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Link by Link: Through Soldiers’ Eyes, ‘The First YouTube War’
There are sites aplenty showing the horror of war, and much of the material is filmed, edited and uploaded by soldiers recording their own experiences.
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The Media Equation: News Sites Look Beyond Grants
Generous donations from the Knight Foundation have helped the news site MinnPost.com to get its bearings. Now it is trying to achieve business viability.
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Social Networks Capitalize on Facebook Privacy Fears
For small start-up networks, privacy is a selling point as Facebook users are becoming fed up with the site’s efforts to broadcast personal information.
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Silicon Valley Pressures Tech Hiring
Now that Silicon Valley firms have started hiring more aggressively, and the general economy is improving, competition is stiffening for second-tier tech locations.
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Idea Man of LimeWire at a Crossroads
Mark Gorton, hedge fund manager and philanthropist, says he wanted to build a subscription service working with music companies. They say he is a criminal.
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Novelties: PlaceLocal Automatically Creates Online Ads
The PlaceLocal software creates ads automatically after scouring the Internet for references to a client, be it the restaurant on the corner or a lawyer’s office.
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Unboxed: High-Tech Solutions to High-Cost Medical Care
Innovations in technology are helping to shift the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of diseases from expensive clinics to doctors and patients themselves.
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Regulators Are Watching Google Over Antitrust Concerns
The government is looking for signs that Google’s enormous market power may be hurting competition in Web search and advertising.
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Twitter Users Not Subpoenaed in Conspiracy Case
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office failed to get the identities of two Twitter users who commented on a case involving a former legislative employee.
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World Briefing | Asia: China: Dalai Lama Tweets
The Dalai Lama tried to hold a rare direct conversation with people inside China on Friday, answering questions live on Twitter about the fate of Tibet.
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Wider European Scrutiny of Google on Privacy
Six countries have joined Germany in a move that may force the company to disclose what data its employees collected from unsecured wireless networks.
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The Medium: The Death of the Open Web
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What We're Reading: Yoda and Pac-Man
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Skydiver preparing for 120,000-foot supersonic fall
An Austrian daredevil is planning to become the first person to break the sound barrier in a free fall, without riding in a vehicle.
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Ahead of ‘Lost’ Finale, Fans Shut Off Virtual Hints
When a popular program is broadcast three times zones earlier, its devotees must be strong, ignoring online chatter that could ruin it for them.
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iPad on pace to outsell Macs
Sales of the iPad are already outpacing those of the Mac in the United States, according to an analyst's calculations.
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AT&T Ups Termination Fee
AT&T next month will raise the termination fee it charges to void a smartphone contract, a move that comes amid expectations it will soon lose exclusive sales of the iPhone.
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FTC Clears Google's Purchase of AdMob
The FTC cleared Google's proposed $750 million acquisition of mobile-advertising company AdMob.
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