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Naspers Could Be The Next Owner Of ICQ (And Why That Would Make Sense)
Washington Post - 3 Hours ago
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain 'signatures' by someone
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B.C. teen cuts deal over Facebook threats
Globe and Mail - 9 Hours ago
Young man, arrested for posting a hit list last June, will avoid jail time after pleaded guilty this week to three charges
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Live blogging from Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, Part 2
USA Today - 14 Hours ago
This is PAGE 2 of this report. Click HERE to return to PAGE 1.
Royal Caribbean's "Oasis of the Seas" PBS
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EFF Looks To Bust Bogus Podcasting Patent; Needs Prior Art
Techdirt - 104 Minutes ago
Back in July, we wrote about how a company named Volomedia had gleefully announced that it had patented podcasting. The patent itself (7,568,213) seemed ridiculously broad, obvious and covered by prior
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Google Blocking Set Top Boxes From Showing YouTube Unless They Pay Up?
Techdirt - 104 Minutes ago
from the evil-is-as-evil-does dept I'm wondering if there's more to this, because it seems rather 'un-Google-like.' The makers of a set top box that can display internet content are complaining that Google
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The Digital Economy Bill Is Introduced >
Fresh Business Thinking - 95 Minutes ago
The Digital Economy Bill, introduced today, sets out Government plans to ensure the UK is at the leading edge of the global digital economy. Published jointly by the Department for Business and the Department
UK Government: A world class Digital Economy for Britain Individual.com
A world class Digital Economy for Britain TMC Net
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Don't Tell Facebook: Video Ads Stumble on SocNets
MarketingVOX - 7 Hours ago
Video ads on social media and gaming sites have lower dwell rates and lower video fully played rates than they do on news websites, sports sites or those in the music and finance sectors, a new research
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Woman loses sick pay over Facebook photos
Canada.com - 7 Hours ago
A Quebec woman on long-term sick leave is taking her insurer to court over a decision to cut her benefits based, according to her, on photos she posted on Facebook. Nathalie Blanchard, 29, was diagnosed
Woman loses health benefits over Facebook pics KGO San Francisco
Woman Declared "Not Depressed," Loses Benefits over Facebook Photo Maximum PC
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Google adds automatic captions to YouTube
The Independent - 7 Hours ago
2009 YouTube, LLC Google, in a significant development for deaf Internet users, announced on Thursday it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube. Google said machine-generated captions
Video clips on YouTube to have automatic captions Individual.com
Google To Provide Captioning For YouTube WCHS-TV
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Google Chrome OS on the PC World Podcast
NetworkWorld - 9 Hours ago
Chrome OS on the Podcast - if 0) Management VoIP & Management WLAN Social Web Email Close Digg Slashdot Fark Stumble Reddit MIXX del.icio.us vine Technorati Facebook Twitter Google Chrome OS on the Podcast
Google Chrome OS: A Simple FAQ (PC World) Yahoo! News
Google Chrome OS: A Simple FAQ (PC World) Addict3d.org
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Apple policies drive Facebook iPhone app deve... (37 comments)
IPod NN - 10 Hours ago
Dev 'philisophically opposed' to Apple's policies Developer Joe Hewitt, the driving force behind Facebook's iPhone app, has quit working with Apple's platform to protest the company's review policies,
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MySpace, Merlin Standoff Ends
Billboard - 10 Hours ago
MySpace Music and independent music aggregator Merlin buried the hatchet with a deal that adds the company's roster of independent labels to the online streaming music service. While financial details
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Off to a flying start by blogging
TheStar.com.my - 11 Hours ago
THE online media poses many possibilities, from rising to stardom or applying for a dream job with just a click. However, the idea of being recruited as a pilot through a blogging contest seems a bit
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Insurers using Facebook to investigate claimants
V3.co.uk - 12 Hours ago
Canadian insurance firm Manulife has reportedly cut a depressed womans benefits because photos showing her happy were posted on Facebook. The woman, Nathalie Blanchard, said she cannot understand how
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Facebook, Zynga Face Class-Action Suit Over Offer-Based Ads
Industry Gamers - 12 Hours ago
Class-Action Suit Over Offer-Based Ads - IndustryGamers Welcome to the beta! Hot: , , IndustryGamers - Your Games Are Our Business James Brightman, Editor-in-Chief & Co-Founder David Radd, Senior Editor
Facebook Faces Lawsuit Over Scammy Zynga Ads NBC Bay Area
Facebook Named In Federal Class-Action Suit Over Scammy Zynga Ads Business Insider
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Teen accused of posting Facebook hit list agrees to plead guilty, no jail time
EZ Rock - 2 Hours ago
By: THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER, B.C. - A B.C. teenager accused of posting a hit list on Facebook that included teachers and classmates at his school intends to plead guilty to some of the charges against
Teen accused of posting Facebook hit list agrees to plead guilty for no jail time FM93
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Offerpal Sets New Ad Standards As Facebook Bans Offer Providers
Gamasutra - 12 Hours ago
Offerpal Media, an ad provider for social apps and games, announced a new set of standards for its controversial lead generation offers, just as Facebook bans other providers like Tatto Media for their
Facebook bans offer providers Gambit and Tatto Media due to questionable ads Industry Standard
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Trellisys.net: Cashing in on the social networking craze
Moneycontrol.com - 76 Minutes ago
The global craze for social networking platforms is palpable and applications on these platforms can become money-spinners. Proving this is Bangalore-based Trellisys, which has designed a game that has
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Online dating sites hurting Australian sex industry
Sify - 93 Minutes ago
Online dating sites have done substantial amount of harm to the Australian sex industry, according to a report. According to business information analyst IBISWorld, the sex industry has apparently shrunk
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Salesforce.com Unveils Chatter Social Collaboration Tool
Phone+ - 2 Hours ago
Chatter Social Collaboration Tool Network Sites: Weekly E-mail letter Please enable javascript to submit this form. Unveils Chatter Social Collaboration Tool 11/20/2009 has unveiled , a new secure enterprise
Salesforce Chatter: Collaboration Tool Or Social Network? CIO Magazine
Salesforce Chatter Brings Social Networking To Business Data Storage Today
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Mplayit Launches Newest App Store on Facebook
SmartBrief - 7 Hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mplayit (www.mplayit.com), the new online destination that seeks to transform the mobile content discovery experience, today unveiled its revolutionary "playable"
Livescribe SmartPen Gets its Own App Store PC Magazine
Mplayit launches Facebook 'app store' Mobile Entertainment
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YouTube UK adds new Shows site area
Tech Shout - 7 Hours ago
Multimedia is the name of the game and services offered for enthusiasts in this terrain are getting better with each passing day. Invariably we all jump onto YouTube at least once a day for the latest
YouTube now streaming full UK TV shows Internet Advertising Bureau UK
YouTube adds full length TV shows Irish Independent
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Woman tracks down attacker on Facebook
FOX 10 WALA - 7 Hours ago
tracks down attacker on Local Team Severe Blog Team Job Business Auto : : : Image A screen grab image of the homepage (Courtesy: ) Offbeat A Round Rock mother has been arrested after investigators said
Victim tracks down attacker on Facebook NEWS.com.au
British woman finds her attacker on Facebook Yahoo! Canada
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Can Facebook group change World Cup game result?
PublicTechnology.net - 7 Hours ago
The World Cup elimination game between France and Ireland was decided by a piece of blatant cheating. A
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MySpace makes peace with Indies
PublicTechnology.net - 7 Hours ago
Merlin deal at last MySpace Music has settled with one of its fiercest critics, Merlin, settling a 14-month standoff. MySpace - the social networking sensation of 2005 - launched a music portal in September
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