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Kevin Spacey says TV must adapt to viewer demandAug 31, 2013 6:23 am - Associated Press LONDON — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey says television has overtaken cinema as the home of quality character-driven drama, but the industry risks fai...
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The Internet's love affair with introvertsAug 31, 2013 6:00 am - Introverts, rejoice! The Internet thinks your glorious idiosyncrasies and private vexations are adorable and that you are worthy of complex care and feeding. Yes, it's g...
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How to delete unwanted website accountsAug 31, 2013 6:00 am - Some adventures are fun. Others are hellish and dispiriting. As a rule, the adventures that ensue when you try to figure out how to delete your account from a Web servic...
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New channel, same 'Sunny' gangAug 30, 2013 6:00 am - New channel, same 'Sunny' gang Charlie, Mac, Dennis and Sweet Dee are coming back to Paddy's Pub on Wednesday night, but you won't find them on FX. The new season of "...
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The latest terrifying teen tech trend: 14-year-olds on LinkedInAug 25, 2013 7:00 am - LinkedIn announced this week that it is dropping its minimum age from 18 to 14 in the United States to allow teens to build their resumes and connect with colleges on th...
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China in big push against opinion-leading blogsAug 24, 2013 7:23 am - BEIJING — Best-selling Chinese author Murong Xuecun had nearly 4 million followers on his Twitter-like microblog. One day in May his account disappeared. So did his prof...
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In Britain, grocer Tesco takes aim at Netflix with BlinkboxAug 24, 2013 7:17 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — As it expands abroad, Netflix, the world’s largest subscription video service, has yet to make a profit from its international operations. Britain’s...
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Going gaga for football seasonAug 22, 2013 6:00 am - They live for the applause MTV's annual train wreck known as the Video Music Awards airs at 8 p.m. Sunday. Those Moonman statues mean next to nothing, but the show will...
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Facebook aims to get more people onlineAug 21, 2013 7:07 am - NEW YORK — Food, water and the Internet? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to get all of the world’s 7 billion people online through a partnership with some of the larg...
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Gun control advocates battle online salesAug 18, 2013 6:43 am - A private seller from Pensacola, Florida, is offering to trade an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle for a jet ski or a riding lawn mower. Another in Huntsville, Alabama, will b...