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Verizon:
Verizon Redefines 'Fast' With Groundbreaking FiOS Internet Service Featuring 20 Mbps Download and Upload Speeds — Service Is First of Its Kind Available to Consumers on a Mass Scale — Super-Fast Symmetrical Speed Enables Today's Most Interactive Online Experiences and Encourages Future Web Innovations
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Mozilla banks Google bucks; Builds a portfolio — Mozilla has released its 2006 audited financials and that little Google search box in the top right of Firefox is the gift that keeps giving. — Mozilla's revenue, which includes Mozilla's foundation and corporation, came in at $66.8 million in 2006.
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Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:
Report: 7 Out Of 10 Americans Experience 'Search Engine Fatigue' — A recent report issued by Autobytel, based on on findings from a poll of 1,001 US adults conduted by Kelton Research, examined "The State of Search" and how automobile shoppers interact with search engines in particular.
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Traci Hailpern / Inside AdSense:
Coming soon: Make ad changes without replacing code — We're very excited to let you know about an upcoming feature that lets you easily manage your ad units from within your AdSense account. It isn't live yet, but here's a sneak peek so you'll know what to expect in the coming weeks.
Eric Eldon / VentureBeat:
Another day, another key Googler departs — Salman Ullah, Google's director of corporate development, has left the company to found a venture firm called Copper River Partners, we've learned from a source. Ullah's LinkedIn profile confirms he is an "owner" of the firm.
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Mapping The Southern California Fires — I'm back home (my original home) in Southern California for vacation, and to welcome me back, the Southland is on fire. Ah, just like old times. As I was keeping up with the news, I came across some maps online from Google Earth, Google Maps …
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Mark Hendrickson / TechCrunch:
With FriendCSV, Data Sneaks Out Facebook's Back Door — As we've suggested before, there is an underlying problem with many proprietary systems - such as Facebook - because information inside of them tends to get trapped. Information flows in but not so easily back out.
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
OiNK.cd Servers Raided, Admin Arrested — The British and the Dutch police both contributed to the investigation that was initiated by the IFPI and the BPI, two well known anti-piracy organizations. The operation was supported by Interpol who coordinated the international cooperation.
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Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
Yang: Being Yahoo CEO is a 'lonely job' — HALF MOON BAY, Calif.—Being chief executive of Yahoo is "a lonely job," says Jerry Yang, who co-founded the company in 1994 and was promoted to the top job in June in a management shakeup. — "It is a lonely job in the sense …
Business Wire:
Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 41% Year over Year - Raises Financial Guidance - Expects Record Holiday Season — SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - News) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2007.
InfoWorld:
Update: Microsoft considering opening up device manager — Microsoft's new Mobile Device Manager faces a shortcoming because it is exclusive to Windows Mobile devices, but that might change, an executive said on Tuesday. — Scott Horn, general manager at Microsoft's mobile and embedded device group …
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Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:Microsoft's sleeper smartphone announcement: Live ID from your phone
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Ben Rooney / CNNMoney.com:
Amazon: Good but not good enough — Web retailer's earnings climb 313 percent from last year, citing low prices and free shipping; but stock falls after-hours. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Amazon.com Inc. reported healthy increases in third-quarter sales and earnings …
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Joseph Weisenthal / paidContent.org:Earnings: Amazon Q3 Sales Jump 41 Percent; Income Soars
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New York Times
StumbleUpon:
Introducing SearchReviews! — We're really excited about this announcement. We've been hearing great feedback from you about our SearchReviews feature that has been in beta, and allows you to see StumbleUpon ratings layered on your searches on the major engines - Google, Yahoo, Ask & more.
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:StumbleUpon Expands Social Search Across the Web
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Doc Searls Weblog:
Too much face(book) time — Here's the problem. For me, anyway. — I believe the Net is an open place. Same with the Web. — I also believe private walled gardens on the Web are fine things. Nothing wrong with them. — My problem is when the former starts looking and acting like the latter.
Abbey Klaassen / AdAge:
Facebook Set to Introduce Major Ad Play — Social Network Could Unveil 'SocialAds' at NYC Event Next Month — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The invitation, sent to advertisers and agencies in New York, arrived carved onto a Lucite brick: — "You are invited to a discussion with Mark Zuckerberg …
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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / Hardware 2.0:
Apple should start offering Windows-based Macs — Here's a question that I received from yesterday's mail bag: … Now, I have checked and I'm pretty sure that this email isn't from Steve Jobs, but it's an interesting question nonetheless. Apple is, without a doubt …
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Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
Cisco buying WiMax start-up for $330 million — Cisco Systems is getting into the WiMax market. — The networking equipment maker said Tuesday that it will spend $330 million in cash and assumed options for Navini Networks, a Richardson, Texas-based start-up that makes mobile WiMax equipment.
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Caroline McCarthy / CNET News.com:
BustedTees offers sales commission through Facebook app — BustedTees, the Web site responsible for that "Prose before Hos" t-shirt that you wore to your English 101 final exam, has announced a Facebook Platform application that offers to split cash revenue with users willing to install it.
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