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Is Google Too Big? 
I didn't write this, but I'm posting it because I thought it was a good write up.


Written by Scott Spanbauer at PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132989-c,privacysecurity/article.html

From search to e-mail, from calendars to spreadsheets and text documents, more and more of what PC users read and create flows through one firm: Google.

Google's pending purchase of online advertising giant DoubleClick... Read More    Add Comment

>>   Cyberculture
Hagens Berman Investigates Facebook Underwriter Revenue Selective Disclosure Ahead  
Yahoo! Finance - 3 Hours ago
/PRNewswire/ --� Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, a national investor-rights law firm, today announced it is investigating Facebook, Inc. (FB) ("Facebook") and its underwriters for possible violations     Add Comment

Senate panel to launch review of Facebook IPO 
BusinessWeek - 4 Hours ago
A Senate panel is reviewing Facebook's high-profile stock offering last week amid allegations that the bank handling the IPO may have provided select clients with a negative assessment of the company.     Add Comment

Facebook IPO now Subject of Facebook Lawsuit. Investors who Purchased Facebook Stock  
CNBC - 2 Hours ago
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Facebook IPO is now the subject of a Securities Fraud Lawsuit filed in the United States District Court in New York. The complaint alleges that certain Facebook IPO documents contained
Facebook IPO now Subject of Facebook Lawsuit.Investors who Purchased Facebook Stock  Reuters
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Morgan Stanley to adjust prices on Facebook trades 
CNBC - 4 Hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley told brokers on Wednesday it is reviewing every Facebook Inc trade and will make price adjustments for retail customers who paid too much during the social network
REFILE-Morgan Stanley to adjust prices on Facebook trades Reuters
Morgan Stanley to adjust prices on Facebook Yahoo! UK and Ireland
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>>   Internet news
Google digs in heels over EU antitrust ultimatum 
ZDNet UK - 4 Hours ago
Sign up to ZDNet UK's daily newsletter. Topics Google, Antitrust, Search, Eric Schmidt, EU, European Commission, Big Tent NEWS Google has responded to an antitrust ultimatum from European regulators by     Add Comment

Who really won in Facebook's IPO mess 
Fortune - 3 Hours ago
FORTUNE -- When Mark Zuckerberg's stated mission to connect and empower people collides with Wall Street's actual mission, which is to empower and enrich the well-connected, guess which mission prevails?
Who really lost in Facebook's deal CNN Money
Who really lost in Facebook's IPO mess CNN Money
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How Amazon is changing the rules for books and movies 
CNET.com.au - 18 Hours ago
The online retail giant is tapping its huge customer base and vast technical underpinnings, to reshape the way books, movies and television programs are made. If you want a glimpse into the way Amazon     Add Comment

Jury clears Google of infringing on Oracle patents 
ZDNet - 2 Hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO â?? A jury today unanimously decided that Google did not infringe on two of Oracleâ??s patents. In a unanimous decision at the U.S. District Court of Northern California this morning, the
Jury says Google did not infringe on Oracle patents CNET News
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>>   Online access
ASSIA Expresse Pro Wins Prestigious InfoVision Asia Award for Broadband Access Technology  
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
REDWOOD CITY, CA, May 23 (Marketwire) -- ASSIA, Inc., the leading provider of high-performance software tools for dynamic spectrum management (DSM) of digital subscriber line (DSL) networks, today announced     Add Comment

An Ohio startup + $200M = Gigabit broadband for 6 towns 
GigaOm - 7 Hours ago
The Gig.U project, that aims to improve American innovation by deploying gigabit broadband networks to college towns, has teamed up with a startup called Gigabit Squared to provide $200 million to actually     Add Comment

AOL reshuffles advertising executives 
Reuters UK - 3 Hours ago
5:07pm BST * Ned Brody named CEO of Advertising.com * SVP Jim Norton joins executive committee * Janet Balis named publisher of Huffington Post unit By Jennifer Saba May 23 (Reuters) - AOL Inc is reorganizing     Add Comment

Towns in line for broadband boost 
BBC - 7 Hours ago
Two more Borders towns are in line for next generation broadband early next year. BT has announced plans to make the faster service available to 8,000 properties in Galashiels and 1,500 in Coldstream     Add Comment
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>>   Online content
Kraft shareholders give 'Mondelez' thumbs up 
CNBC - 4 Hours ago
NEW YORK - Kraft Foods Inc. says shareholders approved the name "Mondelez" for its new global snack food business.The Northfield, Ill.-based company said Wednesday the name was approved by more than 90
Kraft shareholders gives 'Mondelez' thumbs up for new snack food business Brandon Sun
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The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Brings Jane Austen to YouTube 
Wired News - 101 Minutes ago
YouTubers Bernie Su and Hank Green are releasing a modernized spin on Jane Austenâ??s Pride and Prejudice as told through a series of vlog entries in The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. With the main thread of     Add Comment

Content removed from Chesapeake website 
Fuel Fix - 3 Hours ago
Content has been mysteriously vanishing from Chesapeake Energy Corp.â??s website in the wake of increased scrutiny and investor complaints about the companyâ??s strategy and executive perks. Chesapeake     Add Comment

Signpost to Power Hyper Local Deal Content for Digital First Media 
Reuters - 8 Hours ago
NEW YORK, NY, May 23 (Marketwire) -- Signpost, the leading innovator in local advertising for small businesses, today announced that it has partnered with Digital First Media. The deal will bring Signpost's
Signpost to Power Hyper Local Deal Content for Digital First Media Marketwire Yahoo! Finance
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>>   Online information
Kraft shareholders give 'Mondelez' thumbs up 
CNBC - 4 Hours ago
NEW YORK - Kraft Foods Inc. says shareholders approved the name "Mondelez" for its new global snack food business.The Northfield, Ill.-based company said Wednesday the name was approved by more than 90
Kraft shareholders gives 'Mondelez' thumbs up for new snack food business Brandon Sun
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Equity Briefing: ROTH Capital sees NEPT stock poised for significant growth this  
Reuters - 8 Hours ago
ROTH Capital Partners' analyst Joseph Pantginis, Ph.D., has reiterated a BUY recommendation and $9 price target for shares of� Neptune Technologies & Bioressources (Nasdaq:NEPT) (TSX:NTB.TO)."The stock     Add Comment

Nordic Mines announces a fully underwritten rights issue of approximately SEK 220  
Reuters - 15 Hours ago
PRESS RELEASE, MAY 23, 2012 � � The Board of Directors of Nordic Mines AB (publ) ("Nordic Mines") has resolved to conduct a rights issue of shares of approximately SEK 220 million before issue costs,
Nordic Mines AB: Nordic Mines announces a fully underwritten rights issue of approximately  FinanzNachrichten.de
Nordic Mines AB : Nordic Mines announces a fully underwritten rig... Investegate
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Equity Briefing : Pluristem's PLX cells may change bone marrow transplantation as  
Yahoo! Finance - 8 Hours ago
CEO of Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQCM:PSTI( (TASE:PLTR) tells shareholders that his firm`s PLX cells may be effective in supporting bone marrow transplantation as well as other potential indications
Equity Briefing : Pluristem's PLX cells may... Delta Forex
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>>   Online marketing
AOL reshuffles advertising executives 
Reuters UK - 3 Hours ago
5:07pm BST * Ned Brody named CEO of Advertising.com * SVP Jim Norton joins executive committee * Janet Balis named publisher of Huffington Post unit By Jennifer Saba May 23 (Reuters) - AOL Inc is reorganizing     Add Comment

Phoenix Internet Marketing Agency, KEO Marketing, Wins Two 'B2 Awards' from the  
TMC Net - 3 Hours ago
] Phoenix Internet Marketing Agency, KEO Marketing, Wins Two "B2 Awards" from the Business Marketing Association Phoenix, AZ, May 23, 2012 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Phoenix internet marketing agency,
Phoenix Internet Marketing Agency, KEO Marketing, Wins Two B2 Awards from the Business  Digital Producer
Phoenix Internet Marketing Agency, KEO Marketing, Wins Two â??B2 Awardsâ? from  Digital Journal
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Rapid Fire Marketing Updates CANNAcig; Funds Sales and Distribution Office in Los  
Reuters - 8 Hours ago
PR Newswire CARSON CITY, Nev. and LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2012 CARSON CITY, Nev. and LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rapid Fire Marketing (Pink Sheets: RFMK) announced today that the first round     Add Comment

JT advertises 'fastest' broadband 
BBC - 8 Hours ago
The next generation of mobile internet has arrived in the Channel Islands according to telecom company JT. The government owned operator, JT, said its new 4G network, on offer in St Helier and St Peter     Add Comment
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>>   Online portals
AOL reshuffles advertising executives 
Reuters UK - 3 Hours ago
5:07pm BST * Ned Brody named CEO of Advertising.com * SVP Jim Norton joins executive committee * Janet Balis named publisher of Huffington Post unit By Jennifer Saba May 23 (Reuters) - AOL Inc is reorganizing     Add Comment

Alibaba Said to Seek Up to $2 Billion From CDB for Yahoo Buy 
San Francisco Chronicle - 18 Hours ago
(Updates with structure of loan in second paragraph.) May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. may borrow as much as $2 billion from China Development Bank Corp. and another $2 billion from a     Add Comment

AOL?s Patch Gets a Haircut in Push For Profitability 
Forbes.com - 18 Hours ago
Forbes began ranking the World's Billionaires 25 years ago. Today the list is bigger than ever and still the definitive guide to global wealth. Explore our 1,000+ profile pages with detailed information     Add Comment

Chrome tops Internet Explorer? Maybe 
CNN - 20 Hours ago
This might be the start of a new chapter in the browser wars.    Add Comment
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>>   Open source
Mozilla Aims to Build a Better Web With 'Webmakers' Project 
Hot Wired - 4 Hours ago
Mozilla has kicked off a new effort to do something thatâ??s very near and dear to Webmonkeyâ??s heart â?? helping people create cool stuff on the web. Mozilla Webmaker, as the new initiative is known,     Add Comment

Firefox flirts with Blekko for 'instant' search 
CNET Download.com - 20 Hours ago
The Blekko add-on from Mozilla Labs provides a new take on 'instant' search results. (Credit: Mozilla) Mozilla may not have a dedicated in-house search engine division the way that Google and Microsoft     Add Comment

Open Source Won The Mobile Platform Wars 
Eweek Europe - 4 Hours ago
Open source has won on mobile devices, because it makes for better software, says Funambol's Fabrizio Capobianco    Add Comment

Enterprises Rank EnterpriseDB Among Top "Hot OSS Companies" EnterpriseDB Places  
Live-PR.com - 113 Minutes ago
(live-PR.com) - BEDFORD, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/23/12 -- EnterpriseDB : www.enterprisedb.com/ , the leading worldwide provider of PostgreSQL and Oracle database compatibility products and services,     Add Comment
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>>   Search Engines
The Search Agency Illustrates Where To Sew Your Social Sharing Buttons 
Reuters - 3 Hours ago
Infographic Details Best Social Sites for Referral Traffic, Reaching Men vs. Women, and More PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2012 LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Search Agency, a global
The Search Agency Illustrates Where To Sew Your Social Sharing Buttons PR Newswire Yahoo! Finance
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Google did not infringe Oracle patents -jury 
Reuters - 3 Hours ago
Google Inc's Android mobile platform has not infringed Oracle's patents, a California jury decided in a high stakes trial fought by the two Silicon Valley giants over smartphone technology. The verdict
UPDATE 1-Google did not infringe Oracle patents - jury Reuters
Google did not infringe Oracle patents: jury Reuters Yahoo! Finance
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Jury: Google didn't infringe on Oracle patents 
SiliconValley.com - 2 Hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal jury in San Francisco has decided that Google (GOOG) didn't infringe on Oracle's (ORCL) patents when the search company developed its popular Android software for mobile devices.     Add Comment

Google Honors the Legacy of Synthesizer Pioneer Bob Moog on His 78th Birthday With  
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
ASHEVILLE, NC, May 23 (Marketwire) -- Today Google, Inc. honored the late Robert A. Moog, inventor of the Moog Synthesizer and founder of Moog Music Inc. (www.moogmusic.com), with a "Moog Google Doodle"     Add Comment
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>>   Web developer
Algonquin Studios Announces Promotions of Web Developer and Software Support Representative 
TMC Net - 9 Hours ago
(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Buffalo, NY (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 Garret Hussak has been promoted to the position of Senior Web Developer. Hussak joined Algonquin as an intern Associate Web Developer     Add Comment

Motorcycle group awaits Sukhoi victim Hundreds of members of the Honda Tiger Mailing  
Jakarta Post - 13 Hours ago
Didik was one of two Angkasa magazine journalists killed in the Sukhoi crash on May 9. (Kompas/Doc HTML) Hundreds of members of the Honda Tiger Mailing List (HTML) are awaiting the arrival of the remains     Add Comment

To earn online, go for BPO, mobile apps or open standards web development, but lay  
Anthill Magazine - 17 Hours ago
When the economy gets tough, providing services over the Internet just gets better, according to a survey from Freelancer.com for the first quarter of 2012. From its Australian headquarters, the company     Add Comment

Best website designs available with Toronto web development 
SeeNation.com - 99 Minutes ago
: Whenever it comes to the launch of a new website, one of the most crucial facts that comes to the forefront, is the choice of the web design company that can offer the best possible help in developing     Add Comment
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