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

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(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 arrives in Google book-scan deal (AP)

Deadline in Google book deal extended to Friday

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(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.


Framed for child porn -- by a PC virus

Framed for child porn -- by a PC virus

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created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

(AP) -- Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.


Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking

Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking

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created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice.



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