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Romanian pleads guilty in Conn. over phishing scam
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — One of 38 people charged in a global crime ring that allegedly stole personal information from unsuspecting Internet users pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal fraud charge.
The Post-Standard |
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Yahoo earnings decline, miss estimates
Company's net income drops 19 percent and along with revenue misses analyst expectations for the second quarter.
CNET |
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Yahoo profit down 18 per cent
SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK — Yahoo Inc. Tuesday posted a nearly 19 per cent fall in net profit, and net revenue short of lowered Wall Street expectations, as it faced a weakening economy and the distraction of Microsoft Corp.'s pursuit.
The Globe and Mail |
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Yahoo’s 2Q profit declines 18 pct as woes deepen
Tue, Jul 22, 2008 (1:45 p.m.) Yahoo says its second-quarter profit dropped 18 percent. It marks the latest in a long stretch of disappointing results for the Internet company.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Nearly One in Three Kids 8-12 Contacted By Strangers Online: Cox Survey
About a third of kids between eight and 12 years of age said they have been contacted online by strangers, according to findings made during the third annual Cox Communications Internet safety survey.
MultiChannel News |
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Slowdown in Online Advertising Hits Yahoo
Yahoo said that its revenue in the second quarter grew a sluggish 6 percent from the same period a year earlier as net income dropped by 19 percent.
New York Times |
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Appeals Court affirms online content law unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court Tuesday agreed with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet.
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke |
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Yahoo 2Q profit falls 18 pct, below analyst views
Yahoo Inc.'s second-quarter profit fell 18 percent, the latest sign of the financial decay that has frustrated shareholders and raised doubts about the Internet company's future. But while the results released Tuesday missed analyst expectations, the performance wasn't as bad as many investors had feared after Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc.'s second-quarter earnings ...
The State |
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Mountain Gear Announces Key Metrics Achieved Using PowerReviews to Deliver Comprehensive Customer Marketing Campaign
SAN FRANCISCO----PowerReviews™ , the Internet's most comprehensive developer of customer-review solutions for retailers and their shoppers, announced today that Mountain Gear, a national retail store providing quality outdoor gear and clothing, has achieved significant benefits by using PowerReviews to harness the power of its customer reviews, increase sales and build stronger customer ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Yahoo's 2Q profit declines 18 pct as woes deepen
Associated Press - July 22, 2008 4:44 PM ET SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) - Yahoo says its second-quarter profit dropped 18%. It marks the latest in a long stretch of disappointing results for the...
KSBY San Luis Obispo |
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Alleged racism attracts online attention
A local woman who said a racist hate-group targeted her grandchildren earlier this week claims to have received hundreds of anonymous phone calls since her story hit the airwaves and the Internet.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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God (and Internet) call me to ministry
Blessings upon you, brothers and sisters. You may now refer to me as the Rev. Thomas Henderson. Or Pastor Tom for short.
South County Spotlight |
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Yahoo Posts Profit Decline as Spending Outpaces Sales Growth
July 22 (Bloomberg) -- Yahoo! Inc. , the Internet company that added activist investor Carl Icahn to its board yesterday, posted a drop in second-quarter profit after spending more on developing new projects.
Bloomberg.com |
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Virtual Attack
A week ago, New Braunfels grandmother Mary Alice Altorfer had never heard of YouTube. Now she’s a hot topic on one of the most influential Web sites in America.
The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung |
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"Smallest portable PC" has folding Bluetooth keyboard
— Jul. 10, 2008 — Quebec-based Clearview Technology has announced new details of a $600 Windows CE 5.0-based device it's positioning as "the world's smallest and lightest portable PC." The 5.7 x 3.4 x 1.1 inch Infinity miPC includes a separate, folding Bluetooth keyboard, and boasts "unprecedented" battery life, Clearview claims.
WindowsForDevices |
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Yahoo earnings decline, miss estimates
Company's net income drops 19 percent and along with revenue misses analyst expectations for the second quarter.
CNET |
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Photos: 'Green' graffiti makes paint-free protests
The newest tools of the graffiti trade include lasers, laptops, mobile phones, printers, projectors, rags, and yarn.
CNET |
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Romanian pleads guilty in Conn. over phishing scam
One of 38 people charged in a global crime ring that allegedly stole personal information from unsuspecting Internet users pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal fraud charge.
The Kansas City Star |
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New Gear For Bangor Bomb Squad
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- The Bangor Police Department Bomb Squad has a new piece of equipment that should make its job safer. The Logos Imaging System uses x-ray technology to take pictures inside of suspiscous packages -- and then transfers those images onto a computer screen.
WCSH 6 Portland |
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New Gear For Bangor Bomb Squad
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- The Bangor Police Department Bomb Squad has a new piece of equipment that should make its job safer. The Logos Imaging System uses x-ray technology to take pictures inside of suspiscous packages -- and then transfers those images onto a computer screen.
WCSH 6 Portland |
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Data Deposit Box Is Awarded Patent For Continuous Online Backup
Online backup and storage provider Data Deposit Box (www.datadepositbox.com) has been awarded United States Patent No. 7,401,194 for its continuous online backup product.
DataStorage-DataStorageConnection |
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American Dental Partners Announces Conference Call to Review Second Quarter and First Half 2008 Financial Results
American Dental Partners, Inc. will conduct a conference call to review second quarter and first half 2008 financial results on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. EDT which will also be broadcast live over the Internet at www.amdpi.com.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Lithuanian Tax Server Hit By Another Cyber-Attack
23 July 2008 VILNIUS, Lithuania -- Lithuania said it suffered another foreign cyber-attack when the state tax office's web site was swamped with requests, but no damage was sustained.
The Moscow Times |
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Minsk Says Internet to Stay Free
23 July 2008 MINSK -- Authorities in Belarus will not use a new law on the media to restrict the Internet, an aide to President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday.
The Moscow Times |
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MySpace will Support OpenID Log-Ins Between Sites
MySpace announced this week it will support the OpenID initiative, which allows users to move identities from one Web platform to another. This avoids multiple log-ins and manual updates of information across applications. Users logged into MySpace should be able to transparently access other sites without a separate log-in.
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