Internet
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Google's e-mail gets social in Facebook face-offFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. opened a new social hub in its e-mail service on Tuesday, leaving little doubt that the Internet search leader is girding for a face-off wi...
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MySpace angling to become music, film portalJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - MySpace aims to become more relevant in social media and is retooling itself as a one-stop destination for music, gaming and entertainment after losing ground to social ...
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Craigslist founder says eBay reneged on promises
Dec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - GEORGETOWN, Delaware -- Internet auctioneer eBay Inc. began reneging on its promises to Craigslist shortly after taking a minority interest in the online classifieds sit...
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AOL prepares to split from Time Warner Wednesday
Dec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- AOL is shaking loose from Time Warner Inc. and heading into the next decade the way it began this one, as an independent company. Unlike the 1990s, thou...
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Apple buys company which threatened to 'end' MP3's
Dec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Apple Inc. has purchased online music retailer Lala.com, a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened "the end of the MP3" with its fast song-streaming application. Appl...
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Internet sales rise 4 percent this holiday, ComScore saysDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Online spending by consumers increased to $15.3 billion this holiday season, a gain of 4 percent from the same period last year, ComScore Inc. said. Sales of $886 millio...
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One bad 'Tweet' can cost 30 customers, survey showsNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - A negative review or comment on the Twitter, Facebook or Youtube Web sites can lose companies as many as 30 customers, according to a survey by Convergys Corp. A custome...
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Finally, a social networking site I really need, and wish I didn'tNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - For years, I've cynically dismissed social networking as the biggest time-wasting tool since I bothered to learn all that CB radio lingo, 10-4, good buddy. I haven't vis...
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Skype connects Naperville students to UK authorNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - It's not every day 127 fifth-graders get invited into the home of a New York Times best-selling author, especially when that writer lives in the UK. But thanks to Skype,...
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Barrington teen's summer job ends up an Internet gaming sensationAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - When Judy Gerber of Barrington told her teenage son Alex to get a job, she never imagined he'd create a Web site that now boasts more than 70,000 users. When she learned...