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Microsoft and Yahoo: The Bid Heard 'Round the Web

BY April JoynerFri Feb 1, 2008 at 4:02 PM

Early today, Microsoft announced its bid to acquire Yahoo! for $44.6 billion. The offer amounts to $31 per share, a 62 percent increase over Yahoo's stock price of $19.18 on Thursday. The proposed deal, as widely reported, signals ...READ»

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The Inflatable Rat: The Striking Writers' Lightweight Heavy

BY Chuck SalterWed Nov 7, 2007 at 7:14 PM

It's a nearly ubiquitous balloon animal, but it won’t be joining friendly floaters such as Big Bird in the upcoming Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It's a different breed. Angry. Unsightly. We're talking, of course, about The Rat: ...READ»

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EMI's New Business Models: YouTube Viewing and DRM-free Music

BY Lynne d JohnsonThu May 31, 2007 at 4:58 PM

EMI is testing out new business models and attempting to improve its relationship with consumers at the same time. Recent partnerships with iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube could prove successful for the record label's brand as it cozies ...READ»

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Motorola's New Cell Phone Two-Step

Wed May 16, 2007 at 10:00 AM

Yesterday morning, before a packed house on the west side of New York, Motorola unveiled its cellphones of the future, as well as a conflicting message about what it's trying to accomplish with the specter of the iPhone looming. Is ...READ»

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David Neeleman out as JetBlue CEO

Thu May 10, 2007 at 1:05 PM

Now departing John F. Kennedy International Airport: JetBlue Founder and CEO David Neeleman. JetBlue Airways said today its founder, David Neeleman, is stepping aside as chief executive officer and will be succeeded in that role by ...READ»

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Dow Jones; Protect the Journal

Tue May 1, 2007 at 3:53 PM

Dow Jones Co. Inc., owners of The Wall Street Journal, received an unusual and surprising offer this morning. According to CNBC, Rupert Murdoch and his company News Corp. offered $60 a share for all outstanding shares in order to ...READ»

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ATV Training Wheels

Tue Apr 17, 2007 at 1:39 PM

Over 40,000 children injure themselves every year from riding all-terrain vehicles. Manufacturers want to appease parents concerns about this number, and the solution proposed; make children vehicles bigger and faster, according to ...READ»

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Virginia Tech--and America--Mourn on Facebook

Tue Apr 17, 2007 at 12:10 PM

As we all mourn the loss of 32 Virginia Tech students, it should come as no surprise that Americans--and particularly college students--have congregated on Facebook to grieve together. Many memorial groups have made Facebook pages, ...READ»

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Outting Imus

Thu Apr 12, 2007 at 5:40 PM

If I were Don Imus I would stay home for a while. Not just in the house, but in bed, with the shades drawn. With all the invectives being slung around -- about his comb-over, his lack of sexual prowess, his tired rants -- it's ...READ»

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The Cars of Tomorrow

Fri Apr 6, 2007 at 1:15 PM

What will replace the fossil-fuel burning car as we know it? Will it be ethanol? Hydrogen? Electricity? Despite the gas-guzzling Hummers, pickup trucks, and SUVs whose four-wheel-drive, offroad capabilities most Americans will never, ...READ»

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Soldiers' Education Never Ends, Even When Watching Television

Tue Apr 3, 2007 at 1:23 PM

As if whizzing bullets and mortar bombs were not enough of a headache for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, now the American Forces Network has begun to use the soldiers’ time-off from the field to educate them about life ...READ»

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A Tired Excuse

Thu Mar 15, 2007 at 5:36 PM

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales learned a lot from the corporate scandals of the past few years. Unfortunately, he learned the wrong stuff. "As we can all imagine in an organization of 110,000 people, I am not aware of every bit of ...READ»

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Mel Karmazin's Greatest Hits

Wed Mar 14, 2007 at 12:52 PM

As XM and Sirius await to see if their $13 billion merger proposal passes muster with the FCC (which specifically prohibited such a thing when it awarded the two companies their licenses), let's take a look back and see what Mel ...READ»

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Go Ahead Stick Your Head in the Sand, Just Don't Do it in Haiti

Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 3:16 PM

As globalization bridges the gap between the developed and the developing world, countries and cultures that were once off-limits are now as close as a mouse click away. Not only is it possible to look up information about the ...READ»

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Buying American Citizenship…on Credit

Wed Feb 14, 2007 at 3:30 PM

While comprehensive immigration reform simmers on the political backburner in Washington D.C., banks are embracing the nation's 12 million-plus illegal immigrants, targeting their financial products--checking accounts, mortgages and, ...READ»

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No iPod Street Crossings

Wed Feb 14, 2007 at 11:39 AM

Put those Blackberries away, and take those headphones out of your ears if you work or live in New York. Well not yet, but the possibility has arisen. New York State Senator Carl Kruger (D) has proposed a bill that would fine anyone ...READ»

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Global Warming: Lucrative and Sexy

Fri Feb 9, 2007 at 12:25 PM

Economists believe that market forces, not government policies, will provide the most efficient solutions to the looming global warming crises. But why wait for the market to tip the balances in the planet's favor when you can create ...READ»

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Lives Defined by Work, Even in Death

Thu Jan 25, 2007 at 10:33 AM

There's no more telling example of how people identify themselves--or are identified-- by what they do, than in the current argument over the 9/11 memorial plans for Ground Zero. When the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation ...READ»

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User Generated Content Gets Kudos

BY Lynne d JohnsonTue Dec 19, 2006 at 12:25 PM

On Sunday, after first hearing about Time magazine's person of the year, I thought about blogging about it. Seeing the cover, with it's iMac image with a YouTube controller, reminded me of the early '80s when the personal computer ...READ»

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What's the Deal With Jetrosexuals?

Sat Dec 16, 2006 at 4:38 PM

A few years ago, a new sexual classification emerged on the scene. As funny as I thought it was when I first heard the term "metrosexual," I think it's even funnier that it stuck around. Oh no, metrosexuals weren't just a passing fad ...READ»

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Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records Founder, Dies

BY Adam HanftFri Dec 15, 2006 at 4:35 PM

It's impossible to read about the death of Ahmet Ertegun without reflecting on how much the media world has changed over the course of his lifetime. And how much it hasn't. When he started Atlantic Records in 1947 with $10,000 in ...READ»

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In Today's Papers

BY Heath RowFri Dec 15, 2006 at 12:40 PM

From the reading pile: Al Shugart, 76; Was Silicon Valley Pioneer An early innovator in hard drives died recently The F-Word Finally Falls from Favor (Registration may be required) A kindler, gentler comedy? A Pentagon Agency Is ...READ»

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Set for Life

Wed Dec 13, 2006 at 6:14 PM

This Wednesday became Day One in ex-Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling's 24-year sentence for securities fraud, insider trading, and making false claims to auditors. According to prison officials, Skilling, 53, entered the Federal ...READ»

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In Today's Papers

BY Heath RowMon Dec 11, 2006 at 12:29 PM

Reading and ripping: Computer Provides More Questions Than Answers The discovery of an ancient device highlights the allure of archaic technology For Tower Records, End of Disc "In Rockville, Reminders and Remainders of the Dying ...READ»

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CNET Editor James Kim Found Deceased

BY Lynne d JohnsonThu Dec 7, 2006 at 12:35 PM

I had totally forgotten that a co-worker told me that CNET Senior Editor James Kim had passed away yesterday. That was until last night, while I was playing Santa online, and was in much need of some kid's electronics advice. During ...READ»

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