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What the Combined Yahoo-AOL Might Look Like, As Talks Drag On–Oops–Heat Up!
http://kara.allthingsd.com/ 20081008/ what-the-combined-yahoo-aol-might-look-lik…As has been copiously reported here and all over, Yahoo and AOL have been engaged in never-ending talks about a possible deal to merge their flagging Internet businesses. Now, sources tell me, the circle of executives at both companies interfacing with each other has been widened, for purposes of due diligence.
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Yahoo unveils calendar with new features
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/ technology/ 2008/ 10/ yahoo-unveils-c.htmlYahoo wants to change the way you keep track of your schedule. The company is rolling out new features for its Web calendar that it hopes will lure more of its webmail users. Thanks to technology it got from last year's acquisition of Zimbra, Yahoo has come up with ways to make it easier to share events with family and friends.
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CEA: Economy down, TV sales up?
http://www.mashget.com/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ cea-economy-down-tv-sales-up/Sales in a couple of key gadget categories will rise despite the economic downturn, the Consumer Electronics Association predicted Tuesday--and no, CEA wasn’t talking about calculators and sawed-off shotguns.
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Like the song on YouTube? Click to buy it
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/ technology/ 2008/ 10/ youtube-introdu.htmlEver watched a video on YouTube and wanted to buy the song? YouTube is counting on it. The world's most popular video-sharing site is hoping to make money from its huge audience by installing buttons under YouTube videos so that the ability to buy the music and video games featured in the video clip is just one click away.
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Like the song on YouTube? Click to buy it
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/ technology/ 2008/ 10/ youtube-introdu.htmlEver watched a video on YouTube and wanted to buy the song? YouTube is counting on it. The world's most popular video-sharing site is hoping to make money from its huge audience by installing buttons under YouTube videos so that the ability to buy the music and video games featured in the video clip is just one click away.
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Is Facebook Desperately Seeking Monetization?
http://metarand.com/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ is-facebook-desperately-seeking-monetization/…Do we need a new business model for monetizing on the Internet? Barry Diller, while being interviewed by the WSJ on the break up of IAC, pointed out that social-networking advertising is currently a big headache and methods are yet to be found to make it effective - “will that get figured out? I absolutely believe it will.
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Homework 2.0
http://www.svmoms.com/ 2008/ 10/ internet-safety.htmlI have a secret that I don't share with many people: while I am immersed in technology for business and social networking, I only introduce technology to my kids on an "as requested" basis. I believe when kids are ready for technology, they will ask for it. Then the first step is to provide safety education.
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Advanced Micro Devices Spins Off Chip Plants as a Foundry Joint Venture
http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/ mt/ archives/ 2008/ 10/ advanced_micro.phpAdvanced Micro Devices, Intel's main competitor in microprocessors, Tuesday said it plans to spin-off its chip plants into a jointly owned venture with Abu Dhabi. Reuters reports: AMD spins off plants into venture with Abu Dhabi The new venture, temporarily called Foundry Company, will assume all
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Flickr Panda’s To The Feed Generation
http://metarand.com/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ flickr-pandas-to-the-feed-generation/Mashable alerted us to Flickr’s new front page feature: a giant panda spewing a feed of popularly rated pictures. There seems to be general uncertainty as to why the panda is vomiting pictures, but one thing’s for certain - this new “explore” feature is getting attention.
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From Plumber of the Internet to Plumber of the Economy?
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/ 20081007/ from-plumber-of-the-internet-to-pl…The new economy is the Internet Economy. The Internet Economy is reshaping the fortunes of business, countries and people, leveling the playing field for everyone, and driving the most significant economic shift since the Industrial Revolution.” – Cisco CEO John Chambers, Sept.
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