Around the Web 2.2.09: Super Bowl porn, Obama’s e-mail address, 911 swats

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-- In Tucson, Comcast interrupted the Super Bowl with 10 seconds of porn. Arizona Daily Star

-- President Obama’s exclusive e-mail address: ‘Everyone look at the person sitting on your left. Now look at the person sitting on your right. None of you have my e-mail address.’ NYT

-- Google Earth will include underwater images and maps of the ocean floor. Guardian

-- Semiconductor sales fell 2.8% in 2008, the first annual decline since 2001. VentureBeat

-- A new prank called 911 swatting uses vulnerabilities in the VOIP system to send SWAT teams to strangers’ houses. AP via WashPost

-- TiVo cheated obsolescence, rebounding from the brink of collapse thanks to CEO Tom Rogers’ strategy. LAT

-- Their deal allowing flexible song pricing hasn’t ended the antagonism between Apple and the music industry. NYT

-- For workers on H-1B visas, layoffs mean not only lost pay. They have to leave the country. Mercury News

-- Forget venture capital funding. Raise money for your start-up from friends and family. LAT

-- RIP: Mike Homer, former Netscape executive. BoomTown

-- Chris Gaither