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Innovation Agents - Bowen Dwelle, Founder and CEO, AdMonsters

Bowen Dwelle wants everyone to know that monsters are sexy. Not the fearsome-jawed, finger-licking, taunting monsters. Rather, those behind the scenes in the online advertising world. READ»

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Microsoft Launches Office 365, Bringing Millions Into the Cloud

Microsoft is bundling a bunch of its business applications into a single, easy-to-buy package. It's the latest indication that our software will soon live in the cloud, not on our computers.READ»

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Google on Facebook-Bing Social Search: What, Us Worry?

A day after the Bing-Facebook alliance that all but slapped them in the face, Google executives say they're getting their social search on too.READ»

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To App or Not? New Study Points the Way

Think an app is a must-have in order to reach the mobile user? A new study says sometimes users prefer the mobile Web.READ»

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Facebook Friends an "Underdog," Microsoft

Think it's a far-fetched marketing ploy to position Microsoft and its Bing search engine as the scrappy startup nipping at Google's heels? It wouldn't be the first time someone called Bill Gates's former company "Underdog."READ»

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The Bing-Facebook Alliance: Six Things You (and Google) Should Know

Bing and Facebook just made search social. Will your online life ever be the same again?READ»

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Search Wars: Is Google Losing the Battle With the Bing-Yahoo! Alliance?

Yes. Or no. It depends on which of two new reports you believe. (Both agree, though, that Google maintains a strong lead overall.)READ»

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Ad Industry Attempts to Self-Regulate Behavioral Advertising

On Monday, the ad industry launched a self-regulatory program to make behavioral advertising more transparent by including an icon next to ads that track online behavior.READ»

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70% of Singapore Citizens Preyed Upon by Cyber Criminals, Few Seek Help

Many small businesses say they don't have time to report crime.READ»

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MTV Bumps Vevo as Top Online Music Destination, Igniting a Web Video Flame War

MTV Networks has taken over Vevo as the No. 1 spot for music videos online. What does this mean for labels Universal and Warner Music Group?READ»

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Justice Department Has Beady Eye on Google's ITA Acquisition

Back in July Google said it was buying airline travel software giant ITA. Now the Justice Department is probing the deal, concerned Google's might will put the squeeze on the industry.READ»

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Google's Eric Schmidt Shown as Perverter of Privacy on Times Square Jumbotron

Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, took to Times Square this week to protest Google's privacy invasions.READ»

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Outsourcing Ready to Vanish in the Cloud?

Is the rise of cloud computing going to take out the $1.7 trillion global IT outsourcing business?READ»

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Google, Verizon Team Up to Support Net Neutrality, but With Wires (and Strings) Attached

The meaning of Google and Verizon's new net neutrality proposal.READ»

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Glam: the Next Media Giant?

Glam Media CEO and Founder Samir Arora talks about cutting his own salary, building an ad network to rival Google, and why women rule.READ»

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Vonage App: Call Facebook Friends for Free

The new Vonage app for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android devices lets you call any Facebook friend using data rather than voice. In other words: Forget your carrier.READ»

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Major Companies Are Downloading the Data From Those 100 Million Public Facebook Profiles

Yesterday, a white hat hacker (the good kind) made the public data from 100 million Facebook profiles available to everyone. Today, somebody found out who's interested in it. The names include Apple, Disney, the Church of Scientology, Halliburton, and the UN.READ»

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The Climate Bill Is Dead, But Large Businesses Will Pursue Sustainability Anyway

The climate bill's death in the U.S. Senate last week was a major blow to environmentalists everywhere. As a result of extensive infighting, the watered-down bill omits cap-and-trade, energy efficiency standards, and the Renewable ...READ»

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Online, Mobile Ad Spending Explodes, Threatens Traditional Media?

Some thinking about online advertising spend in 2010 suggests that this year it's going to see serious growth, which is fabulous news for new media. But it's potentially bad news for traditional publishing. The analysis is coming from ...READ»

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iFive: Wrath of Wizards, Spy Swap, Facebook Returns Gifts, YouTube Rexlaxes, 5 Billion Energy Tax Break

Good morning. While you were snoozing like a bear and dreaming of double rainbows, legions of Warcraft players were arming for a revolt against Blizzard Entertainment, Obama announced more manufacturing tax credits, YouTube was ...READ»

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Google's Schmidt Sees Good Future in China, But Is This Just "Spin"? [Update: Maybe not]

Google's CEO Eric Schmidt thinks that soon his company will resolve its differences with the Chinese government over their ongoing operations in the censor-happy nation. Is he right? Or merely hopelessly optimistic?Schmidt was ...READ»

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From the Young World to Your World

How will the next billion Netizens change the Web and the world? What can we learn from them? And how does their rise change the game in emerging markets? READ»

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E3 Day 0: Wins for EA, Ubisoft, and Microsoft - But Activision Shows Us a Good Time

EA: Gamer's GamesEA showed that it really wanted to connect with its fans, announcing a reward community for those who play its shooters dubbed EA Gunclub (a name so politically charged that it's certain to arrive with a bang). To ...READ»

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Malware Tracker Map Gives Live Worldwide Coverage of Infected Computers

Right now, there are 1.5 million computers in the U.S. that are suspected to be infected with malware, although that figure seems inordinately low, but we'll come to that in a bit. I know this because of Malware Tracker, a Google Maps ...READ»

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How to Love (and Improve) Your IT Function

Everyone has a favorite IT complaint story. Whether it is how long it took to get your Blackberry to sync with the server to the installation of new software that took one year longer than expected, IT is the function we all love to ...READ»