All Stories from May 19, 2012 (Change date)
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ABC adds 10 shows to schedule as ‘Housewives’ exitMay 19, 2012 7:15 am - Walt Disney Co.’s ABC broadcast network, flirting with NBC for last place in the young-adult audience advertisers target, is adding 10 new shows next season after “Despe...
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Study: Phone company customer satisfaction evens outMay 19, 2012 7:10 am - NEW YORK — Improvements in customer satisfaction at Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T Inc. have narrowed differences among the Big 4 wireless carriers to the point that ...
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Hulk-size Big Jambox rocks the neighborhoodMay 19, 2012 7:05 am - SAN FRANCISCO — You may already know about the Jambox, the colorful, blackboard-eraser-size, toss-it-in-your- bag-and-go wireless speaker for iPads, iPhones and oth...
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Yahoo soap opera features new cast of leadersMay 19, 2012 6:55 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo’s dysfunctional turnaround efforts have morphed into a Silicon Valley soap opera, one that has taken another strange twist with the Inter...
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An American influx at Cannes’ global glamour festMay 19, 2012 6:55 am - CANNES, France — Despite the mood in Europe, there’s not much austerity at the Cannes Film Festival, the annual Cote d’Azur extravaganza where glamour is ...
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Zuckerberg calls Facebook's culture the Hacker WayMay 19, 2012 6:45 am - Facebook CEO Zuckerberg describes company's culture, management in letter to potential investors
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Cybersquatting hits Coca-Cola as new suffixes come onlineMay 19, 2012 6:30 am - Coca-Cola Co. had to win a complaint at a United Nations agency last year to get control of an adult website called pornforacoke.com. Online name theft is called cybersq...
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Charity car show in Barrington seeks volunteersMay 19, 2012 6:29 am - A charitable exhibition of rare classic and exotic motor vehicles this summer will be open to the general public for the first time in four years, and its organizers are...
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Elmhurst College’s Mill Theatre to get upgrade after alumna’s giftMay 19, 2012 6:26 am - This fall, Elmhurst College’s Mill Theatre will debut not only “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” but also an expansive new lobby, plush theater seats and big,...
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Despite mission, investors will change FacebookMay 19, 2012 6:18 am - When Facebook filed for its initial public offering in February, Mark Zuckerberg wrote a frank letter to potential investors in the firm. “Facebook was not original...