August 2010 News

MySpace Hires Tom Cox To Oversee Business Strategy
MySpace announced that it has appointed Tom Cox as its new Senior VP of Business Development, which means he'll be responsible for crafting and implementing the overall business...
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Yahoo Advertisers Can Begin Transitioning to Microsoft adCenter
Yahoo and Microsoft announced today that Yahoo advertisers can begin their transition to Microsoft's adCenter. "Last week, we completed the transition of th...
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Half of Mobile Users Don’t Know When Their Contracts Are Up
There are some interesting survey results out from Best Buy today, regarding mobile phone users and their contracts. The findings reveal tha...
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Amazon Kindle Coming To Staples
Office supply retailer Staples said today it will begin selling Amazon’s Kindle in all of its stores this fall. Staples said it will sell the $139 version...
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Links Add Value That Print Can’t Match
Links are one of the biggest reasons that the print industry can't compete with web content. This is not a new revelation, but after reading...
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Google-MySpace Deal May Be On For Another Month
It looks like MySpace's dealings with Google aren't over - or conclusively continued - just yet.  Even though a search and advertising deal is set to expire today, a report...
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Yahoo To Lose Major Ad Deal In South Korea
Today is not getting off to a good start for Yahoo.  NHN - which owns both the South Korean equivalent of Google and the country's largest gaming portal - has decided to st...
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NYTimes.com Adds Facebook Connection
The New York Times has introduced a “Log in With Facebook” feature, which allows users to link their NYTimes.com and Facebook accounts and share content with others....
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Google Wave Around Until the End of the Year
Google recently announced that it would be shutting down Google Wave, at least as a standalone project. The company has now released an update on that note....
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Google Launches Stats for Blogger
Google has launched Stats for Blogger, a Blogger feature that was previously available in the experimental version of Blogger, Blogger in Draft. The feaure is fairly self-explan...
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Twitter Apps Go OAuth Today
As of today, Twitter apps will all use OAuth for user authentication. Users will be able to use apps without them storing their password. "The move to OAuth will me...
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Gmail Filters Email Beyond Spam
Last week, the New York Times reported that Bit.ly lead scientist Hilary Mason h...
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YouTube Seals Its Biggest “Premium Sports” Deal Yet
Baseball fans in Japan and four other countries have reason to celebrate today.  A record-breaking deal involving YouTube and Major League Baseball has been struck, and as...
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Craigslist CEO Goes Off on CNN’s Amber Lyon
Craiglist CEO Jim Buckmaster wrote a feisty blog post aimed at CNN's Amber Lyon. It begins:...
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