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AT&T wants to watch [Your Privacy Is An Illusion]
In a letter to a congressional committee, AT&T said it is "carefully considering" monitoring how its users surf the Web. In a similiar letter, Internet service provider Charter Communication said it... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Obama online ad offers personal touch via email [Politics]
While reading an article on Slate, I stumbled across this display ad from the Obama campaign (rather well placed by Google's DoubleClick, I must say). In it, supporters are promised that they'll "be... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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6 startups that fell into Google's "black hole" [Acquisitions]
Digg users should be glad merger talks with Google have cooled, writes Slate's Farhad Manjoo. Had Digg fallen into Marissa Mayer's frosting-laced clutches, the site would have probably become another... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Indian court demands Google squeal on anonymous blogger [Lawsuits]
An Indian construction company called Gremach is suing Google for defamation because Google so far refuses to turn over identifying information regarding an anonymous blogger who wrote nasty things... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Peter Rojas, protective papa [Valley Spawn]
These days, even birth announcements go out via Twitter. That's how blogger Jill Fehrenbacher, wife of Engadget founder Peter Rojas, belatedly acknowledged the birth of their son, also named Peter.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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The fear and loathing never ends at Yahoo [Cubicle Culture]
Yahoo sources told BoomTown's Kara Swisher that there's a price to be paid for management's lofty promises to shareholders. Top executives are considering "cutting costs" in Yahoo's mobile operations... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Users sue Facebook and its Beacon partners for ruining Christmas [Lawsuits]
Thirty-two Facebook users signed onto a class-action suit against Facebook and several of its Beacon partners, including Blockbuster, Fandango and Overstock, Hotwire, STA Travel, Zappos.com and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Turns out FriendFeed has clones and that AOL acquired one [Acquisitions]
The deal isn't finalized yet, but AOL will acquire Colorado-based startup SocialThing, News.com reports. Best known for a raging party it threw at this year's South By Southwest conference,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Liar, liar [Sheryl Sandberg]
It seemed like such a simple proposition. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg wanted Ben Ling to lie for her, and get rich doing it. Ling is — was — the director of Facebook's applications... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Using Windows, Xbox, and iPod as alternative MythTV front ends
Digital video recorders (DVR) are becoming more and more mainstream. TiVo, in fact, has passed the truest test of any popular technology -- having its name transformed into a verb. MythTV, a free and open source application that lets you turn a computer into a DVR, burst on the scene a few years ago, and has found fans among Linux users. However, with a little effort, it's possible to run MythTV ...
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Inforum 2008: Customers Will Learn How to Connect to the Future with Innovations from Infor
ATLANTA----Infor Chairman and CEO Jim Schaper will present insights into the future of business software during Connecting to the Future, his keynote at Inforum 2008, Infor’s annual customer conference.
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HelloMetro Launches HelloLocal.com Local Internet Search as the Latest Evolution of Newly Approved Registration of ...
HelloLocal.com is a Partner Site to Leading Local City Search Company, HelloMetro. HelloMetro Also Announces Its Approval of HyperLocal for Registration by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (PRWeb Aug 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1215754.htm
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Burnout download revs up analysts
Industry prognosticators assess the likelihood that EA's announcement will cause brick-and-mortar retailers to crash and burn.
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New magazine-sharing site may violate copyrights
The magazine industry, already facing a decline in newsstand sales and falling ad revenue, is being besieged by a new foe: digital piracy. A fledgling Web site called Mygazines.com encourages people to copy and upload popular magazines that are currently on newsstands. Visitors can read high-quality digital copies of dozens of current titles, including People, Men's Health and The Economist, in ...
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Google takes top Web spot in July
ComScore reports that Google sites garnered more than 141.5 million unique visitors in the month of July. Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL followed.
CNET |
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Virtualization, iPhone and Microsoft
Speculation is making the rounds again that AMD’s long-promised asset lite strategy will see the company split in two: a chip development operation under AMD’s new CEO Dirk Meyer and a manufacturing entity. read more
SYS-CON Media |
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TeleCommunication Systems gets $8.3 million deal
(AP:ANNAPOLIS, Md.) TeleCommunication Systems Inc., a wireless service provider, said Friday it received an $8.3 million contract to provide a Defense Department command with communications professional services.
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SingleHop Harpertown Servers Sellout
August 15, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Chicago-based managed hosting provider SingleHop has announced its new Supercharged Harpertown server series sold out in less than 48 hours of their release.
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Publishers claim new magazine-sharing site violates copyright laws but have limited recourse
NEW YORK - The magazine industry, already facing a decline in newsstand sales and falling ad revenue, is being besieged by a new foe: digital piracy. A fledgling Web site called Mygazines.com encourages people to copy and upload popular magazines that are currently on newsstands.
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BANK/FINANCE
SYRACUSE - Network World magazine has named Wireless Grids Corp. one of nine wireless companies to watch in an Aug. 14 article.
Central New York Business Journal |
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T-Mobile to Market First Android Phone
Carrier will use ad subsidies and Google's market reach to target price-conscious subscriber base barely touched by the iPhone.
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Wilson tackles Rock Radio
Mississauga rocker Brad Wilson is taking his sound to the radio. But instead of his music, it's his voice he's bringing to the airwaves. Wilson, who fronts local rock band, SFD, is broadcasting live on Monday evenings as host of The Toronto Rock Radio Show on internet station K94 Rocks.
Mississauga News |
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Google's Upcoming Phone: Details
The Android-based phone is due out in the fall. Here's what to expect in terms of features
BusinessWeek |
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New batch of computers coming to Norwell Schools
The Norwell Public Schools have some new arrivals this summer, and the tools will help the schools continue to move forward into the 21 st century.
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Qwest union contract expires Saturday
The labor contract with the largest union at Qwest Communications International Inc. expires Saturday, little more than a week before the company is to provide phone and Internet service for the Democratic National Convention. The Communications Workers of...
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