Twittergate

The re-election of the German president was leaked on Twitter

"News that Hörst Köhler had been re-elected as German president on Saturday was published on the micro-blogging service almost 15 minutes before the result was officially announced."

And naturally there's now the inevitable leak enquiry.

Thanks to Michael Geist for the pointer.

EU governments urge Google Books caution

Interesting - EU governments urge Google Books caution

Update: Sharebook are giving people a forum to talk about the settlement, which the Washington Post has picked up on.