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Web-Crawling Program ID's Disease Outbreaks
By scouring online social sites, a new program pinpoints disease.
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Bloggers bring blue to a red state
In a state that's red, the Austin Convention Center is seeing blue in a big way. The place was abuzz with Democratic supporters, joining together to share ideas and assemble with one common bond: blogging.
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Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamed
How many moths would it take to bring down a SOA? by Joe McKendrick
ZDNet |
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Scrapblog(TM) Emerges as First Craft on the Web at CHA
ROSEMONT, Ill.----Scrapblog.com, the first craft on the Web and leading service for creating and sharing scrapbooks online, will showcase its powerful and easy-to-use Web-based application at the summer CHA conference beginning today through Sunday, July 20.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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"Best place to get a laptop"
Right, looking for a decent but inexpensive laptop after my good lady accidentally broke ours t'other day. Not sure about Acer etc and some of the cheaper models...
EuroGamer |
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Major investor to back Yahoo board
Legg Mason, one of the largest holders of Yahoo stock, will back the company's recommendations for its board of directors instead of those offered by dissident investor Carl Icahn . Legg Mason, an investment firm based in Baltimore, announced Friday it will back Yahoo's slate of candidates in a stockholders meeting Aug. 1. Legg Mason owns about 60.7 million shares, or about 4.4 percent, ...
InfoWorld |
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EU files fresh anti-trust charges against Intel
(BRUSSELS ) - European regulators have filed fresh anti-trust charges against the world's largest chip maker Intel, accusing it of abusing its dominant position in the market to squeeze out its main rival.
Eu Business |
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Facebook: Too Creepy, Childish for the Workplace
News from Portfolio.com Also on Portfolio Ewwww, Google First Bytes: Yahoo, Google, S.F. Muni-Hacker Update, More... Holy Bottom Line, Batman! Subscribe to Portfolio magazine Bill Gates doesn't get a lot of credit these days for being a visionary. But when it comes to his relationship with Facebook, he may still be a step ahead of the rest of us. ...
Wired News |
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Group Says Chinese Internet Dissident Is Arrested
A Chinese dissident who wrote politically sensitive articles including some criticizing the government's handling of a devastating earthquake was formally arrested Friday on charges of allegedly possessing state secrets, a human rights group said.
CBS News |
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Apple in Art
Apple's products are often compared to art and sometimes are even called works of art. Jonathan Ive doesn't hold exclusive control over Apple in the world of art because the Mac and iPhone maker's customers can be equally creative -- and you never know where their creativity will turn up
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Poll finds racial gap over excitement of campaign
An Associated Press-Yahoo News poll found differences in how engaged various groups of voters are in the presidential campaign.
Miami Herald |
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WTAP News @ Your Desk
Watch today's top local stories and forecast - right here from your computer!
WTAP Parkersburg |
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Google Shares Smacked After Disappointing Earnings
Google Inc. shares tumbled more than 9 percent in early trading Friday after the Internet search leader's second-quarter earnings missed analysts' expectations.
CBS 5 Bay Area |
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Repeat Offender Charged With Possessing Animal Porn
Northwest Indiana native Michael Bessigano faces federal charges of downloading animal porn . Bessigano pleaded not guilty to the charges, which his probation officer brought after discovering images and videos of bestiality on his computer, in violation of the terms of his parole. In 2001, Bessigano was convicted of sexually assaulting a chicken in a Valparaiso hotel room. He stole the ...
Chicagoist |
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Group says Chinese Internet dissident is arrested
A Chinese dissident who wrote politically sensitive articles including some criticizing the government's handling of a devastating earthquake was formally arrested Friday on charges of allegedly possessing state secrets, a human rights group said.
Miami Herald |
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Brunswick: Computer classes for adults offered
Seniornet is offering computer classes for adults ages 50 and older starting in September at the Western Reserve Masonic Community. Classes will feature weekly sessions that will help students to operate and maintain computers, create letters and reports, make...
Brunswick Sun Times |
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Napster Takeover Looms as Funds See Cash Exceed Stock (Update1)
July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Napster Inc., the Internet music pioneer whose shares have plunged 95 percent in six years, has become takeover bait for hedge funds zeroing in on a cash hoard exceeding the company's market value.
Bloomberg.com |
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Google Buys ZAO Begun, It’s a Contextual Ad Company Folks
Whatever Google’s intention and purpose were for buying Russian contextual ad company called ZAO Begun is, only them knows. But we’re free to speculate, it’s a free web after all. So for those who are not in the loop prior to reading about this news (that includes me), ZAO Begun is part of the internet portal [...]
Search Engine Journal |
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Yahoo Board Wins Legg Mason Backing in Icahn Fight (Update2)
July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Legg Mason Capital Management Chairman Bill Miller plans to back Yahoo! Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang in his fight for control of the Internet company, pitting himself against billionaire investor Carl Icahn .
Bloomberg.com |
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Woman finds mail-order high school diploma won't get her into college
Paige Parris always thought her mail-order high school diploma could be used to get into college. Now she's out $70 and preparing to take the national GED exam July 26. Parris is among many students who have attempted to earn their high school degrees over the Internet. She carries a diploma card in her wallet from Cornerstone Christian Correspondence School.
Gaffney Ledger |
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Greenville police arrest Gaffney man in Internet sting operation
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster announced Thursday that James Allen Proveaux Sr., 56, of Gaffney, was arrested Wednesday in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the City of Greenville Police Department. Proveaux was arrested on two counts of criminal solicitation of a minor, a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment.
Gaffney Ledger |
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Animals tracked by computer
Instead of sorting through mounds of cards, animal shelter employees are now able to glance at a computer screen to trace the history of animals brought to the shelter. A new computer system has been operational at the animal shelter since July 1, Cherokee County Assistant Administrator Holland Belue told the Cherokee County Public Works Committee on Thursday.
Gaffney Ledger |
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West Hits Back at Fake Blog Claims
Rapper Kanye West has published photographs of himself typing on his social networking page - to prove he writes his own blogs.
Teen Hollywood |
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Google shares drop more than 9 pct after 2Q earnings miss expectations amid sputtering economy
Michael Liedtke July 18, 2008 - 10:47 a.m. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. shares tumbled more than 9 percent in early trading Friday after the Internet search leader's second-quarter earnings missed analysts' expectations.
Canadian Business |
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AMD shares dive after 2nd-qtr results miss views; little relief seen from divestiture plan
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. fell sharply Friday morning after the chip maker reported a wider second-quarter loss than expected and said its chief executive would step down.
Canadian Business |
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