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Can Ask.com take a bite out of Google?
Once upon a time, over 40 years ago, Avis was drowning in a sea of red ink – 13 years of losses – as it struggled in the long shadow cast by Hertz. Then came […]
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New search engine adds the human touch
Long before there was Google, two other guys from Stanford created a Web directory called Yahoo. Now, a serial entrepreneur with plenty of venture capital is doing it again, building what he calls “the first […]
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Gates and Jobs Together Again
For the first time since 1983, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs were together on the same stage at the same time. Some people expected fireworks at this historic meeting of the […]
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Social network lets members join forces, advocate causes
The Web has long been a tool for social and political activists from all parts of the spectrum, and that’s especially true now that a gaggle of candidates are ratcheting up their 2008 presidential campaigns.The […]
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CBS Podcast: Sprint Phones to Stream Music Deal with Pandora
Sprint Nextel along with Pandora Media is launching a streaming music service that will let people listen to their favorite artists on their cell phone. Pandora already offers a similar service on its website, Pandora.com. […]
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Manage Your Kids Summer Media Diet
The calendar has great news for kids and mixed news for parents. Summer is almost here, which means kids will be home from school. For parents this can bring on extra challenges, especially now that […]
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Audio interview with MySpace Safety Chief Hemanshu Nigam
MySpace has removed online profiles from about 7,000 registered convicted sex offenders. A group of state Attorneys General have demanded that MySpace disclose information about those individuals and, after initially citing federal privacy laws as […]
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Jawbone Headset Looks and Sounds Better
by Larry Magid If you run into me on the street, you’re not likely to see me wearing one of those Bluetooth headsets. I know – they let you use your phone hands-free, which is […]
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Norton 360 — Finally anti virus that doesn’t slow you down
by Larry Magid I’ve been using anti-virus, anti-spyware and other security software for almost two decades but far too often, I have wondered whether the cure was worse than the disease. Symantec is a case […]
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With Mojopac you may not need a laptop
I almost always travel with a laptop but now that I have my mojo going, I might just leave it home next time I hit the road. By “mojo,” I mean MojoPac from Santa Clara-based […]