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It?s Why We Read, Online and Off
To the Editor:.
New York Times |
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One Dell of a deal
Didn't win last month's scavenger hunt? Want a Duo over? We're offering you the chance with a Dell Inspiron Laptop with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor.
Odessa American |
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TextBuyIt fun, easy to use, but has its limits
TextBuyIt, a recently launched shop-by-cell phone service from Amazon.com Inc., seemed like the ultimate comparison shopping tool — perfect for an unabashed bargain hunter like myself.
The Gleaner |
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Tiki Torch Bearer
Sam Taylor’s goal as CEO of novelties retailer Oriental Trading Company is to build a global brand with an online strategy. By Mary Wagner At Hewlett-Packard Co., where Sam Taylor oversaw HP.com and the computer manufacturer’s global direct-to-consumer business, his stock in trade was some of the most advanced home and home office digital equipment on the market.
InternetRetailer.com |
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Bikers, walkers seek better Web maps
With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you've got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes for riding around town. Well, not so fast.
The Gleaner |
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Targeting Search Engine Rankings
Merchants know how to rank high in paid search results. But the power of popular informational sites means they have to adjust their goals when it comes to natural search rankings.
InternetRetailer.com |
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Crafting a web business
Web retailers and home builders have a number of traits in common, although thankfully the condition of their respective markets isn’t one of them. Both rely on skilled craftsmen who know how to wield the tools of their trade to create safe and secure domains.
InternetRetailer.com |
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BIG...and getting bigger
That sums up both e-retailing and the world’s largest e-retailing show, the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition. This year’s event was 24% larger than last year’s, and discussion at the show focused on the key to online sales growth: delighting the increasingly sophisticated online shopper.
InternetRetailer.com |
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The big chains weigh in
At Sears Holdings Corp., same-store sales at Sears and Kmart retail chains declined 8.6% for the quarter that ended May 3, the company lost $56 million and shuttered 62 stores, yet the company increased investment in its online and multi-channel operations by $10 million.
InternetRetailer.com |
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District 300 getting the hook-up for high-speed Internet service
Community Unit District 300 this year will get a second Internet connection that district officials hope will improve the speed and reliability of Internet access at the district's schools.
Daily Herald |
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Bivins to sponsor free seminars
Internet safety, consumer fraud protections, and saving money on your phone bills are the highlights of free local seminars being sponsored Aug. 4, Aug. 6, Aug. 13 and Sept. 8 by State Sen. Tim Bivins (R-Dixon).
The Amboy News |
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Sony starts testing virtual world for PS3
Sony's online "Home" virtual world for the PlayStation 3 video game console began accepting 10 000 gamers to try a test service.
Independent Online |
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Yahoo execs in the firing line
Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang and members of the board of directors are likely to come under fire from shareholders peeved about failed takeover talks with Microsoft.
Independent Online |
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Yahoo! expected to spar with peeved shareholders
SAN FRANCISCO - After spending weeks ridiculing Yahoo Inc."s board of directors, nettlesome investor Carl Icahn has piped down and won"t even be at the Internet company"s annual meeting Friday.
GMA News |
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Agents can detain laptops at border
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Federal officials have disclosed that agents at the U.S. border can seize electronic devices like laptops and cell phones and keep them as long as needed.
UPI |
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Laptops may be detained at border
Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, according to recently disclosed border search policies.
MSNBC |
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Olympic organisers to lift Internet restrictions
BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee and the Chinese organisers BOCOG have agreed to lift all Internet restrictions for the Beijing Games, IOC vice-president Gunilla Lindberg told Reuters on Friday.
Reuters.co.uk |
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Personal Backup X5 updated, adds FTP, SFTP backups
Intego's Personal Backup X5 has been updated to v10.5.2, adding backup to and from FTP and SFTP servers. It also adds a new interface and an improved dashboard widget for launching and monitoring backup scripts. The backup solution offers initial and automated backup options, making backups on numerous media (CD, DVD, USB key drives, external hard ...
MacNN |
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Begging not just for poor online
There have been beggars on the streets since streets were made of mud, but the biggest proliferation of panhandlers has taken place on the Internet, where you'll find tens of thousands of them, especially lately.
Detroit News |
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N.Y. man arrested in baby food poison video threats
A man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly claimed in hoax Internet videos that he had poisoned millions of bottles of baby food, some with cyanide or rat poison, because he wanted to kill black and Hispanic children.
The Kansas City Star |
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Olympic organisers to lift Internet restrictions
BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee and the Chinese organisers BOCOG have agreed to lift all Internet restrictions for the Beijing Games, IOC vice-president Gunilla Lindberg told Reuters on Friday.
Reuters.co.uk |
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Gamers go glam: Now players can design clothing
Shoppers can now walk into H&M and buy a nautical-inspired mini-dress designed by 21-year-old Beau Fornillos, who created the sporty frock using a computer video game.
Detroit News |
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Agents can detain laptops at border
Federal officials have disclosed that agents at the U.S. border can seize electronic devices like laptops and cell phones and keep them as long as needed.The Department of Homeland Security recently released an update on policies for travelers entering and leaving the United States, the Washington Post reported. The policies, dated July 16, said DHS agents could share data from electronic ...
Moldova.org |
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The Watchdog: Rules let banks rack up overdraft fees
Before she went on vacation, Amanda Godawski made an online transfer of $250 from her Compass Bank savings account to her checking account. At least, she thought she did. But when the 23-year-old returned, she said, she was stunned to learn that $205 worth of checks and debits had bounced. The transfer never went through. The bank’s fees for insufficient funds were 10 at $38 each and $7 per-day ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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ROSIE DOT CALM
ROSIE O'Donnell will be working without the 'net for the entire month of August. The former "View" host says that she has become so addicted to the Web and her popular Rosie.com blog that she needs to wean herself off it, and computers, in general...
New York Post |
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