Monday article links

VZ Denied Stay in Phone Case [The Bauminator]

A federal court of appeals has rejected Verizon's request for a stay of the FCC's recent ruling that Verizon was using illegal customer retention methods. You may remember last month that the CEO of the NCTA and Verizon's chief of governmental affairs went head-to-head on their respective blogs about the impact of the FCC's decision.

Though this isn't the end of the road for Verizon - legal briefs in the case are due by September 22 - it's another loss for Verizon in this case.

Facebook face-off: Scrabble vs. Scrabulous [CNET News]

You may have noticed that I maintain a profile on Facebook and even link to it from this blog. One of my fun things to do on Facebook is playing Scrabulous. For those of you unfamiliar with Scrabulous, it's a version of the popular Scrabble board game for Facebook users. You can play the word game against one or more of your Facebook friends.

Now, word from CNET that Hasbro (which owns the rights to Scrabble) has decided if you can't beat them, join them. Hasbro had threatened to shut down Scrabulous (created by two Indian web entrepreneurs), but instead is announcing the creation of an official Scrabble application for Facebook.

TiVo to stream YouTube videos [Washington Post]

Do you own a TiVo? Like watching YouTube videos? Now you can watch YouTube videos from your TiVo set top box. Though I don't expect YouTube content to overtake the programming on cable television, this new diversion will give you something new to do with your television.

Unlike McCain, many seniors depend on the Web [Associated Press]

Remember back in 1992 when former President George Bush admitted he didn't know what a grocery store UPC scanner was? Apparently Senator John McCain's may be committing a similar gaffe by admitting when it comes to the Internet, "I'm an illiterate who has to rely on his wife for any assistance he can get." But he says he's learning. One McCain aide says, "He's fully capable of browsing the Internet and checking Web sites."

Interestingly, 65 percent of McCain's peers are Internet users according to this Associated Press article.

The Internet--a private eye's best friend [CNET News]

Ever wonder about how much information is available about you on the web? According to this Internet private eye, it's a lot.