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Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate

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(AP) -- Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online - stoking debate over whether some scientists have ...


Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's.


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Google books hearing set for February 18

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

A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.


Web sites cater to for-sale-by-owner home sellers

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(AP) -- Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task.


Twitter now wants to know "What's happening?"

"What's happening?" Twitter wants to know

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter used to ask "What are you doing?" No longer. The micro-blogging service now wants to know "What's happening?"


End of the e-mail era? I'm not buying it

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

I don't know about you, but I'm overwhelmed by e-mail. Yes, I know. The Wall Street Journal has declared that e-mail's reign is over. It's supposedly being replaced by technologies such as instant messaging, social networking ...


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Google adds automatic captions to YouTube

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Google, in a significant development for the deaf, announced on Thursday it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube.


Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search

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(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.


Search engines are source of learning

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Search engine use is not just part of our daily routines; it is also becoming part of our learning process, according to Penn State researchers.


2 sites selling Beatles songs to remain shut down

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Two Web sites that sold songs by The Beatles for 25 cents apiece should remain shut down indefinitely, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.


The Webby Awards list of the 10 most most influential Internet moments of the decade

Webby Awards name top 10 Internet moments of the decade

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The birth of Wikipedia, the death of Napster, the iPhone, Facebook, and Twitter were named by the Webby Awards on Wednesday as among the top 10 Internet moments of the decade.


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Internet still under US grip: forum delegates

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Internet is still under the control of the United States, participants at a governance forum said, despite a move by America to loosen its grip over the private corporation that administers the net.


Facebook users can help Chase find small charities

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- JPMorgan Chase is letting Facebook users help decide how to give away $5 million.


UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 10

(AP) -- A couple suspected of helping spread some of the Internet's most aggressive computer viruses has been arrested in the English city of Manchester, police said Wednesday.


EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com

EMI music videos, concerts coming to Hulu.com

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.