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All eyes on Murdoch as newspapers ponder digital future

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21 hours ago | not rated yet | 1

Is Rupert Murdoch bluffing? Making a bold high-stakes gamble that will save the troubled newspaper industry? Or pursuing a pipe dream that can only end in failure?

Google makes concessions on digital book deal (Update)

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Nov 14, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 2

(AP) -- Google Inc. will loosen its control over millions of copyright-protected books that will be added to its digital library if a federal judge approves a revised legal settlement addressing the earlier ...

Swiss privacy watchdog to sue Google Street View

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Nov 13, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 1

(AP) -- Google Inc.'s unstoppable drive to map and photograph the world has run into an immovable object - Switzerland's strict tradition of personal privacy.

Google, Yahoo call for expanded online drug ads

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Nov 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Google, Yahoo and other Web companies joined the pharmaceutical industry Thursday in urging federal regulators to make it easier to pitch drugs in online advertisements.

Churchill Downs buying YouBet.com

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Nov 12, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Churchill Downs Inc., owner of the horse racing track which hosts the famed Kentucky Derby, announced it has agreed to acquire online betting website YouBet.com.

Many computer users hesitate to ride the Wave

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Nov 11, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 3

Google's latest brainchild, Google Wave, is all the rage among bleeding-edge technology enthusiasts. But corporate information technology executives say that while they're intrigued by Wave -- a replacement ...

Microsoft brings more Web data to Bing results; teams up with WolframAlpha

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Nov 11, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- Microsoft's Bing search service will pull more information and tools from other Web sites as the company tries to distinguish itself as part of its challenge to market leader Google.

Google routes World Bank data to fact seekers

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Nov 11, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Google is adding World Bank figures to Internet results in a bid to make hard facts about countries worldwide easier to find.

Google launches online flu shot finder

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Nov 11, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Google on Tuesday launched an online tool for tracking down where to get vaccinations against H1N1 and seasonal influenza in the United States.

Web-based e-mail features come to desktop software

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Nov 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- E-mail has taken a full circle. Over the years, Web-based e-mail services have gotten much better, sporting many features once available only with the e-mail programs that reside on the computer desktop.

New York Times publishes 'crowd-funded' article

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Nov 11, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

The science section of The New York Times contained an unusual article on Tuesday. The story about a huge floating garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean was not written by a Times reporter but by a freelance ...

Poked: The difference between Facebook's News Feed and Live Feed

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Nov 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

First off, I'd like to thank Facebook for confusing its users yet again with a new feature that is hard to decipher and makes users grumpy. It really makes my job of picking a column topic so easy when they ...

Google says Murdoch stories can be taken off

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Nov 10, 2009 | 3 / 5 (6) | 3

Google said on Tuesday, in response to threats by Rupert Murdoch to ban the search engine from listing content from his news empire, that any company could ask to have stories taken off. ...

News Corp's Murdoch warns he may block Google

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Nov 10, 2009 | 2 / 5 (6) | 7

Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch has accused Google of stealing from his News Corp. empire, and warned he may block the search engine from accessing its content.

Twitter links to LinkedIn

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Nov 10, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Twitter on Tuesday linked to LinkedIn, letting people share updates and tweets between the hot microblogging service and the career-oriented online social networking website.

Australian students 'pro-rape' Facebook scandal

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Nov 10, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Members of an elite Australian college linked to Sydney University provoked outrage Tuesday after it was revealed they had set up a "pro-rape" group on social networking site Facebook.

Google snaps up mobile ad startup for $750 million (Update)

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Nov 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Google Inc. is buying mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to ensure its marketing machine reaches the growing number of people surfing the Web ...

Deadline in Google book deal extended to Friday

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Nov 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Google says it needs until Friday to come up with a new proposal that would give it the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.