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1 hr ago | KEYC Television, Mankato, MN

Campaigns dig through online data to target voters

By BETH FOUHY Associated Press NEW YORK - Voters who click on President Barack Obama's campaign website are likely to start seeing display ads promoting his re-election bid on their Facebook pages and other sites they visit.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Social Software, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Mitt Romney

5 hrs ago | Adweek

Making the Wrong Impression

What do Jaguar, Fiat, Jeep, Sheraton and Hewlett-Packard have in common? What about Westin Hotels, Citibank and JetBlue? Not only are they blue-chip, discerning brands, they're also heavy advertisers on sites like driverswhoknow.com, fundwiser.com, celebritynewsstories.com and mommymixing.com, all properties of company called AlphaBird.

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Related Topix: Hewlett-Packard, AlphaBird

9 hrs ago | WMC-TV Memphis

Campaigns mine online data to target voters

President Barack Obama is paying tribute to the nation's fallen warriors on Memorial Day, attending a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and honoring those who died during the Vietnam War.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Associated Press, Wedding

Sun May 27, 2012

Philly.com

Facebooka s worth is known, in more than just cash

What do Occupy Wall Street and Facebook's high-profile stock splat have in common? Both look a lot different depending on where you sit - whether, as the occupiers might put it, you're in the 1 percent or the 99 percent.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Occupy Wall Street, Google

Forbes.com

Can't Reach Your Doctor?...Put Down Your Phone, and Pick Up Your iPad Instead

With the explosion of medical apps and mobile scheduling technology, reaching your doctor to schedule an appointment in 2012 has radically changed.

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Related Topix: ZocDoc, Business News

Health Data Management

Survey: Docs Not Impressed with ACOs

A survey of 24,000 physicians finds widespread skepticism about accountable care organizations and certain other components of health care reform.

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PanArmenian Network

Motorola reveals plans for its own Android interface skin

PanARMENIAN.Net - Despite officially becoming a Google-owned company earlier this week, it appears Motorola won't be utilizing the stock Android interface on its phones.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Social Software, West New York, NJ

Cape Cod Times

Google's hang-up with the phone

If there's one issue that consistently cheeses off consumers, it's being unable to get a human being on the phone when you have a problem with a company.

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Related Topix: ITA Software, Google, Startups, Widevine Technologies, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, AdMob

Friends of Liberty

How Google used tech to 'pry into people's lives'

DAILY NEWS Tyranny Response Unit Breaking News CivilHomeLandDefense Cryptome.org ClandestineRadio Deport Aliens DXing.info UnderReported.com Hacktivismo.com MilitaryCorruption.com AllSouthWestNews Freedom 21 Santa Cruz Globalism News BigEye.com AP Top Headlines AP National AP Washington AP International AP Business AP Wall Street AME Info BBC News ... (more)

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Fox Interactive Media, Info, CBS, Publishing, Media, Forbes

Sat May 26, 2012

Examiner.com

Android, Apple top smartphone market - in that order

Two San Jose area companies are at the top of the smartphone industry. Mountain View-based Google and Cupertino-based Apple are number 1 and 2, respectively, in their shares of the smartphone market, based on operating system.

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Related Topix: Music Players, Google, Startups, Widevine Technologies, AdMob

WNBC

Woman Found Dead in Newark

Newark Police found the woman lying in the bushes on South 11 Street at approximately 5:00 a.m Saturday.

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Related Topix: Newark, NY, Essex County, NY

ZDNet Blogs

New York's anonymity ban: Why should the Web be any different?

New York wants to outlaw anonymous comments to prevent cyberbullying and other online abuse.

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The Raw Story

Study: A third of college students offer incorrect advice on...

A study conducted by researchers at Northwest University found that about a third of college students, even with the help of the Internet, could not successfully recommend that a hypothetical friend who faced a broken condom seek out emergency contraception.

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Related Topix: Northwest University, Human Sexuality

GigaOM

Ambient video and the changing face of communication

This past week I wrote about Skype competitor OoVoo, which launched a new Facebook 12-way video chat app along with updateds toA many of its other apps.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Cameras

The Huffington Post

Obama Pot-Smoking Details Revealed In David Maraniss Book

The meticulous biographer David Maraniss revealed President Barack Obama's early girlfriends in an excerpt of his forthcoming biography, and now the Internet is seizing upon new details of the president smoking marijuana with his buddies at the Punahou School in Hawaii.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Drugs, Marijuana, Medication, The Books, Indie

Fri May 25, 2012

CNet News

Google Wallet: What can you buy with it now?

So it's been a year since Google unveiled its Google Wallet mobile payment app for Android smartphones.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, us Travel, Travel, New York City Travel

Minyanville

Google Leaks First Video From Google Glasses

Google's upcoming set of glasses aims to reinvigorate your Leno-friendly mockery.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, ITA Software, Widevine Technologies, AdMob, Apple

The New Zealand Herald

BMW knocks Toyota off top spot

Luxury German carmaker BMW has overtaken global giant Toyota as the world's most valuable vehicle brand, says market research company Millward Brown.

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CNet News

New Jersey mayor, son accused of hacking recall Web site

So complex that it even has a town called West New York. The mayor of that little town, Felix Roque, may well be a complex man himself.

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Related Topix: West New York, NJ

Digital Video Editing

ShareThis Marks Fifth Straight Quarter of Growth With New Agency...

The management additions occur as the company expands innovation amongst consumers, advertisers and builds on its robust publisher offering around its recently developed Social Quality Index .

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Related Topix: ShareThis, Marketing, Startups, Yahoo!

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