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Seeking Alpha:
Google Launches ValueClick Killer — David Jackson submits: Last night, after market close, I received the following email from Google's AdSense team: … The attachment contained the following: … In other words, Google is launching a fully-fledged cost-per-action — otherwise known as affiliate marketing — network.
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Google Testing Pay-Per-Sale AdSense? — David Jackson of SeekingAlpha reports that Google is inviting a selected group of AdSense webmasters to test out new "Cost-Per-Action" (CPA) ads. Quote SeekingAlpha's reprint of Google's mail: — How do I get paid?
Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
Key Ballmer adviser leaves Microsoft — update Martin Taylor, a key adviser to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has left the software maker. — Taylor, a 13-year company veteran who led Microsoft's "Get the Facts" anti-Linux crusade for several years, was named in March as a corporate vice president overseeing …
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Inquirer:
Dell laptop explodes at Japanese conference — INQ reader's amazing snaps — AN INQUIRER READER attending a conference in Japan was sat just feet away from a laptop computer that suddenly exploded into flames, in what could have been a deadly accident. — Guilhem, our astonished reader reports …
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Microsoft:
Microsoft and Creative Commons Release Tool for Copyright Licensing — The organizations announce availability of Microsoft Office add-in that enables easy access to Creative Commons copyright licenses. — REDMOND, Wash., and SAN FRANCISCO — June 20, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. and Creative Commons …
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Martin LaMonica / CNET News.com:
Creative Commons comes to Microsoft Office — Microsoft and the Creative Commons on Wednesday plan to release a free tool that will let people attach a Creative Commons copyright license to Microsoft Office documents. — Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that has written licenses …
Business Week:
Apple's iTunes Movie Muddle — The outfit wants to sell films through its online store, but an agreement with the movie studios is unlikely any time soon — Water coolers from Cupertino to Hollywood are abuzz over the prospect that Apple Computer is plotting a frontal assault on the movie business.
Paul R. La Monica / CNNMoney.com:
Growth guru: Avoid Google — Former star mutual fund manager Fred Kobrick says Google is a great search engine but not a good stock. Here's why. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - One of the most successful growth fund managers of the past few decades has a tip for investors about search engine giant Google: Don't buy it.
Sarah Lacy / Business Week:
Levanta: Rising From Its Past? — The reincarnation of the dot-com crash-and-burn Linuxcare, it's seeking to serve up a tech comeback story — It's not that Matt Mosman has an easy job. As Linux continues its march deeper into Corporate America's racks and racks of servers …
Nigel Watson / Wired News:
'UFO Hacker' Tells What He Found — The search for proof of the existence of UFOs landed Gary McKinnon in a world of trouble. — After allegedly hacking into NASA websites — where he says he found images of what looked like extraterrestrial spaceships — the 40-year-old Briton faces extradition …
Evan Blass / Engadget:
Kurzweil set to unveil portable reader for the blind — Even though we've seen a ton of products designed to aid the visually-impaired in their daily lives, technology still has a long way to go before disabled folks are able to enjoy a completely unrestricted lifestyle …
Phil Windley / Between the Lines:
OSIS links Internet identity systems — David Berlind's not the only member of the Between the Lines team at the ID Mashup this week. I've been here as well, watching the identity happenings. The first two days were traditional conference style, but the third day of the workshop was done open space style.
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Will O'Brien / Engadget:
How-To: Wiring VoIP to your phone jacks — We've been together for a long time, but we think it's time for us to take a break up. It's just... we met someone else; someone who will hook us up with free long distance. But don't worry, we'll give you a call sometime next year when we're looking for faster internet.
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computerarts.co.uk:
50 ways to become a better designer — The way you work can have a huge impact on your creative success. We present the best advice from leading designers on every stage of the creative process, so that you can keep clients satisfied and make the most of your talents — What is design?
