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EBay's PayPal envisions doubling in size by 2011

Technology / Internet

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- EBay Inc.'s name may conjure images of online auctions, but the company is hoping to turn attention to its second-largest business - PayPal - which it expects to blossom significantly in the next few years.





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Variety to begin charging for Web access Thursday

Technology / Internet

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(AP) -- The Hollywood trade newspaper Variety is putting its Web site behind a "pay wall" starting Thursday. That means it will be reserving its online content for paid subscribers and hoping its advertisers stick around ...


Cisco and BT will provide telephony systems that let users "pay as they go"

Cisco and British Telecom head for the 'cloud'

Technology / Telecom

created 14 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cisco and British telecom giant BT Group on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at a growing hunger by businesses worldwide for Internet-based communications services.


Mathematical models key to tracking gossip, terrorists

Mathematical models key to tracking gossip, terrorists

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created 14 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thanks to the Internet and online social networks (OSNs) news and gossip now spread literally like wildfire -- uncontrollably and seemingly without any order. But according to one Ryerson ...


Class-action suit pits woman against 'dishonest' ads on Facebook

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A 41-year-old part-time dance instructor and graphic designer from Santa Cruz is the face of a class-action lawsuit designed to force Web sites that offer social gaming to rein in what she calls deceptive ads.


Penn State scientist at center of a storm

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 15 hours ago | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 4

A few words culled from some hacked e-mails in Britain have generated chaos in the world of climate science -- throwing dark clouds over Pennsylvania State University and stirring up negative publicity for the field that ...


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Ubiquitous in U.S., Google struggles for market share in China

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created 15 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

In China, Google means underdog. While the Mountain View company dominates the search market in the United States, it is not part of the pop lexicon on the other side of the Pacific. In its nine years in China, ...


AOL finalized its divorce from Time Warner

AOL going public after Time Warner divorce

Technology / Business

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AOL finalized its divorce from Time Warner on Wednesday, ending one of the most disastrous marriages in corporate history and leaving the Internet pioneer facing an uncertain future.


Dermatologic infections in cancer patients treated with EGFRI therapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Patients who experience dermatologic toxic effects from epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (EGFRIs) have a high prevalence of skin and nail infections, according to a new study published online December 9 in the ...


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Dinosaurs hop, skip and jump into 21st century

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created 18 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dinosaurs have literally been put through their paces by a new supercomputer, allowing scientists to get closer to understanding how they once moved.


Tropical birds waited for land crossing between North and South America: study

Tropical birds waited for land crossing between North and South America: study

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 19 hours ago | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Despite their ability to fly, tropical birds waited until the formation of the land bridge between North and South America to move northward, according to a University of British Columbia study published this ...



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