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Ad-Targeting Companies and Critics Prepare for Senate Scrutiny Article — 09 Jul 2008, submitted by fkr3

The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday to look at the policy issues raised by advertising that is targeted to the online behavior of Internet users. Some of the participants are trying to bolster their positions in advance.

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Can Browser Add-ons Be Businesses? Opinion — 09 Jul 2008, submitted by ben

Full disclosure: Alex Iskold runs a browser add-on company called AdaptiveBlue. Also Fred Wilson, who is cited in this article, is a partner in Union Square Ventures - an investor in Alex's company.VC Fred Wilson asked recently on his blog if there is a business in browser add-ons?

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Hands on: MyYahoo 2.0 begins Yahoo's social network assault Review — 08 Jul 2008, submitted by ben

Launching a major revamp of its MyYahoo personalized start page, Yahoo has laid the foundation for building a social networking empire. With a more open platform and third-party apps on the way, Yahoo could both cement its lead in the start page space and give MySpace and Facebook reason to stay awake at night.

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Analysis: IT consumerization and the future of work Article — 06 Jul 2008, submitted by ben

This phenomenon, where products and technologies start out in the hands of consumers before making their way into the enterprise, has recently accelerated to the point that it has gotten its own (somewhat unwieldy) buzzword: "IT consumerization."

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Iranian Parliament to Debate Death Penalty for Bloggers Article — 04 Jul 2008, submitted by ben

The Iranian parliament is set to debate a draft bill that would add a number of crimes to the list of those that can result in execution, among them "establishing weblogs and sites promoting corruption, prostitution and apostasy."

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Microsoft Buys Natural-Language Search Tech Article — 02 Jul 2008, submitted by simon

After some speculation last week, Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that it will acquire San-Francisco based search company Powerset. The software giant will integrate Powerset technology into Live Search, though Powerset will remain a separate company in the Bay Area.

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24 Unforgettable Advertisements Picture — 02 Jul 2008, submitted by tedgoas

[PHOTOS] Check out this collection of unforgettable advertisements from around the world.

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An iPod Video Projector Article — 01 Jul 2008, submitted by ben

Sometimes, when you’re trying to immerse yourself in a movie or television show on an iPod’s diminutive screen, you just need to go bigger. Here’s how to turn your Classic or Nano into a home theater with a simple, unpowered DIY projector.

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EBay vows to fight French ruling over luxury goods Article — 30 Jun 2008, submitted by sarah

The online-auction giant said that the ruling goes beyond the sale of counterfeit products and represents an attempt by manufacturers of high-end goods to exert greater control over the market -- especially over the secondary sale of authentic products that take place outside the normal distribution channels.

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Windows XP Officially Retired By Microsoft Article — 30 Jun 2008, submitted by sarah

With a few exceptions, Windows XP will be unavailable to computer makers and retail shoppers after Monday -- a fact that will force many Microsoft PC users to migrate to the widely maligned Vista operating system or wait until the arrival of Windows 7 in 2010 to upgrade their systems.

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Free Apple Store shirts fetch $150 on eBay Article — 29 Jun 2008, submitted by cloud81

Souvenir blue t-shirts made to commemorate the opening of Apple's new flagship store in the heart of the Sydney CBD are already attracting bids of up to $150 on eBay.

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Instantly Get Important RSS Alerts with IM Feeds Article — 29 Jun 2008, submitted by ben

RSS feeds are the all the latest craze. It's one of the best and most popular way of staying up to date quickly. However, with services web feed readers like Google Reader and even desktop readers such as FeedDemon, those updates may not always come as quickly as you'd like them too. Or maybe you just don't live in your feed reader like I do.