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UNITY '08 Attendees Focus on New Journalism
New journalism this time around means delivering the news in a wide variety of ever-evolving platforms, from blogs and television on the web to traditional newspaper stories accompanied by interactive tools on the Internet. Some 6,000 journalists of color are digging deep into what it means to be a reporter in all these formats, while still delivering quality investigative, informative and ...
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Head of Microsoft?s Online Efforts Departs
Kevin Johnson?s exit comes as Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft?s chief executive, is shaking up top-level staff in a bid to improve Microsoft?s Internet search and ad business.
New York Times |
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Gates & Bloomberg to fight smoking
NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pouring $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. The billionaire philanthropists say the money will help efforts in developing countries where tobacco use is highest.
The Kentucky Post |
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Yahoo profit falls 19pc
Yahoo has 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's pursuit.
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Microsoft Reorgs After Key Exec Bolts
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is now running the company's Windows, Windows Live and Internet properties after Kevin Johnson, the president of the company's Platforms and Services Division (PSD) and a key player in the failed Microsoft-Yahoo talks, bolted this afternoon to Jupiter Networks, where he will be CEO. Microsoft said PSD would be split into two groups, Windows/Windows Live and Online ...
SYS-CON Media |
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Gates & Bloomberg to fight smoking
The Microsoft founder and New York Mayor are pouring $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.
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Viewpoint: Ichiro is So Bland, He's Sensational
Why is it that every time I check the sporting Internet, I feel like I'm standing in line at Safeway? The National Enquirers of the world have nothing on the ever-probing blogosphere. There's Matt Leinart, partying in a hot tub with some, um, attractive ladies.
The Kitsap Sun |
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Amazon profit, sales above view and shares rise
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Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Amazon profit, sales above view and shares rise
By Alexandria Sage
Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News |
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Amazon profit, sales above view and shares rise
Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday quarterly profit doubled and sales grew 41 percent, indicating to Wall Street that many cost-conscious shoppers are heading online to save money in a tough economy.
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Amazon profit doubles, beats estimates
Amazon.com Inc. showed Wednesday that it wasn't being hurt by economic weakness and high fuel prices, reporting second-quarter earnings that more than doubled and surpassed analysts' expectations. The Internet retailer also raised its full-year revenue projections.
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Amazon profit doubles, beats estimates
Amazon.com Inc. showed Wednesday that it wasn't being hurt by economic weakness and high fuel prices, reporting second-quarter earnings that more than doubled and surpassed analysts' expectations.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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Typing error was cause of village’s perceived budget shortfall
Cadiz Village Council learned that what they thought was a decrease of nearly $730,000 in the village’s 2009 budget was attributed to a keying error made on the computer.
The Times-Reporter |
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Police find their laptop, but not a suspect
A stolen decoy device from the Roseville Police Department led to a cross-county chase today, complete with helicopters and officers surrounding a Citrus Heights neighborhood, but in the end, the suspect escaped.
The Sacramento Bee |
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myth of Chinese multinationals, hightech, travel, outsourcing, trade, entrepreneurship
How to profit from rising Chinese trade, yuan and stock market? How do over a half million international companies make profits in China? Learn about Chinese multinationals Haier, TCL, China Mobile, China Oil, Shanghai Auto, China Construction Bank, China Internet Companies and stock market.
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Top online, Windows exec to depart Microsoft
Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations is leaving the company. Kevin Johnson had served since 2005 as president of Microsoft's platforms and services division, which included the Windows operating system and Windows Live programs such as Web e-mail and instant messaging.
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Top E-mailed
takes the wraps off an internet encyclopedia designed to give people a chance to show off, and profit from, their expertise on any topic. The service, dubbed "knol" in reference to a unit of knowledge, had been limited to an invitation-only audience.
telecomasia.net |
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Multi-core SBC boasts EPIC proportions
— Jul. 10, 2008 — Ampro Computers announced two EPIC-format single-board computers (SBC) that run Windows CE and Windows XP Embedded. The Intel Core Duo-based ReadyBoard 830 will ship in August, while the ruggedized ReadyBoard 820 is shipping now, says Ampro.
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Amazon beats estimates as earnings double
(Associated Press via NewsEdge) Amazon.com Inc. showed that it wasn't being hurt by economic weakness and high fuel prices, reporting that its second-quarter profits more than doubled and surpassed analyst expectations. The internet retailer also raised full-year revenue projections.
telecomasia.net |
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Samsung May Post Biggest Profit Gain in 4 Years on LCDs, Phones
July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co. may report its fastest profit growth in four years after earnings from liquid-crystal displays and mobile phones more than doubled.
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Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylines
SAN FRANCISCO - GOOGLE opened its website Knol to the public on Wednesday, allowing people to write about their areas of expertise under their bylines in a twist on encyclopedia Wikipedia, which allows anonymity.
Straits Times |
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Improbably Divine: 10 Unconventional Religious Artifacts
Religious images seem to have appeared over the years in everything from a sliced potato to 400-year-old granite, and some lucky finds from around the world have sold for thousands of dollars on eBay and reportedly delivered divine messages.
FOX 61 Chattanooga |
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Area woman accused in international Internet scam
ELIZABETHTON — An Elizabethton woman has been indicted by a Carter County grand jury on charges she had participated in an international Internet scam.
Johnson City Press |
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Microsoft exec who led Yahoo bid leaving company
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, who as president of Microsoft's largest business division spearheaded the company's pursuit of Yahoo Inc , is leaving the software maker.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's Full Memo to the Troops About New Reorg
Here is the full memo Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent out to the troops about the big changes in its organization, including the departure of Platform and Services Division President Kevin Johnson, and in which he addresses Apple, Yahoo, Google and more: From: Steve Ballmer Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:30 PM To: Microsoft--All Employees Subject: ...
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