Internet
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Twitter jumps on targeted-ads bandwagonSep 08, 2012 8:03 am - You probably know the deal by now. Facebook and Twitter spent years making themselves valuable to their users by offering a great free service with few strings attached....
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Can ‘FarmVille 2’ save struggling Zynga?Sep 08, 2012 7:55 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Not long ago, online games company Zynga looked on pace to unseat much bigger, well-established rivals as it rode the popularity of “FarmVille,” the clic...
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Online class at U of Illinois attracts 32,000Sep 08, 2012 7:04 am - URBANA — Talk about a big class: One professor at the University of Illinois started the fall semester with nearly 32,000 students from around the world. Professor Jonat...
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‘H+’ web series might have blueprint for business successSep 08, 2012 6:13 am - NEW YORK — How much does a good Web series cost? That’s been an evolving but constant question as digital series multiply. Increasingly, Internet-based series aspire to ...
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Why you should probably disable Java nowSep 01, 2012 7:42 am - Hackers have found a flaw in Oracle’s Java software that allows them to break into users’ computers and install nasty malware, security experts report. The attack, first...
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Bride, groom climb W.Va. mountain in tux and gownSep 01, 2012 7:18 am - McLEAN, Va. — Bob Ewing has gotten a lot of mileage out of his decade-old tuxedo and has even run a couple of marathons in it. Now he’s been married in it, after he and ...
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The Kindle wants to be freeSep 01, 2012 7:13 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — My record on predictions about Amazon is mixed at best. Two summers ago, I guessed that “before the holidays,” Amazon would cut the price of its chea...
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What happens in Vegas, doesn't stay in VegasAug 26, 2012 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS — What happens in Vegas ... doesn't stay in Vegas. It is a marketing ploy, people. Really. Oh sure, you've seen the commercials, the ones that say anything goe...
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Chinese turn to microblogs for donationsAug 25, 2012 8:17 am - BEIJING — Nine months after Ma Chunhua’s baby was born, bruises began appearing all over the daughter’s tiny frame. When doctors this spring diagnosed it as leukemia, Ma...
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Twitter stomping on potential competitorsAug 25, 2012 7:54 am - Nothing says “We’re ready to compete with Mark Zuckerberg” like smushing legions of seemingly friendly collaborators beneath your feet to prevent them from becoming comp...