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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.

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>>   Cyberculture
Facebook application plan rankles some developers 
USA Today - 3 Hours ago
NEW YORK - Facebook plans to start charging for verifying applications built for the social network an optional process that has upset some developers despite the company's assurances it will bring plenty
Facebook application verification plan rankles some developers Okanagan eVent Magazine
Facebook Application Plan Rankles Some ... FOX 7 KTBC
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New Study Reveals MerchantCircle Introducing the Concept of Social Networking to  
Forbes.com - 112 Minutes ago
LOS ALTOS, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- MerchantCircle, the largest social network of local business owners in the nation, today announces a comprehensive study conducted by RapLeaf on a representative     Add Comment

Monty Python launches YouTube Channel, tells users to stop stealing 
CNET News.com - 2 Hours ago
Monty Python, the iconic comedy series, has launched a YouTube channel. And although the page features a slew of clips from the show, most noteworthy is its featured video, which blames users for 'ripping'
The Official MBS Daily Monty Python Thread MortgageNewsDaily
The ancients also found Monty Python funny Cape Times
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On blogging, journalism and being an LAT 
The Times - 72 Minutes ago
Things have been getting personal recently at The Times. I've 'stepped outside the box' this week being an LAT, or a 'Living Apart Together' couple with my husband. And today I'm doing something on the     Add Comment
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>>   Internet news
Amazon delivers content via its CloudFront 
Silicon.com - 7 Hours ago
Amazon has launched its cloud-based content-delivery service, CloudFront. Announced on Tuesday, CloudFront is designed to deliver static content to web users. Amazon is particularly emphasising CloudFront's
Amazon debuts content delivery network service Tech World Australia
Amazon Debuts CloudFront Content Delivery Network Service Digital Media Wire
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Yahoo Music wants to top the charts again 
Fortune - 3 Hours ago
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) Music isn't necessarily the first place where you'd expect to find hordes of Grateful Dead and Black Sabbath fans. But David Skye, a new blogger on Yahoo     Add Comment

Yahoo's slow-going CEO hunt 
Fortune - 88 Minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Fortune) -- Tech industry watchers are already speculating on replacements for Jerry Yang, but a new chief executive for Yahoo won't likely be named until well into the new year. Yang announced     Add Comment

Web is driven by 25-34 age group 
Guardian Unlimited - 2 Hours ago
The first generation that grew up accessing the web has come of age and is changing the way the internet is being used, according to Europe-based research released today. Net usage is booming across Europe,     Add Comment
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>>   Online access
Global Broadband Subscribers Hit 400 Million 
MarketWatch - 4 Hours ago
/PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Broadband Forum enters its 15th year as the broadband industry hits historic milestone Global broadband subscribers have now reached the significant milestone
The Broadband Forum: Global Broadband Subscribers Hit 400 Million; The Broadband  TMC Net
Global Broadband Subs Hit 400 Million Mediacaster
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AIRCOM Provides Planning and Optimisation Managed Services to Vodacom Tanzania 
Forbes.com - 7 Hours ago
The regional network data produced by AIRCOM's OPTIMA tool has helped set a benchmark for effective operational strategy within the Vodacom Group. Vodacom Tz is using OPTIMA to calculate the amount of
AIRCOM International: AIRCOM Provides Planning and Optimisation Managed Services  Macro World Investor
Aircom Picks Up Ugandan Network Optimisation Contract Cellular-News
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A 2008Report on the Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market in the United Kingdom  
Forbes.com - 4 Hours ago
This UK and Ireland Annual Publication, '2008 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in the UK and Ireland', profiles two countries key to Europe's telecoms landscape. In this report we present an overview of
A 2008 Report on the Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market in the United Kingdom  Calibre Macro World
A 2008 Market Analysis of the Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market in Asia - Providing  DiGiTAL50
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Broadband Internet Crunch is Beginning to Occur 
Forbes.com - 112 Minutes ago
- Study Reveals User Demand for the Internet at Risk to Exceed Network Capacity in 2 - 4 Years - Global Financial Crisis Could Impact Necessary Investment - Video Triggering Internet Exaflood WASHINGTON,     Add Comment
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>>   Online content
WebMD and Marketing Technology Solutions Terminate Merger Agreement 
Forbes.com - 109 Minutes ago
WebMD Acquires Minority Interest in MTS and Enters into Advertising Services Agreement NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD), the leading source of health information,     Add Comment

Monty Python launches YouTube Channel, tells users to stop stealing 
CNET News.com - 2 Hours ago
Monty Python, the iconic comedy series, has launched a YouTube channel. And although the page features a slew of clips from the show, most noteworthy is its featured video, which blames users for 'ripping'
The Official MBS Daily Monty Python Thread MortgageNewsDaily
The ancients also found Monty Python funny Cape Times
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washingtonpost.com Names Roger Andelin Vice President of Technology and CIO 
Forbes.com - 4 Hours ago
'Roger is a strong leader who has wide-ranging experience in technology and business,' said Sheikholeslami. 'We believe his expertise will lead our sites into the future and bring creativity to what we     Add Comment

paidContent.org - Ziff Davis To Close PCMag Print; Focus on Online; Still Looking  
Washington Post - 2 Hours ago
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>>   Online information
Interactive Data to Acquire Majority Interest in NTT Data Financial Corporation 
Forbes.com - 10 Hours ago
Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC), a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related services, today announced its intention to acquire the majority of NTT DATA Financial Corporation
Interactive Data Plans to Acquire Majority Interest in NTT Data Financial for US$20.2  RTTNews.com
Interactive Data plans to acquire majority of NTT DATA Financial - Quick Facts RTTNews.com
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Interactive Data buy 64% stake in NTT 
Investor Services Journal - 2 Hours ago
Interactive Data Corporation has announced its intention to acquire 64% of NTT DATA Financial Corporation (NDF) from NTT DATA Corporation for YEN 1.9 billion (or approximately USD 20.2 million based on     Add Comment

Jefferies & Co Initiates Coverage on Kensey Nash (KNSY) 
Street Insider - 3 Hours ago
initiates coverage on Kensey Nash (Nasdaq: KNSY) with an Underperform rating. Kensey Nash Corporation is a medical device company known for product development and technology in the fields of resorbable
Jefferies & Co Initiates Coverage on Thomson Reuters (TRI) Street Insider
Jefferies & Co Initiates Coverage on ResMed (RMD) Street Insider
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Aqumin announces agreement with Thomson Reuters as its Premier Data Provider 
Quote.com United States - 10 Hours ago
(RTTNews) - Aqumin said it entered into an agreement with Thomson Reuters Corp. (TRI, TRIN, TRIL.L) as Aqumin's premier provider of global equity data. Aqumin noted that its agreement with Thomson Reuters
Aqumin LLC Selects Thomson Reuters as its Premier Data Provider DiGiTAL50
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>>   Online marketing
Site shutdown gives spam respite 
The Times - 7 Hours ago
The number of junk e-mails being sent to computer users around the world has fallen by nearly two thirds after the plug was pulled on an American computer company thought to be linked to some of the biggest     Add Comment

SEO Watchdog Takes the Guesswork Out of Finding a Good SEO Provider 
Houston Chronicle - 3 Hours ago
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- With businesses exploding across the Internet, being able to hold those top spots on today's hottest search engines is more important than ever before. Companies     Add Comment

Online Carling ad banned for targeting under-18s 
Guardian Unlimited - 9 Hours ago
Online Carling ad on Mousebreaker website: directed players to the Carling website An online ad for a Carling football game on IPC Media-owned free games website Mousebreaker has been banned for irresponsibly     Add Comment

Advertising could fund future broadband 
ZDNet Australia - 15 Hours ago
Tags: advertising, broadband, iinet, internode, isp, michael malone, phorm, simon hackett The leaders of two of Australia's largest ISP's see a viable business model in offering free or discounted broadband     Add Comment
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>>   Online portals
Yahoo Co-Founder Yang Steps Down as CEO After Microsoft, Google Deals Fail 
China Securities Journal Net - 4 Hours ago
Yahoo Co-Founder Yang Steps Down as CEO After Microsoft, Google Deals Fail . Jerry Yang will step down amid mounting pressure from investors after he botched takeover talks with Microsoft Corp. and failed
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to step down EastDay
Jerry Yang to Step Down RealTechNews
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Yahoo Searching for New CEO and an Identity 
Washington Post - 5 Hours ago
The day after Yahoo announced the imminent departure of chief executive and co-founder Jerry Yang, the stock market applauded