming PlayStation 4. However, a Twitch spokesperson said Microsoft will show off the app in more detail shortly after its next-generation console event, “Xbox Revealed,” next week.

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ESPN, Twitter Expand Collaboration

Shira Ovide and Keach Hagey, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 13 at 3:24 pm PT

ESPN and Twitter Inc. are announcing a major expansion of their collaboration to post sports-related videos on the short-messaging service—part of a growing wave of tie-ups as TV networks and Twitter hunt for new advertising revenue.

Five Startups for $16 Million: Yahoo’s Mayer Is Buying Up Most Mobile App Companies on the Cheap

Kara Swisher in Mobile on May 13 at 6:16 am PT

Warm entrepreneurial bodies: Priceless!

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Bill Gates on Steve Jobs on “60 Minutes”

Kara Swisher in Media on May 13 at 12:57 am PT

Gates: “We grew up together.”

The Onion, Yahoo-Hulu and Android on Windows — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

Eric Johnson in News on May 12 at 9:18 am PT

A convenient roundup of the Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week.

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ESPN Eyes Subsidizing Wireless-Data Plans

Amol Sharma, Spencer E. Ante and Anton Troianovski, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 9 at 4:59 pm PT

Smartphone users who binge on video, games and other content must monitor their usage to ensure they don’t run over monthly data caps that wireless carriers have put in place in recent years.

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YouTube Unveils Paid Subscription Channels

Amir Efrati, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 9 at 2:17 pm PT

Google Inc.’s YouTube video service on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited paid-subscription channels, which allow some video creators to charge viewers a monthly fee to watch certain content.