July 6, 2009 12:29 PM PDT

CNET News Daily Podcast: Beware URL shorteners

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Today: Windows 7 news, a new venture fund from the creator of the Mosaic browser, ABC goes live on Hulu, Toyota says yes to plug-in cars, and a short conversation about URL shortening services with CNET writer Stephen Shankland.

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Today's stories:

Will Windows 7 be finalized next week?

IE market share plummeting! (Or is it?)

Marc Andreessen launches new venture fund

EMC raises bid for Data Domain

ABC content starts arriving on Hulu

Report: Toyota to mass produce plug-ins in 2012

Best Buy shifts into electric vehicles sales

Large Hadron Collider grid stress-tested

URL shortening is hot, but look before you leap

Rafe Needleman writes about start-ups, new technologies, and Web 2.0 products, as editor of CNET's Webware. E-mail Rafe.

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CNET News Daily Podcast: Beware URL shorteners

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Windows 7,

Netscape,

Mozilla,

VC,

Andreessen,

short URLs,

electric cars,

LHC

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