Around the Web 4.13.09: Twitter worms spread, Steve Jobs still working, Facebook
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Ads for ‘Deadliest Catch’ will be all over Microsoft properties after a seven-figure ad deal. Credit: Discovery Channel
-- Two worms are spreading on Twitter, leaving unwanted messages. A Brooklyn teen says he did it because he was bored. BNO News
-- Working from home? Steve Jobs is apparently still helping to run Apple, including work on the company’s netbook project. WSJ via VentureBeat
-- Books with gay and lesbian themes were pulled from Amazon.com’s sales rankings over the weekend. Amazon blamed a ‘glitch.’ Jacket Copy
-- Microsoft beat Google and Yahoo to land a seven-figure ad deal to promote Discovery Channel’s ‘Deadliest Catch’ series on TV, the Web, cellphones and video games. Silicon Alley Insider
-- Fox and movie theater owners are squabbling over who should pay for 3-D glasses. USA Today
-- Intel’s profit report Tuesday should set the tone for tech earnings. Mercury News
-- The Skype founders seem to have a decent shot at buying back the service from EBay. GigaOm
-- Is Facebook responsible for a lower GPA? Or are people with lower GPAs just on Facebook more? CNet
-- Why Google isn’t really the middleman for news. TechCrunch
-- Chris Gaither