AP – In a told-you-so moment for Nintendo, sales of the Wii console are picking up, with 600,000 of them sold in the U.S. last week, according to the company. More information: click here

E.B. Boyd / Fast Company:
Visa to Use Your Phone’s Location to Prevent Credit Card Fraud  —  Sure, you like all the great benefits of having your phone know where you are.  Looking up directions or local weather information becomes that much faster.  But outside companies and agencies are equally delighted to have access …
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Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Google’s Groupon Offer: $5.3 Billion, With $700 Million Earnout  —  According to sources close to the situation, Google has offered $5.3 billion for Groupon, in what will be its largest acquisition yet if completed.  —  Sources said the deal for the social buying site seemed likely to be struck …
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Gilt Groupe has made a name for itself, particularly in the United States, for operating a successful flash sales site that offers its members products and experiences at heavily discounted prices for a limited period of time. Now, the company is turning to traditional e-commerce for its next trick. More information: click here

Techcrunch has published thousands of blog posts over its nearly 5 and a half years. Many are good one-day stories, some we’d like to forget, but others are gems. These classics are just as interesting today as when they were first written.

Why Michael is a pirate. The age of process journalism. The best ways you can get blogged. Our first AOL official meeting. Plus, some of the major news we broke.

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There is a solution. Presenting TechCrunch Classics. A page that will keep an updated list of memorable and favorite posts. More information: click here

Google Public Policy Blog:
Our thoughts on the European Commission review  —  Udi Manber, Vice President, Engineering  —  (Cross-Posted from the European Public Policy Blog)  —  At Google, we’ve always focused on putting the user first by providing the best possible answers as quickly as possible …
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Appolicious – November 29 was another big day for Apple’s (AAPL) eight-month-old tablet, as the company launched the iPad in a number of new countries, including Taiwan and South Korea. More information: click here

EU Press Room:
Antitrust: Commission probes allegations of antitrust violations by Google  —  The European Commission has decided to open an antitrust investigation into allegations that Google Inc. has abused a dominant position in online search, in violation of European Union rules (Article 102 TFEU).
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Level 3 Communications:
Level 3 Communications Issues Statement Concerning Comcast’s Actions  —  Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today issued the following statement, which can be attributed to Thomas Stortz, Chief Legal Officer of Level 3:  —  “On November 19, 2010, Comcast informed Level 3 that …
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