Tech Bits Weekly Round-up (January 9-15)

Source: [Ohio Tech Bits Blog]

Text message donations help fund Haiti aid. Text the word HAITI to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross International Relief Fund. Text YELE to 501501 to give $5 to YeleHaiti. [Ohio Tech Bits Blog]

Best of 2009 lists. Time’s 50 Best Websites. PC World’s 100 Best Products. Gizmodo’s Best Gadgets. Google’s Top Searches.

House votes to put Third Frontier on May ballot. The Ohio House agreed to ask voters to extend the Third Frontier program by $950 million over five years. [The Columbus Dispatch]

Google v. China:
After Google’s Loud Stance on China, U.S. Treads Lightly. [New York Times]
U.S. Holds Fire in Google-China Feud. [Wall Street Journal]
Tensions between Google and China complicate U.S. diplomacy. [Washington Post]

iPhone App Provides Access To Local Libraries. [NBC4i]

IT Martini Hour 7 Videos. Mash-up. Panel discussion. And demos: Blackbook EMG, Technology Medical Partners, and Zakta. [IT Martini]