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37 min ago | People's Daily Online

Writers stuck on apology over Google copyright dispute

Chinese writers Wednesday said they appreciated search engine firm Google's move to talk with them, but maintained their demand for an apology for copyright violation.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, World News, China, Asia, Science / Technology, Libraries

5 hrs ago | WEBSPHERE Journal

1&1 and GMX Choose Across Language Server to Increase Productivity of ...

By using the centralized translation management software platform from Across Systems, 1&1 has already shortened the turn-around time of extensive projects, with 80,000 or more words, by up to 75 percent.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

9 hrs ago | Hotel News Resource

VIZERGY(R) Webinars - Internet Marketing and Social Media

VIZERGY will present two free Webinars before years end on Internet marketing and social media for hoteliers.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Science / Technology, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

14 hrs ago | Dose

Canada in talks over copyright laws with bite

Canadian officials are taking part in negotiations for a top-secret copyright treaty that could see families barred from the Internet for a year if someone in the household is suspected of illegal downloads.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, DMCA News, Digital Rights Management

18 hrs ago | ComputerWorld

The search market created Microsoft's worst enemy

Throughout its history, Microsoft has earned a reputation for tenacity when entering markets created, and initially dominated, by innovative startups.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Chris Pirillo

Google Goes Sesame Street

Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 2:57am I'm sure you've noticed by now that Google is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street this week.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Sesame Street, Animated TV, Children TV, Entertainment, Television, Science / Technology

technologyexpert.blogspot.com | Iria

Advertising on Google's Home Page? Say It Ain't So

It's the third day in a row that Google has celebrated the upcoming 40th anniversary of Sesame Street with a different Google Doodle, but that's not what drew our attention to their home page. Google has always said it wants to keep their home page sparse, yet today, there was a rarity: an ad.

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ClipSyndicate

Search engine scam alert

When times are tough, it's easy to get fooled by online crooks. But some new technology is helping spot costly scams on the web.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Video

Digital Producer

Prevx SafeOnline Boosts Confidence in Online Banking

Banking, government, and e-commerce sites can now sign up to the Prevx SafeOnline Business Partner Program and receive free protection against malware that compromises their customers' confidential account numbers or passwords.

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Related Topix: PC, Science / Technology

Network World on Security

Vasco uses iPhone, iPod Touch for authenticating users

Vasco Data Security said Thursday it is bringing its Digipass product, which is used for two-factor authentication, to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Science / Technology, Apple, iPod

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Sunday Times

Internet censorship liable to WTO challenge: Study

Censorship of the Internet is open to challenge at the World Trade Organisation as it can restrict trade in services delivered online, a forthcoming study says.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Science / Technology, Google, Startups

The Register

Google launches privacy Dashboard service

What does Google know about me? Posted in Applications , 5th November 2009 12:30A GMT Google has launched a Dashboard service that's designed to show how much the search engine giant knows about its users online activities.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Science / Technology, Privacy, Blog News

The Post Chronicle

Microsoft CEO Eyes Yahoo Partnership Outside U.S.

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company could look to extend its search engine partnership with Yahoo outside the United States, if it gets regulatory approval.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, Startups, Science / Technology

Red Dragon FM

100,000 People An Hour See Madeleine Video

A new video to help find Madeleine McCann is being seen by up 100,000 people on the internet every hour.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Blog News, Science / Technology

WNED.org

Google seeks revenue from online retailers

Google Inc is selling a special search product to online retailers, as the Internet giant widens its hunt for new sources of revenue.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Computers, Science / Technology

ClipSyndicate

Mehdi Says Microsoft MSN.com Overhaul `Critical' to Bing: Video

Nov. 4 -- Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of Microsoft Corp.'s online audience business, talks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar, Adam Johnson and Jon Erlichman about the company's overhaul of its MSN.com home page in an effort to focus more attention on the Bing Internet search engine.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Business News, Video

Wed Nov 04, 2009

WPVI-TV Philadelphia

PayPal could overshadow eBay

Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from gadgets to antique furniture.

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Related Topix: Startups, PayPal, eBay, Amazon, Science / Technology

Sunday Times

Yahoo teams with OneRiot on real-time search

Yahoo Inc, looking to match rivals in providing up-to-the-minute Internet search results, is running tests with several real-time search partners, sources familiar with the matter say.

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Related Topix: Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Startups, Microsoft, Software, Science / Technology

snafu-ed.blogspot.com | Iria

Google Celebrates Sesame Street's 40 Years of Family TV

Google's Doodle today celebrates both the Sesame Street Anniversary which will occur on Nov. 10th, when its 40th season begins. It's also a celebration of Big Bird's birthday, although in terms of his Sesame Street age, he's effectively frozen at six years old.

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Related Topix: Snafu, Pop/Rock, Sesame Street, Animated TV, Children TV, Entertainment, Television

The Detroit News

Chinese agencies fight for control of 'World of Warcraft'

Beijing -- Chinese regulators are fighting over the right to oversee 'World of Warcraft,' a popular online game, in a bizarre battle that has thrust bureaucratic rivalry for control of the Internet into the open.

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Related Topix: Virtual Worlds, Video Games, Science / Technology

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