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CBS Corp. to buy news, info site
NEW YORK (AP) -- Media and entertainment company CBS Corp. is buying CNet Networks Inc., an online news and information provider, for $1.8 billion in cash in its latest bid to expand its reach on the Internet, the companies announced Thursday. ...
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Icahn to board: Sell to Microsoft or else
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Spurred on by outraged shareholders, activist investor Carl Icahn notified Yahoo Inc. ...
The Nashua Telegraph |
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Jim Rice to pitch for RCN
Jim Rice will be swinging away for RCN Corp. as the firm ramps up efforts to sign up new cable, telephone and Internet customers in the Boston area. Rice, the former...
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Reversing trend, cable modems top DSL
Cable companies attracted more Internet subscribers than phone companies did in the first quarter, reversing a 3½-year trend, according to a research report Thursday. The 19 largest cable companies in the U.S. added 1.19 million broadband subscribers in the January-to-March period, according to a tally by Leichtman Research Group. Phone companies added 1.01 million DSL customers in the same ...
The State |
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Service Schedule for May 16
William Alfred Porter Jr. — A Celebration Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Aloysius Church. Burial in Riverview Cemetery. Johanna Hacker — 11 a.m. Saturday in the Riverview Cemetery Chapel.
The East Liverpool Review |
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Recent Original Stories
Haiku has listed the accomplishments of Haiku's Summer of Code students . "2007 Was our first year involved in the Google Summer of Code. Looking back on it, it is easy to say that it was a resounding success. We were able to handle 8 students.
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Cheating on your spouse, revealed by your mouse
Marriage on the rocks? Better watch your digital dalliance. What used to require a private eye and physical evidence better left to the imagination can now come back to haunt couples in the throes of divorce as a digital trail of infidelity, hidden property or other incriminating evidence lurking in cyberspace.
Knoxville News Sentinel |
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Hit Restart? Prominent investor argues that CEO Jerry Yang brushed aside a good offer
The chief executive of Yahoo Inc., Jerry Yang, spent months fending off Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid. Now he may only have a few weeks to persuade Microsoft to revive its last offer of $47.5 billion, or risk being fired in a shareholder mutiny led by activist investor Carl Icahn.
Winston-Salem Journal |
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Yahoo! and WPP Forge Multi-Year Strategic Partnership
Yahoo! Inc. (17654;NASDAQ:YHOO) and WPP´s (NASDAQ:WPPGY) GroupM, 24/7 Real Media and WPP Digital today
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NSC Announces Launch Of The Safety Council Academy
The National Safety Council of South Florida and The Safety Center, two of today's most progressive safety and wellness organizations, announced the unveiling of SafetyCouncilAcademy.com, an e-learning site developed in coordination with CertiLearn, one of the web's most well-respected online training providers
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Chunghwa Telecom Chooses Adobe Flash Technology for New Channel Me Data Service
Adobe Systems Incorporated (298;Nasdaq:ADBE) and Chunghwa(R) Telecom (TSE:2412) (NYSE:CHT) today announced
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CEOs Get Smart
Insurance carrier CEOs have come a long way in their appreciation of the importance of IT to the success of the business. But their need to understand technology's role will only intensify in the near future.
Insurance and Technology |
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Leonard Brings No-nonsense Technology Approach To MEMIC
With a no-nonsense approach to technology, John Leonard has helped MEMIC develop an IT operation that has equipped the company for success and growth.
Insurance and Technology |
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Saylor: Web Watch: May 16
What's on the site: "The Office" fan site
Knoxville News Sentinel |
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Cole: Austin electronica duo shares instincts, DNA
Brothers Mike and Jared Bell comprise the Austin, Texas-based electronica duo Lymbyc Systym. The brothers' expertise in creating instrumental soundscapes is the culmination of years spent performing jazz improvisation. Lymbyc Systym was initiated in this context but quickly infused supplementary, pre-recorded beats and computer synths to arrive at its current ambient electronica style.
Knoxville News Sentinel |
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Carl Icahn targets Yahoo's board
A takeover bid by Microsoft Corp. recently averted, Yahoo Inc. found itself back in the cross hairs Thursday after billionaire investor Carl Icahn took aim at replacing the Web portal's board with a new slate of directors in the wake of what he called their "botched" merger negotiations.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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New bin Laden message to focus on Israel
Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will address the 60th anniversary of Israel's founding in a web message expected to underscore a growing focus on the Jewish state, US-based internet monitors say.
The West Australian |
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Missouri woman indicted in MySpace suicide case
LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury indicted a Missouri woman yesterday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old...
Boston Herald |
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Interpol data analysis bolsters Colombia claim
Electronic files that Bogota says prove Venezuela offered aid to FARC rebels are found to be unaltered. Interpol on Thursday vouched for the integrity of electronic files downloaded from a dead rebel leader's computer equipment, data that Colombia says strongly indicate that Venezuela offered to aid this nation's largest insurgent group.
Los Angeles Times |
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Icahn will launch proxy battle to unseat Yahoo!'s board
Icahn letter marks start of proxy battle at Yahoo! Billionaire investor Carl Icahn officially launched a proxy contest to unseat Yahoo!'s board, writing in a letter to chairman Roy Bostock "the board of directors of Yahoo has acted irrationally and lost the faith of shareholders" and Microsoft.
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Woman indicted in MySpace suicide
LOS ANGELES — A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide. Lori Drew of suburban St. Louis, who allegedly helped create a MySpace account in the name of someone who didn’t exist to convince Megan Meier she was chatting with a fictional 16-year-old boy named Josh ...
The State |
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FDPD raises its online acuity
Logging online opens children to more than just a wealth of information. It can also place them at risk, which is why Lt. David Beshey of the Fort Dodge Police Department will be going to a week of federally funded training in Austin, Texas, to study investigative techniques for cases of online crime, especially those involving children.
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Yahoo! and WPP Forge Multi-Year Strategic Partnership
SUNNYVALE, Calif. & LONDON----Yahoo! Inc. and WPP's GroupM, 24/7 Real Media and WPP Digital today announced a strategic partnership that will enable WPP agencies to buy digital display advertising across the Internet more efficiently than ever before.
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Chunghwa Telecom Chooses Adobe Flash Technology for New Channel Me Data Service
SAN JOSE, Calif.----Adobe Systems Incorporated and Chunghwa® Telecom today announced that Chunghwa Telecom has launched its new Channel Me service, powered by Adobe® Flash® Cast™ software, to deliver engaging multimedia information and entertainment services.
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