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Yahoo's perpetual reorg [Yahoo]
A tipster tells us that the rumor of a reorg in Yahoo marketing isn't news — because the company's structure is always in flux. And Allen Olivo, the Yahoo executive who figured into the most... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Jerry Yang dances with Matt Harding [Caption Contest]
Matt Harding, the round-the-world dancing guy, was flown out to Yahoo to provide a morale booster for the beleaguered troops — and CEO Jerry Yang put on quite the show in a video broadcast to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Apparently there's a glitch in the Google Trends algorithm [Caption Contest]
Who invited Henry David Thoreau to the Google Street View campus spectacular? Twenty bucks he spent time in Portland, where flannel shirts, Mario Savio and critically reading the bible are still well... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Internet flaw also affects e-mail
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- A newly discovered flaw in the Internet's core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit Web sites they didn't want to, it also allows them to intercept e-mail messages, the researcher who discovered the bug said.
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Scope of Internet hack case massive
The sheer volume of the credit and debit card numbers stolen was astounding as was the far-flung cast of multinational characters.
Newsday |
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Microsoft releases SQL Server 2008
The company announces that it has finished work on the latest version of its database software, which was due out sometime this quarter.
ZDNet Asia |
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Siemens wants out of Fujitsu partnership
As the German conglomerate looks to increase profits, it is considering getting out of the computer industry.
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Analyst: Microsoft plans stock buyback worth $20B
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, whose botched bid for Yahoo helped drive the stock down 20% since February, is about to make it up to shareholders with a buyback of as much as $20 billion.
New York Daily News |
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Online networking site strives to hook up CU grads with jobs
CU grads meeting tough times on the job front have a new resource to aid them in their search.
Colorado Daily |
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TeliaSonera, EMT to bring iPhone 3G to Estonia
iPhone 3G combines the features of iPhone plus fast 3G networking, built-in GPS and iPhone 2.0 software.
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Microsoft Webmaster Tools Get Out of Beta with New Features
It maybe a bit late for Microsoft, but still for those who have been trying to master a work around into getting their sites to the top of the Live Search results pages will be glad to know that Microsoft’s Webmaster Tools is finally out of beta. And with it comes several new features that [...]
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Earnings: Sina Q2 Revs Up 52 Percent; Net Income Spikes; Guides Up
Another bang-up quarter from a major Chinese internet name Sina.com reported Q2 revenue of $91.3 million, up 53 percent year-over-year, and ahead of company estimates of $88-$90 million. Adjusted net income grew 62 percent to $26.2 million ($.43 per share) ahead of the $.40 per share analyst had been expecting. The company did well in advertising, with revenue growing 58 percent to $64.9 ...
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Feds astounded by volume, scope of Internet hack case
The sheer volume of the credit and debit card numbers stolen was astounding as was the far-flung cast of multinational characters in one of the largest Internet hacking and fraud cases federal prosecutors say they've seen in this country.
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Major Internet security flaw also affects e-mail
(AP:LAS VEGAS) A newly discovered flaw in the Internet's core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit Web sites they didn't want to, it also allows them to intercept e-mail messages, the researcher who discovered the bug said Wednesday.
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Lake Worth firefighter arrested in sex sting
By ANDREW CHAVEZ FORT WORTH — A 25-year-old Lake Worth firefighter was arrested Wednesday by Fort Worth investigators who said he solicited sex from an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl. The firefighter, Jeremy Blake Barrera was arrested by vice officers who followed him home from a Lake Worth fire station, said Lt. Paul Henderson, police spokesman. Officers seized a laptop ...
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Email gets hit by major web security flaw
LAS VEGAS - A newly discovered flaw in the internet's core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit websites they didn't want to, it also allows them to intercept email messages, the researcher who discovered the bug said.
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Social networking goes to the dogs
RICHMOND - Cici confesses on her web page that she likes to greet everyone by licking their feet. Dolce admits to being a mamma's boy. And Jake and Tycho posted a video that chronicles their adventures of rolling around on their backs.
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Email gets hit by major web security flaw
LAS VEGAS - A newly discovered flaw in the internet's core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit websites they didn't want to, it also allows them to intercept email messages, the researcher who discovered the bug said.
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PayPal branches out from eBay's money tree
By year's end, PayPal will derive more total payment volumes from software it provides to third-party sites than from eBay buyers and sellers, company president says.
ZDNet Asia |
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NetSuite, Zoho see rising uptake of hosted apps
Accelerated adoption of the companies' online suites is thought to be putting pressure on the traditional business-software market and model.
ZDNet Asia |
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Aide to plead guilty in Pa. corruption case
A prosecutor says a Pennsylvania computer technician accused of destroying records will enter the first plea in a corruption case against a state senator.
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B.C. man charged with classic car swindle
A B.C. man accused of swindling vintage car buyers out of almost $100,000 over the Internet will have his case heard in a Calgary courtroom.
Vancouver Province |
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Paris Hilton for Prez
P aris Hilton didn't need cue cards for her presidential campaign ad. The 24-year-old heiress memorized her entire monologue, which included Hilton outlining her energy plan, in an online video spoof posted on Funny or Die, the comedy Web site's content director said.
Colorado Daily |
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SAS buys in to hospitality sector
Updated: 07 Aug 2008 SINGAPORE, 05 AUGUST 2008 - Business intelligence software and predictive analytics firm SAS has bought IDeaS, a revenue management vendor that specialises in the global hospitality sector.
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