Business Stories from September 3, 2011 (Change date)
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CNN gets more personal, buys iPad magazine ZiteSep 04, 2011 8:28 am - SAN FRANCISCO — CNN has acquired Zite, a personalized digital magazine for the iPad tablet computer. Zite learns about its readers’ tastes and tries to appeal to them wi...
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Social media fuels college megaparty in ColoradoSep 04, 2011 8:28 am - DENVER — An apartment complex near Colorado State University that used Facebook to advertise “the biggest pool party of the year”’ got more than it bargained for — at le...
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KU study: Search data can predict stock returnsSep 04, 2011 8:28 am - LAWRENCE, Kan. — Looking for a fresh place to collect stock tips? A University of Kansas research team suggests looking at data from online search engines. The team says...
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WA prisons ask Facebook to disable inmate accountsSep 04, 2011 8:28 am - OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington prison officials have asked social media giant Facebook to disable inmate accounts. Department spokesman Chad Lewis says inmates are not allo...
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Life on an oil field ‘man camp’ — not for everyoneSep 03, 2011 6:16 am - WILLISTON, N.D. — You can almost smell the opportunity along Highway 2. It oozes deep from the sloping North Dakota prairie where oil derricks and natural gas wells spro...
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Netflix gives Redbox a golden opportunitySep 04, 2011 8:28 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix is giving Redbox a golden opportunity to gain some ground. Netflix, the largest U.S. video subscription service, hit its nearly 25 million U.S su...
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Sony tablets aim to stand out in a crowdSep 04, 2011 8:28 am - NEW YORK — Sony Corp. revealed its first two tablet computers this week, with some features that aim to set them apart from the herd of iPad competitors. The Tablet S, w...
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Facebook kills off Groupon competitoSep 04, 2011 8:28 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is ending its Deals program, which offered the site’s 750 million users discounts similar to those offered by daily deals site Groupon. Facebook...
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Tech test: Video game console case offers gaming on the goSep 04, 2011 8:28 am - ATLANTA — Console gaming on the go just got easier thanks to a mobile gaming kit that comes with a built-in high-definition display screen to connect to your Xbox 360 or...
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Costs of 9/11 attacks still haunt U.S. economySep 04, 2011 8:28 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It took just a few hours for the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center to destroy a symbol of U.S. capitalism. A decade later, the financial damage...
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