Internet
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It takes a ‘war room’ to launch Netflix’s seriesJul 28, 2013 5:02 am - LOS GATOS, Calif. — Netflix’s Internet video subscription service works around the clock, but it’s unusual for more than two dozen of the company’s engineers and top man...
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Facebook mobile-ad success shows model to Twitter, SnapchatJul 27, 2013 7:23 am - Facebook Inc.’s success in mobile advertising, which is making it a stronger rival to Google Inc., is also providing a model for other social-networking sites such as Tw...
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Why Instagram is even more depressing than FacebookJul 27, 2013 7:17 am - It’s a truism that Facebook is the many-headed frenemy, the great underminer. We know this because science tells us so. The Human-Computer Institute at Carnegie Mellon h...
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DuckDuckGo founder on trying to fly with Google, MicrosoftJul 27, 2013 7:05 am - AltaVista, one of the leading search engines of the 1990s, has died. It was 18 years old. It had languished for years before its owner, Yahoo, finally pulled the plug. S...
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TV Writing 101: ‘Community’ star hosts new show about ... showsJul 24, 2013 6:00 am - A new show about ... shows When Jim Rash isn’t busy donning crazy costumes and tormenting Jeff Winger as Dean Pelton on NBC’s “Community,” he’s a screenwriter of family ...
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Carson’s ‘Tonight’ highlights now available onlineJul 23, 2013 4:51 pm - NEW YORK — Heeeere’s Johnny on iTunes! For the first time, content from “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” is available for digital download. Starting Tuesday, tw...
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Spike Lee launches Kickstarter campaign for filmJul 23, 2013 4:42 pm - NEW YORK — The next Spike Lee joint will be a Kickstarter production. Following in the footsteps of “Veronica Mars” and Zach Braff, Lee has launched an online campaign ...
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Time to vote for Suburban Chicago's Got TalentJul 23, 2013 5:00 am - The 16 remaining acts in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent have performed yet again, and now it's your turn to help decide who moves on in the summer long talent competition...
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New reality: And the geek shall inherit the earthJul 22, 2013 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO — Samuel L. Jackson visits Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles twice a month. Employees there keep a box stuffed with the latest comic books and graphic novels....
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Social media tips for small businessesJul 21, 2013 7:32 am - Not tweeting yet? If your small business doesn’t have a social media presence, you may be missing out on building brand loyalty with your customers or attracting new one...