Happy new year! There is not too much to say right now, in the early hours of the new year, but I wanted to kick things off anyway and get the first post out of the way. Here are some noteworthy links you may have missed while partying last night.

• Finding the Next Google at NYtimes
• Windows Screwup Forces Ubuntu Shift
• Google ends 2006 with a hiccup
• Another Gmail Problem? (another link)
• Raw Sugar Dead- Digg Next?

I looks like the Gmail problem has been fixed, but by this point many people's confidence has probably been shaken. This and the other issue probably had no effect on people that don't follow tech new, but web professional and IT deptartments who are considering moving to Gmail are definitely going to be put off by this news. Personally all this negative press has made me start to backup my Gmail and reconsider depending on it so heavily, despite over two years of perfect service.