Internet
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Actor-comedian Jake Sasseville launches web seriesNov 20, 2012 5:36 am - NEW YORK — Jake Sasseville had it all planned out: He’d been working for a year on a TV show based on his life, and he was going to get it on the air in a unique fashion...
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Disney to shutter online movie store, websiteNov 20, 2012 5:35 am - LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. is shutting down its Web movie service, Disney Movies Online, saying the site wasn’t keeping up with user demands. In an email to users...
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Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 10 browser for Windows 7Nov 17, 2012 6:38 am - SAN FRANCISCO — The latest version of Microsoft’s Web browser is now available to the vast audience connecting to the Internet on personal computers running on the Windo...
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Government, businesses compete for expert cyber workersNov 17, 2012 6:24 am - WASHINGTON — In the Washington area, the concentration of government agencies and contractors brimming with computer geeks rivals any cyber defense area on the planet. A...
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Review: Online tools make Sandy fundraising easierNov 17, 2012 6:07 am - NEW YORK — Superstorm Sandy convinced me that I should do something new: raise money toward hurricane relief. If it weren’t for the ease of nudging my friends and family...
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Obama signs secret directive to fight cyberattacksNov 17, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed a secret directive that effectively enables the military to act more aggressively to thwart cyberattacks on the nation's w...
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China embraces Twitter age at Mao-style conclaveNov 17, 2012 6:00 am - BEIJING — During China's last party congress, the cadres in charge of the world's most populous nation didn't know a hashtag from a hyperlink. But five years on, there's...
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A year in, YouTube’s channels not yet must-see TVNov 12, 2012 12:47 pm - NEW YORK — When Google announced its plans to fund some 100 new channels of original programming on YouTube, many expected a transformation in television. Google had di...
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On election night, TV trounced TwitterNov 10, 2012 3:00 pm - PALO ALTO, Calif. — According to Twitter, there were 31 million tweets on Election Day, with the site hitting a peak of 327,452 tweets-per-minute the moment TV networks ...
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Lake Villa Timberwolves youth football team, former Bear Adams make spoof videoNov 10, 2012 7:00 am - Former Bear Anthony Adams helped the Lake Villa Timberwolves youth football team win the Super Bowl by a final score of 247-2. The spoof was captured in a comedic viral...