Web and Tech Links: 7 July 2009

Read Write Web: The year of location-based services.
Tech Dirt: Judge says blogs not legitimate news source; no shield protections.
Tech Crunch: China blocks access to Twitter, Facebook after riots.
Ars Technica: Jammie Thomas challenges $1.92M P2P verdict.
Govfresh: Must-follow Government 2.0 heroes on Twitter.
O’Reilly Radar: Twitter Approval Matrix.
New York Times: In the mirror, venture capitalists see fat and age.
Tech Crunch: Google finally peels the beta label off Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and GTalk.
Twazzup: Great site aggregating tweets for the Tour de France.
Guy Kawasaki: Honest, refreshing, and worth your perusal. “How I Tweet: Just the FAQs.”

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