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US teen blogging nosedives (AFP)

Feb 4, 2010 12:35 AM

AFP - US teens are turning their backs on blogging just as they are more wirelessly connected than ever before, a study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed.

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Sci-fi writers' group vaporizes Amazon links

Feb 4, 2010 1:44 PM

After e-books from publisher Macmillan were pulled from Amazon in a publishing dispute, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America is protesting by …

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AT&T Gives Green Light to Sling TV Over 3G

Feb 4, 2010 7:00 AM

AT&T reverses its ban on Sling Media's iPhone application streaming television over its 3G data network. The decision allows users to watch their home television signal on their iPhones, iPods and soon, iPads.

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Sony sales, earnings bounce back

Feb 4, 2010 9:16 AM

The PS3 and Vaio PCs helped the consumer electronics maker to a strong quarter and an improved forecast for its full fiscal year. Originally posted at News …

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Disney: "No Decisions Have Been Made" on Hulu Premium [MediaMemo]

Feb 4, 2010 8:48 AM

So, when's that Hulu Premium service we heard about last fall going to show up? If Disney EVP Kevin Mayer knows, he's not telling. But for the record, he says, "no decisions have been made" about a pay service. Still, the site's visitors will…

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Viacoms EPIX Lands Cable Deal With Charter Communications

Feb 4, 2010 7:40 AM

Epix, the movie and entertainment streaming network that works across your TV, computer, and mobile phone, has landed its fourth cable deal: Charter Communications. In the past few weeks, the network also landed a deal with Cox Communicat…

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Cisco Cant Save The Market

Feb 4, 2010 12:13 PM

“If the stock market is not going to reverse on these results tomorrow, then we do have a problem.”-Tal Liani, analyst at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, speaking on Wednesday’s Cisco conference call. Cisco Systems (CSCO) afte…

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iPad Changes Equation of Newspaper-Subsidized E-Readers

Feb 4, 2010 11:55 AM

Stack up the price of Apple's iPad against what it costs to put a newspaper in your driveway for a couple of years and you'll find an e-reader business model that just might work. Let's look at the numbers: Every week, a typical American newsp…

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Video gamers get their skates on for Winter Olympics

Feb 4, 2010 2:20 PM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As top athletes from around the world gear up for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, video gamers can also lace up the skates or strap on the snowboard in a trio of titles bringing winter sports to life.

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Sony Corp's Music Revenues Inch Up

Feb 4, 2010 10:19 AM

Sony Corp has issued third quarter results showing the first profit in five quarters at the Tokyo-based company, following its restructuring.

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Google, NSA to form alliance

Feb 4, 2010 1:02 AM

The duo will share information to defend Web users from cyberattacks, work to protect privacy.

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Skype over iPhone 3G Network Coming Soon, Thanks to iPad (PC World)

Feb 4, 2010 10:32 AM

PC World - The Skype app for the iPhone is a stellar (and free!) download for anyone looking to connect via VoIP, but its one major flaw was its inability to conduct calls via 3G or EDGE networks. Meanwhile, other VoIP iPhone apps, such as iC…

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Online Publishing Insider: Why Ask Why When You Can Plan How

Feb 4, 2010 1:00 PM

When you learn your site didn't make a buy and then report this news to your sales manager, your manager usually responds by asking, "Why?" Your sales manager must know you could not feel worse about not making the buy, but that going through…

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US Recession Job Loss May Have Been Undercounted By 824,000

Feb 4, 2010 4:18 AM

In a blow that could come down on the Obama administration and U.S.economy like Thor’s Hammer, theUS may have lost 824,000 more jobs than the government said it did between April 2008 and March 2009. According toBloomberg, which provided…

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Online Spin: The PC Will Not Beat the TV For Video Ad Dollars

Feb 4, 2010 12:45 PM

A lot of people believe that just because a growing number of folks are using their laptops and PCs to watch video, the day will come when advertising support for video on the computer screen will rival or pass video on the television screen. …

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Daily Online Examiner: Will Comcast Move To 'Three Strikes' Regime After Buying NBC?

Feb 4, 2010 3:15 PM

Some digital rights advocacy groups have long criticized the prospect of "three strikes" policies, which would involve Internet service providers disconnecting alleged copyright infringers. Today, at a hearing about the proposed Comcast-NBC me…

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Wikileaks Raises Enough to Keep the Lights On

Feb 4, 2010 10:45 AM

Wikileaks, the non-profit web site devoted to exposing government and corporate secrets, says that it has raised enough money to continue operating, but not enough to pay its staff. The site suspended operations recently to try and raise enoug…

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Bing Chips Away At Googles Growth (MSFT, GOOG)

Feb 4, 2010 9:44 AM

Since its dbut, Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing search engine hasproven itself to bea credible threat to Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) dominance of the United States search market. Bing claimed 10.7% of the 14.7 billion searches conducte…

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Walmart Makes a Viral. Yes, Walmart

Feb 4, 2010 7:00 AM

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Expect this to happen with increasing frequency: A major marketer not known for online antics hits the top of the chart via massive offline promotion. In this case, it's Walmart with one of its more popular TV spots tha…

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Report Details Hacks Targeting Google, Others [Voices]

Feb 4, 2010 2:05 AM

Its been three weeks since Google announced that a sophisticated and coordinated hack attack dubbed Operation Aurora recently targeted it and numerous other U.S. companies.

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Demand Media's Plan to Sell Content to Old-Media Fatties [Voices]

Feb 4, 2010 2:02 AM

For many of the people trying to eke out a living in the world of traditional media, the two most frightening words in the English language are Demand Media.

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Build your own home media server

Feb 4, 2010 8:15 AM

Do you more storage, and for it to be accessible across your network? Ben Long shows you how to put together a Drobo-like home media server for less money and with more flexibility.

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Unisys Posts Q4 Profit Surprise; Stock Jumps; Burroughs Lives

Feb 4, 2010 11:16 AM

On a day when technology stocks are getting absolutely clocked, how weird to see Unisys (UIS) among the Big Board’s biggest winners. But there it is. The Blue Bell, Pa-based computer services company, the legacy of the once mighty comput…

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Broadcom: Triple Upgrade Fails To Boost Shares

Feb 4, 2010 12:50 PM

With tech stocks getting hammered by various macro concerns, Broadcom (BRCM) shares aren’t getting much of a boost from its strong Q4 report and impressive Q1 guidance. But at least the Street’s chip analysts are showing the compan…

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Twitter rolls out new Hovercard feature

Feb 4, 2010 11:55 AM

Twitter has unveiled a new feature that will help users learn more about tweeters without leaving the page they're on, the company announced in a blog post Wednesday night. Dubbed Hovercards, the new Twitter feature displays profile informatio…

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'Lost' is found early on France's iTunes Store

Feb 4, 2010 2:42 PM

Episodes of the final season of Lost have started to appear in some European iTunes Stores just days after airing in the U.S.--could this be a change in the way shows make their way oversees?

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Augmented Reality Coming to Video Conferencing

Feb 4, 2010 3:01 PM

"The hologram of a DNA spiral that I'm holding in my hand," your professor might say, "can be turned, twisted or expanded at-will and everyone on this video call will be able to see me do it." Is that the distant future of education, sales an…

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Final Fantasy XIV Development Underway for Xbox 360?

Feb 4, 2010 3:34 PM

Also, Square Enix has five titles in development right now that haven't been announced.

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Facebook six years later: from a dorm room experiment to a household name

Feb 4, 2010 3:30 PM

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in December. Credit: Paul Sakuma / Associated Press On Feb. 4, 2004, a Harvard student named Mark Zuckerberg, along with a few of his fellow classmates, had an idea to create a social network for Harvard studen…

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Super Bowl The Who Performance Coming to Rock Band

Feb 4, 2010 3:30 PM

The Who's performance during the Halftime Show will be made available following the game to purchase and play in Rock Band.

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A Small Storage Company Purges its IPO Demons

Feb 4, 2010 3:28 PM

For many companies, completing an initial public offering is the fulfillment of an entrepreneurial dream. For storage maker Isilon Systems, an IPO was the start of a nightmare.

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3 Surprise Scenarios for Microsofts Future

Feb 4, 2010 2:37 PM

Even after Microsoft reported record earnings a few days ago, one of its former executives has effectively written the companys obituary in a NYT op-ed piece. Is Microsoft not savable? Here are three surprise scenarios that could have a lot o…

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Freedom locks down the Internet

Feb 4, 2010 1:24 PM

If you've ever found the Internet to be a bane to your productivity, Freedom can help. This utility lets you temporarily block Internet access so you can get some work done.

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WoW Armory Launches for Facebook, iPhone

Feb 4, 2010 2:25 PM

Proving that annoying status updates for Facebook aren't just for FarmVille.

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ABC News Jumps On Hulu Bandwagon (DIS)

Feb 4, 2010 2:07 PM

ABC News programming will now be available on Hulu, the network announced today. According to TV by the Numbers, the network will have a branded page on the online TV site that will feature shows such as "Good Morning America," "World News wit…

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Blogger developers crawl after WordPress and add Pages feature

Feb 4, 2010 1:54 PM

Google announced today that Blogger's beta feature that allows users to create separate pages -- such as an "about me" page -- is now available to everyone.

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Getting the Short Message? Teenagers Still Cool On Twitter...

Feb 5, 2010 8:17 AM

Twitter has transformed communication and tightened the direct-to-fan connection. But most teenagers are still not buying it....

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New Legal Blog Aims To Help Startups Avoid IP Missteps

Feb 4, 2010 12:25 PM

Last week we brought you our curated and organic List of Legal Resources For Startups and Entrepreneurs which includes blogs, online legal tools, articles and tips from venture capitalists. Just recently, Jill Hubbard Bowman's brand new blog I…

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BioShock 2: Secret Messages, Packages and Telegrams

Feb 4, 2010 1:47 PM

If the man in the picture shows up and demands that you get into his car, would you do it?

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Google News: We'll Help Publishers Make Money Someday, We Swear

Feb 4, 2010 1:41 PM

Over at PBS.org's MediaShift Mark Glaser posted a lengthy Q&A with Google News creator Krishna Bharat and business product manager Josh Cohen. They explained how they help publishers with programs like FastFlip, which could eventually bring in…

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EMI Posts Full-Year $2.48 Billion Net Loss

Feb 4, 2010 1:23 PM

The group warned of a "likely significant" shortfall when the covenants on its 2.6 billion pound ($4.05 billion) debt are tested at the end of March 2010.

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Unanimis beefs up mobile sales team

Feb 4, 2010 9:48 AM

Unanimis has boosted its mobile ad sales team with four hires and the appointment of Alex Rahaman as director of mobile.

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Men at Work Classic Pegged as Plagiarism...

Feb 5, 2010 8:26 AM

Songs are never written in a vacuum - instead, their creators usually pull from a rich library of influences, melodies, and sty...

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Facebook dominates mobile traffic, find first GSMA metrics

Feb 4, 2010 10:31 AM

Data released by mobile operator body the GSMA has revealed Facebook dwarfs all other mobile internet traffic, accounting for almost half of total page views from the 16m people going online via their mobile in December.

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Hulu's 'Ad Selector' Could Set Web Video Pace

Feb 4, 2010 10:50 AM

Credit Hulu with possibly establishing the creative template for the online video ad biz.

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Digital radio listening grows by 11% after increased DAB take-up

Feb 4, 2010 3:10 AM

Digital radio listening grew by 11% over the past year, boosted by a 13% increase in people listening via DAB, according to the latest RAJAR figures.

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Is Google Planning to Take Street View into Stores? (Updated)

Feb 4, 2010 12:37 PM

According to a new rumor, Google could soon take Street View indoors and allow its users to walk into virtual stores. Barry Schwartz from Search Engine Land just received information from a retailer in New York that Google came to their store …

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When a Reviewer Loves the Promo More Than the Show

Feb 4, 2010 12:22 PM

With all due respect to "Deal or No Deal" and Larry King, "Extra" is the single most weightless program on television today. By comparison, it makes lite-entertainment doppelganger "Access Hollywood" look like "Frontline Presents: Solzhenitsyn…

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Will the iPad Kill the Laptop Star?

Feb 4, 2010 12:00 PM

Steve Jobs says the iPad is better than a laptop, tacitly implying that the notebook's days are numbered. Don't be too sure about that, though.

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Brittany Murphy's cause of death released

Feb 4, 2010 11:46 AM

The Los Angeles County coroner says Brittany Murphy died from pneumonia but prescription drug intoxication was also a factor.

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Business Matters: Live Nation Ent., AEG, David Pakman

Feb 4, 2010 11:44 AM

AEG CEO Tim Leiweke on what AEG could address to help sign artists and benefit consumers; David Pakman on the pricing battles in the e-book market; and more.

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Internet attacks breach EU carbon trading system

Feb 4, 2010 10:23 AM

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Cyber attacks on the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) have prompted the executive European Commission to revise its Internet security guidelines, the Commission said on Thursday.

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Internet campaign to save Aussie banker's job

Feb 4, 2010 8:04 AM

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An online campaign has started to save the job of an Australian banker who became an internet sensation after he was caught on live television viewing images of scantily-clad supermodel Miranda Kerr on his computer.

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Skittles Site Ends Extreme Social Makeover

Feb 4, 2010 7:42 AM

Candy brand's change of venue: Social media flourish is out, evoking Web culture is in.

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JooJoo tablet to ship this month, supports Flash

Feb 4, 2010 5:55 AM

Gizmodo.comFusion Garage's JooJoo tablet PC, which has been taking pre-orders since December, will be ready to begin shipping this month, according to several reports. The JooJoo is positioned as a direct iPad competitor, and compares favorabl…

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Next iPhone may capture HD video

Feb 4, 2010 5:42 AM

ElectronistaBased on hints found within the new iPhone 3.2 operating system software development kit, it is possible the next generation of the phone may be capable of capturing and playing back full high definition video. If so, it could incr…

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Is Facebook Turning Into the New Google News?

Feb 4, 2010 5:40 AM

Every Web site manager already knows how powerful a traffic driver Facebook can be, but according to the latest data from Hitwise, the social network is supplanting even Google News and Googles RSS feed reader as a dominant funnel to news and …

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SXSW fest planners stir up 'melting pot'

Feb 4, 2010 11:01 AM

The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival unveiled its feature film program Wednesday night.

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Emily Rose to star in Syfy's 'Haven'

Feb 4, 2010 4:35 AM

"ER" alumna Emily Rose has landed the lead in "Haven," Syfy's new supernatural drama series based on Stephen King's novella "The Colorado Kid."

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Web video gets H.264 royalty reprieve

Feb 4, 2010 2:08 AM

The group that licenses the widely used H.264 video compression technology decides against adding a Web-streaming royalty charge that could have helped riva…

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Social Issues Lead Bowl Buzz

Feb 4, 2010 12:59 AM

The pre-game buzz surrounding ads touching on contemporary social issues is outpacing the hype for traditional brands.

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Startup Kwedit aims at 'unbanked,' credit-less (AP)

Feb 4, 2010 1:44 PM

AP - A new startup called Kwedit wants to help teenagers and other people without credit or debit cards buy virtual goods online.

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