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Reasons to care about Viacom v Google FAQ (20 March 04:44) |
| It may sound like two big companies fighting over who gets what. But there's plenty at stake in this court fight for other content creators and Web site operators. |
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iPad ad goes viral (20 March 03:56) |
| Apple's launch ad for its "magical and revolutionary" product succeeds in attracting 2.4 million views online, making it the second-most-watched online ad. |
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Nestle mess shows sticky side of Facebook pages (20 March 01:42) |
| Food company's Facebook fan page became a lesson in how not to deal with social-media backlash this week, when a company rep snapped back at environmentally motivated critics. |
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Desperate times for Palm (20 March 01:16) |
| With sales of the Palm Pre sagging amid fierce competition, financial analysts are starting to wonder when--not if--Palm is forced to give up. |
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Report Google to leave China on April 10 (19 March 11:56) |
| A Beijing-based newspaper quotes an unidentified sales associate who works with the company as saying an announcement regarding Google's future in the country could be made on Monday. |
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Facebook chatter betrays alleged Mafia hitman (19 March 05:31) |
| One of Italy's most wanted criminals is captured after he can't help himself chatting with his associates on Facebook. |
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Viacoms statement on court fight with Google (19 March 01:28) |
| Parent company of Paramount Pictures and MTV, says YouTube contained "truckloads" of infringing content was a "rogue enabler of content theft." |
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Googles fast pipe to Asia almost ready (19 March 12:01) |
| An undersea cable built by a group including Google and telecom companies is set to start carrying traffic at any point, with Google to get as much as 20 percent of the capacity. |
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Googles statement on YouTube-Viacom court case (18 March 11:08) |
| Reams of court documents in the long-running battle between Google and Viacom over copyright material on YouTube were released Thursday. Here's Google's statement. |
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Court docs Viacom tried to buy YouTube (18 March 10:47) |
| Viacom says YouTube founders always intended to build video version of Napster and looked for ways to "to avoid the copyright bastards." Battle gets fierce. |
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Viacom Google air dirty laundry in court docs (18 March 10:47) |
| Viacom wanted to buy YouTube. Viacom says YouTube founders always intended to build video version of Napster and looked for ways to "to avoid the copyright bastards." |
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Ingenious proof that publishing may have a future (18 March 11:17) |
| A video, created originally for educational publisher Dorling Kindersley, offers a brilliant argument for why books, whether on the iPad or other format, have a future. |
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FTC member Googles irresponsible conduct with Buzz (18 March 05:28) |
| FTC Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour says she doesn't believe consumer privacy played any significant role in Google's thoughts when releasing Buzz. |
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Report Google working on Google TV devices (18 March 03:40) |
| Google, Intel, and Sony are reportedly working on Internet-connected set-top boxes and TVs that use Intel's Atom chips, Google's Android software, and Sony's hardware. |
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Expect fireworks Thursday in Viacom vs Google (18 March 03:32) |
| Information is coming in three-year copyright battle that is "potentially embarrassing" to both sides, sources say. |
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Cable sector says forget Web we have VOD (18 March 02:25) |
| A group representing cable companies and Hollywood studios is launching a $30 million campaign that comes as Internet services make gains with viewers. |
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Cable sector Forget the Web we have VOD (18 March 02:25) |
| Industry group is launching a $30 million campaign touting video-on-demand that comes as Internet services make gains with viewers. |
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Yahoo buys social-media developer Citizen Sports (17 March 11:49) |
| Citizen Sports develops Facebook and iPhone applications for sports fans that will likely get folded into content produced by Yahoo Sports upon completion of the deal. |
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Heineken scores a Web hit (17 March 11:13) |
| The Italian branch of Heineken persuades men, under false pretenses, to attend a classical music and poetry concert on the same night as a big soccer game. The results are astounding. |
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Google making it easier to leave Exchange (17 March 09:30) |
| Google's bid to get businesses on its cloud computing office productivity software has new weapon: a tool for making the Exchange migration easier. |
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Googles China ad partners appeal for information (17 March 12:10) |
| A letter sent to the Web giant by 27 of its advertising partners in China wants information on how they will be compensated if the company goes ahead with a threatened withdrawal. |
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Googles China ad partners plead for information (17 March 12:10) |
| A letter sent to the Web giant by 27 of its advertising partners in China requests information on how they will be compensated if the company goes ahead with a threatened withdrawal. |
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Chinese ad partners beg Google for information (17 March 12:10) |
| Twenty-seven advertising partners in China also ask Google how they will be compensated if the company goes ahead with a threatened withdrawal. |
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Social networks CEO documents flight nightmare live (17 March 07:22) |
| David Martin, the CEO of visual update site Kontain, was on the 14-hour nightmare Virgin America flight from LA to NY. He documented the worst parts live using the airline's Wi-Fi. |
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No big announcement at Spotifys SXSWi talk (17 March 02:22) |
| CEO Daniel Ek has created one of the most talked-about products in the music industry, but despite rumors, he isn't ready to bring it to the U.S. |
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Why Googles Nexus One hasnt flopped yet (17 March 01:33) |
| Google never expected to sell large numbers of Nexus One phones in 2010, because it's not playing the same game as the rest of the smartphone industry. |
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If the desktop is dying mobile sync is king (17 March 01:24) |
| As mobile devices proliferate, the importance of open cloud sync services enabling a many-to-many device syncfest becomes critical to computing freedom. |
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Music label seeks realism in iTunes guitar app (17 March 01:15) |
| Universal becomes first major label to design its own simulated guitar-playing video game, Six String, debuting Wednesday on iTunes App Store. |
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Feds consider going undercover on social networks (16 March 11:47) |
| Confidential Justice Department presentation on social-networking sites says undercover work can help agents "communicate with suspects" and "gain access to nonpublic info." IRS is more wary... |
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Rival parties square off at SXSWi (16 March 09:26) |
| It was a big game of showmanship as Foursquare and Gowalla threw their rival parties at the annual Austin, Texas festival on the same night. |
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Is Google Wave getting Buzzed (16 March 04:30) |
| In 2009, Google Wave was Google's vision of the future of communication. With the debut of Google Buzz in February, that vision has competition. |
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Windows Phone 7 and Zune HD Some differences (16 March 04:28) |
| At Mix, we learn that Zune HD's wireless sync to home networks continues, but operators will be able to bill customers, and the Zune Pass might be changing. |
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Is Twitter aiming at Facebook Connect (16 March 02:29) |
| With its @Anywhere technology launched as part of SXSWi, Twitter is trying to make its presence spread even further across the Web. |
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Pirate Bay bidder buys tiny US company (16 March 01:30) |
| Hans Pandeya, the controversial Swedish businessman who attempted to acquire The Pirate Bay last year, buys small printing company. |
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Twitter CEO unveils Anywhere platform (16 March 01:11) |
| The company's big announcement at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival was its new way to integrate Twitter data into partner sites. |
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Yahoo top ad moneymaker leaving for Demand Media (16 March 12:23) |
| Joanne Bradford, senior VP of U.S. revenue and market development, plans to leave company for post at online content upstart Demand Media. |
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Classmatescom tied to more dubious marketing tactics (15 March 11:09) |
| Already implicated in post-transaction marketing practices officials have called a "scam," the site is now accused of duping users into upgrading memberships. |
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A waterfall of Pepsi at SXSWi (15 March 11:04) |
| The beverage giant has reached out to the social-media crowd like nothing else. So what does it hope to get out of its SXSWi marketing blitz? |
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Classmatescom tied to more controversial marketing tactics (15 March 10:53) |
| Implicated in the post-transaction marketing practices that government officials have called a "scam," Classmates.com is now accused of duping users into upgrading memberships. |
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Mogs music service comes to iPhone Android (15 March 10:19) |
| Already a subscription service on the Web, the company will launch radio- and playlist-focused apps for the iPhone and Android platforms this spring. |
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RealNetworks A tale of opportunities missed (15 March 04:30) |
| There's no question Rob Glaser was an Internet pioneer, but he was unable to stay ahead of the pack. CNET takes a look at what happened. |
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Mashup mocks SXSWis geo obsession gender imbalance (15 March 06:29) |
| Two Digg employees have built "Wheretheladies.at," a relatively simple map mashup that tries to figure out which South by Southwest venues are populated by the most females. |
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At SXSWi Facebook flexes its gaming muscle (15 March 02:05) |
| The social network's annual developer get-together as part of the South by Southwest Interactive Festival focused on how it can bring its Facebook Connect technology to gamers on disparate p... |
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Fiorina follows Demon Sheep with heavenly hot air (15 March 12:50) |
| A new ad for former HP CEO Carly Fiorina's campaign for the Senate takes the extremes of her "Demon Sheep" ad to even more exalted levels. |
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How to make Chatroulette a useful video network (14 March 11:18) |
| There is a way that Chatroulette could become a lot more than a place for people to show off their private parts |
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Shirky Napster tapped into our primate instincts (14 March 11:06) |
| We don't want to share goods, but we want to share information, the NYU professor says at a SXSWi talk, and Napster transformed music into information. |
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Privacy is not dead says SXSWi keynoter Boyd (14 March 06:36) |
| Recent PR debacles surrounding Google Buzz and Facebook's privacy settings have put the spotlight on basic misunderstandings by tech companies about how people use social media. |
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Why people really do care about privacy (14 March 05:32) |
| When Facebook changed its privacy settings, Zuckerberg took pictures off his Facebook pages. Google's Schimdt is reportedly trying to take down his ex-lover's blog. No one cares about privac... |
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Selling a car the iPod way (14 March 04:54) |
| Chevy is hoping to tap into the same sentiments that spark gadget fandom with its new Volt electric car. But is the crowd at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival the right audience? |
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Hunch gets $10 million from Khosla Ventures others (13 March 08:10) |
| Hunch, a buzzy start-up that answers questions using crowdsourced recommendations, has lined up at least $10 million in funding, according to sources. |
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