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Facebook's $200M investment values co. at $10B

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created May 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Facebook is getting a $200 million investment from a Russian Internet investor that values the social networking company at $10 billion even though it has yet to turn a profit.





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EBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service.


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Wikipedia founder abandons Google search challenge

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created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has abandoned the floundering Wikia Search project, launched in January 2008 in an attempt to break the world's addiction to Google's Internet search service.


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EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- EBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion.


Time Warner CEO hints at online fees for magazines

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created May 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

(AP) -- One of the world's largest magazine publishers appears to be having second thoughts about giving away most of its articles on the Internet.


Yahoo CEO: Shake-up needs more time, not Microsoft

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Carol Bartz has a message for investors hoping for a quick fix at the slumping Internet company or for an online search partnership with Microsoft Corp. - don't expect either to happen ...


Egypt applies for first Arabic domain name

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Egypt's technology minister says the country has applied to register an all-Arabic domain name.


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Google China confident despite loss of Lee

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created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The new managers of Google Inc.'s China arm expressed confidence Monday the business can grow despite the departure of the high-profile executive credited with expanding its share of the competitive ...


Paper, plastic or digital? Technology is changing shopping

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created Oct 03, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The past few years have seen the advent of new technologies that may completely change the way people shop and how retailers interact with their customers. For consumers, that could mean having a store offer recipes as soon ...


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Facebook says it passed key financial milestone

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created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Facebook Inc. said Tuesday it achieved an important financial milestone, bringing in more money than it spent in the last quarter. The social networking site previously had said it didn't expect to ...


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YouTube, Universal mull video venture: reports

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created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google-owned YouTube and the world's largest music recording company Universal Music Group are reportedly discussing collaborating on a premium music video website.



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