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1 hr ago | NBC Washington

Amazon Creating 500 New Jobs in Fairfax County

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday that the company will establish an office in Herndon, Va., to prove cloud computing services to businesses, government and educational organizations.

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Related Topix: Bob McDonnell, US Governors, Fairfax County, VA, Herndon, VA, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology

2 hrs ago | Ars Technica

VMware's Amazon-style compute cloud will go live in four US data centers

Virtual reality is sorta like virtualization, right? Plus, this picture has clouds.

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Related Topix: SlideRocket, Packetmotion, VMware, Socialcast, Software, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology

4 hrs ago | CBS Local

Amazon Unit to Expand in Fairfax Co., Add 500 jobs

Amazon Web Services provides cloud computing services to business and government customers.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Cloud Computing

5 hrs ago | Deadline

Amazon Unveils Fan Fiction Business With Rights From WB's Alloy Entertainment

May 22, 2013-Today, Amazon Publishing announces Kindle Worlds, the first commercial publishing platform that will enable any writer to create fan fiction based on a range of original stories and characters and earn royalties for doing so.

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9 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

Square Jellyfish Phone and Camera Accessories Introduces Easy Way to AttachSmartphone to DSLR

A new and inexpensive way to allow picture-takers to attach their smartphones to their Digital Single-Lens Reflex Camera is now available.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Media, IT Services, Audible

13 hrs ago | CNET News.com

Amazon proposes a colossal biosphere-like Seattle campus

The latest fad for tech companies' new office buildings seems to involve making them as far-out and avant-garde as possible.

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Related Topix: Internet, Construction, Architecture, Cupertino, CA

Tue May 21, 2013

Seattle Times

Amazon proposing glass-and-steel biodomes on new campus

A rendering shows the intersecting glass-and-steel spheres that Amazon is proposing at its new high-rise complex.

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Related Topix: Media, IT Services, Audible, Eastlake (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA

Insider Monkey

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) or Netflix, Inc. (NFLX): Who Wins In This Key Space?

Last Thursday, Amazon.com, Inc. announced another new video content deal for its Prime Instant Video service.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Cable & Satellite, Comcast

Forbes.com

Amazon's Thin Margins Do Not Support Sky-High Valuation

Amazon's lofty valuation is not supported by the fundamentals of the company. The belief that Internet retail is or will be more profitable than traditional retail is untrue.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets

Seattle Weekly

Tall Tales from Amazonia

Amos Rollman is busy as usual in the Cascade Playfield pea patch, watering and tending to the vegetables.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Agriculture, Science, Ravenna (Seattle, WA), West Seattle (Seattle, WA), Rainier Valley (Seattle, WA)

Silicon Alley Insider

Amazon Has Plans For A Crazy, Glass Dome Headquarters In Seattle

Amazon is building a new headquarters in Seattle. It has scrapped plans for a rectangular design and has replaced it with three connected domes.

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ZDNet

Amazon Web Services passed for US government use

Amazon Web Services has been granted FedRAMP compliance for AWS GovCloud and all U.S. AWS Regions.

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The Globe and Mail

No easy fix for Amazon, Google, Apple tax fracas

ROB Insight is The Globe and Mail's exclusive feature led by a team of award-winning editors and writers who provide you with in-depth analysis on breaking business news and the issues that matter most.

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Digital Video Editing

Amazon wins key cloud security clearance from government

Amazon.com Inc has been given a security clearance by the U.S. government that will make it easier for federal agencies to use its cloud computing services.

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Related Topix: Cloud Computing, Science / Technology

Netcraft

Amazon Web Services' growth unrelenting

In September 2012 Netcraft reported that Amazon had become the largest hosting company in the world based on the number of web-facing computers .

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Related Topix: Computers, Internet, Science / Technology, Cloud Computing, Science, Computer Science

Mon May 20, 2013

MediaPost

Initiative Wins Amazon's Global Media Account

Interpublic Group's Initiative has won global media duties for e-Commerce giant Amazon.com after a review.

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Media, IT Services, Audible, Kantar

Business Journal

Protesters to skip Amazon shareholders meeting, target Alaska Airlines

When Amazon shareholders and executives meet Thursday, the investors will vote whether to reappoint the nine board members and will decide on a shareholder initiative that asks Amazon to be more transparent in reporting its political donations and lobbying efforts.

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Related Topix: Eastlake (Seattle, WA)

Gizmag

Microsoft Points are dead (or may be soon) ... long live Amazon Coins

If you've ever owned an Xbox , you're probably familiar with one of the most annoying payment systems known to humankind: Microsoft Points.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Microsoft Xbox, Video Games, Gadgets

TechCrunch

Amazon Studios Picks Up "Alpha House" Comedy Series Starring John ...

Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space.

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Related Topix: New York University, Startups, TechCrunch, Mobile Marketing, Marketing, Zombieland

ITworld

Former Amazon cloud engineer tells all on Reddit

Usually Amazon Web Services, which many consider to be the leader in the infrastructure as a service cloud computing market, is pretty hush-hush about the internal workings of its massive cloud.

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Related Topix: Reddit, Science / Technology, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

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