The Morning Lowdown 2-7-12

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:

»   Yelp advertising is a rip-off for small advertisers (Venture Beat)

»   Will Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) Kill Ratings For Pay Cable? (paidContent)

»   Under Threat Of Being Blocked Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Facebook Comply With India’s New Internet Censorship Rules (Search Engine Land)

»   Analyst:Apple’s ‘lifetime’ customers locked in and lovin’ it (CNET)

»   BlackBerry App World stats: six million daily downloads, higher profitability than Android (The Verge)

»   Gingrich Spokesman Defends Wikipedia Edits (INFODocket)

»   Brazil wants Twitter to close accounts that warn of traffic controls (The Next Web)

»   Redbox To Acquire NCR’s Blockbuster (NSDQ: DISH) Express For $100 Million, Boast “More Locations Than McDonald’s And Starbucks (NSDQ:SBUX - News) Combined” (Fast Company)

»   An Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Store In Seattle? (paidContent)

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