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AT&T has cut spending on network construction since the iPhone's launchthese charts probably won't help. The company's usual response is that it's doing the best it can to meet high demand, and things will get better next year, and anyway most of the usage is coming from a few data hogs. But the AT&T financial statements seem to tell a different story, showing that AT&T spent less in network construction in 2008 and 2009 than it did right after the iPhone's launch. At the same time, it's seeing climbing revenue and steady profits. [Update: An AT&T representative emailed what I should have caught on my own -- that the numbers just show overall capital expenditures, not network. The company says it will actually spend more on its wireless network in 2009 than it did in 2007.]
Bit.ly lets you see which videos are hot on Twitter -- The new service, called Bit.ly TV, is being launched in the URL shortener's labs area. Videos are sorted by the company's "bit rank" algorithm, and the site shows you a stream of tweets alongside the video.
ScanScout: Our interactive pre-roll ads are getting killer clickthroughs -- Pre-roll ads play before you watch a video. Mostly, they just ask you to sit and watch, like you would for a commercial on TV, but ScanScout launched a "Super Pre Roll" ad in October with interactive elements, and it says those ads are getting 350 percent more clickthroughs than standard ads in the same network.
Avatar startup Gizmoz merges with Daz 3D -- The companies will offer a market combining Gizmoz' 3D avatars with Daz' virtual goods. Gizmoz had raised $37 million from backers including Benchmark Capital. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Location-based social network Foursquare partners with Wazeyou can get points on both services at the same time, and in doing so unlock a special "Road Warrior" badge in Foursquare.
Plurk not satisfied with Microsoft's apology -- Microsoft apologized for copying (via a third-party contractor) the microblogging startup's code and design, but Plurk says it's "still thinking of pursuing the full extent of our legal options available," which All Things Digital's John Paczkowski argues means it's looking for a financial settlement.