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Attention shoppers: Website promises best deal (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. and UK shoppers in the market for a television, dishwasher or other big ticket purchases now have a website that will alert them when the cost of an item they want drops to a target price they have set.
yahoo.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:45:51 GMT

Microsoft pursues search improvements, sans Yahoo (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - While the company only has a 10 percent share of the search market with its Live Search technology, Microsoft has big plans to enhance its platform regardless of what happens with its now-dormant proposal to buy Yahoo.
yahoo.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:10:00 GMT

UK online retail sales up 11 pct in July: survey
LONDON (Reuters) - Online retail sales in Britain rose by 11.3 percent in July compared to the month before as wet weather boosted online clothing sales while electrical sales also soared, a report said on Wednesday.
Reuters.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:09:54 -0400

Cuomo, ISPs sign child porn accord
Five Internet service providers, or ISPs, serving Western New York have signed an agreement by the state Attorney General's office to rid their servers of child pornography Web sites.
Bizjournals.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:04:44 GMT

Attention shoppers: Website promises best deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. and UK shoppers in the market for a television, dishwasher or other big ticket purchases now have a website that will alert them when the cost of an item they want drops to a target price they have set.
Reuters.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:56:42 -0400

Slide expands in D.C. area
The new Equinix Inc. data center in Ashburn will provide connectivity infrastructure for one of the largest producers of Web widgets. (EQIX)
Bizjournals.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:20:02 GMT

British ''Mr Fix-it'' al Qaeda cyber-recruiter jailed
LONDON (Reuters) - A Briton described by prosecutors as a terrorism "Mr Fix-it" who recruited young people to al Qaeda's ideology over the Internet was jailed for 12 years on Tuesday while one of his accomplices received a 10-year term.
Reuters.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:38:18 -0400

Georgia cuts access to Russian websites, TV news
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian authorities have blocked most access to Russian news broadcasters and websites since the outbreak of the conflict with Moscow.
Reuters.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:51:16 -0400

Ex-Hawaiian Telcom CEO lands job
Former Hawaiian Telcom CEO Mike Ruley has been named the chief executive of a Chicago-based Internet service provider.
Bizjournals.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:24:10 GMT

The Stockpickers: Jacob Internet Fund manager taps Take-Two, Google, Apple
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ryan Jacob has seen the best and worst of the late 1990s' Internet bubble. Nowadays, the lead manager of the Jacob Internet Fund says it's different this time.
Marketwatch.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:28:00 GMT

Pandora prepares to join titsup.com club
Web radio outfit struggling to cover royalties This weekend saw a cry for help from personalised web radio outfit Pandora. It blubbed that music industry royalties are too high for it to survive on meagre web 2.0 advertising revenues..
Theregister.co.uk Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:40:29 GMT

U2 tracks disappear from YouTube
Windows leak blamed A Dutch U2 fan on holiday in France overheard, and recorded, four tracks from the new U2 album and stuck them on YouTube..
Theregister.co.uk Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:47:23 GMT

New owner ProQuest to keep Dialog in Cary
CARY – Dialog Corp. plans to move into new Triangle offices by the end of the year and hire additional workers to replace those lost following its acquisition by fellow data search company ProQuest.
Bizjournals.com Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Is the 'Google phone' coming soon?
The wireless world has been patiently awaiting the so-called "Google phone" for more than a year, and reports this week suggest that such a device could soon find its way to the market.
Marketwatch.com Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:49:00 GMT

World shocked (shocked!) by Legal P2P
Old news sinks in Why does the idea of legal P2P - something music fans have been clamouring for since the original Napster - still cause so much confusion?.
Theregister.co.uk Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:00:03 GMT

Fake feet trip up Olympic opening coverage
Made in China games better than reality Video footage of the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Beijing included CGI images because of worries that broadcasters would not be able to properly film parts of the firework display..
Theregister.co.uk Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:15:15 GMT

Internet Daily: Video clerks try to build the perfect beast
The secret weapon powering Stuart Skorman's new company is not computer technology. It's people.
Marketwatch.com Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:03:00 GMT

Internet Daily: Huffington, NewAssignment.Net plan swarming campaign coverage
It's going to get even more crowded out there on the Presidential campaign trail. I'm not just talking about what would happen if Fred Thompson or Michael Bloomberg declares he's in the race.
Marketwatch.com Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:44:00 GMT

Internet Daily: PodCampNYC goes more commercial
San Francisco (MarketWatch) -- The chief organizer of PodCampNYC.org knows the decision over the weekend to move the April 6th event to a midtown New York hotel is going to cause some criticism.
Marketwatch.com Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:30:00 GMT

Internet Daily: Rocketboom may charge for shows
Rocketboom is searching for a new way to put fuel in its tank. Advertising is not doing it. "It's frustrating that we haven't worked it out by now," said the daily video blog's founder, Andrew Baron. (www.rocketboom.com)
Marketwatch.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:12:00 GMT

Apple updates iPhone software to fix glitches (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc has issued a software update for the latest iPhone to help fix connection problems that led to a flurry of online complaints from customers, a European mobile service provider said on Tuesday as Credit Suisse reported strong U.S. sales of the device.
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UK online retail sales up 11 pct in July: survey (Reuters)
Reuters - Online retail sales in Britain rose by 11.3 percent in July compared to the month before as wet weather boosted online clothing sales while electrical sales also soared, a report said on Wednesday.
yahoo.com

SportsWatch: Cubs fans make unusual futures bet on World Series tickets
Lowell Bike has already scored a pair of tickets to see the Chicago Cubs play at Wrigley Field in two October playoff games and one World Series game, a bet that's costing him $1,700 for events the luckless team may never play.
Marketwatch.com

Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus for Wednesday
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Wednesday's session are Salesforce.com, JDSU, Synopsys, and Ross Stores.
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