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Link by Link: Through Soldiers’ Eyes, ‘The First YouTube War’

NY Times - Tech - Sun, 05/23/2010 - 19:19
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

NY Times - Tech - Sun, 05/23/2010 - 19:02
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

NY Times - Tech - Sun, 05/23/2010 - 19:00
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

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Sun, 05/23/2010 - 18:48
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

NY Times - Tech - Sun, 05/23/2010 - 18:35
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

NY Times - Tech - Sat, 05/22/2010 - 15:05
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

NY Times - Tech - Sat, 05/22/2010 - 15:01
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

NY Times - Tech - Sat, 05/22/2010 - 14:13
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

NY Times - Tech - Fri, 05/21/2010 - 21:32
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

NY Times - Tech - Fri, 05/21/2010 - 20:39
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

NY Times - Tech - Fri, 05/21/2010 - 18:40
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

NY Times - Tech - Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:44
The Internet was once an unruly place. Are apps gentrifying it?

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What We're Reading: Yoda and Pac-Man

NY Times - Tech - Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:35
On the reading list on Friday: Yoda, Pac-Man, Twitter in China.

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Skydiver preparing for 120,000-foot supersonic fall

CNN - Tech - Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:20
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

NY Times - Tech - Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:03
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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Sites caught sharing secret data with advertisers, report says

CNN - Tech - Fri, 05/21/2010 - 16:39
The privacy issues that have been hounding Facebook may be coming to a head.
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iPad on pace to outsell Macs

CNN - Tech - Fri, 05/21/2010 - 14:15
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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DuPont Says It Is Working on an "Affordable" OLED TV

NY Times - Tech - Fri, 05/21/2010 - 12:41
DuPont proposes an advanced television technology at lower prices.

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AT&T Ups Termination Fee

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Fri, 05/21/2010 - 12:22
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

Wall Street Journal - Technology - Fri, 05/21/2010 - 12:22
The FTC cleared Google's proposed $750 million acquisition of mobile-advertising company AdMob.
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