paidContent Quick Hits 12.17.09

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»  A Missouri-based design firm is suing Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) over using the word Bing. [WSJ]

»  Facebook has created a list of 14 developers it will recommend to firms wanting to build apps and fan pages. [ClickZ]

»  Google’s Chrome browser could be a bigger threat to Firefox than Microsoft’s IE because of of its high-level of extensibility. [CNET]

»  Meanwhile, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is looking for the right netbook manufacturer to package its Chrome OS (and by extension, its Android system) with. [TechCrunch]

»  Media industry professionals like Jim Spanfeller make predictions for 2010. [FOLIO:]

»  RapidShare is teaming up with Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) to distribute movies. [NewTeeVee]

»  Sharp-edged Choire Sicha dissects the role journalism schools have preparing its students for the real world. [The Awl]

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