Microsoft is offering $50,000 for the whereabouts of Brandon Crisp of Toronto, a 15-year-old missing kid who is addicted with Call of Duty 4. Brandon apparently went missing on October 13 after a fight with his parents ...
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Online reviews and comments written by users are second only to word of mouth as a purchase influence for most Americans, according to a survey of web users released by Rubicon Consulting. Among web users (who are ...
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An 18-year old is now the target of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation for spreading the false report that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had a heart attack. The false report, posted at CNN's iReport last ...
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Jupitermedia Corporation has agreed to sell its wholly owned subsidiary Jupiterimages to Getty Images, Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $96 million in cash.
After the sale, Jupitermedia will continue to operate its remaining five distinct ...
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Gaia Online, the virtual hangout for more than 7 million users, will allow its members to show off their spooky side during its weeklong virtual Halloween event called Halloween Hysteria.
The event will give loyal Gaians the opportunity ...
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We do not need a study to conclude that economy would slow US online holiday sales, but here's one from Forrester Research. Sales would reach $44 billion, representing a 12 percent increase over the last year but ...
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As of writing this post, stock markets from around the world have plummeted. Here in the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average dropped by more than 480 points after opening bell. Reports had it that there ...
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Akamai Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire acerno for approximately $95 million in cash.
The acquisition of acerno, a unique online co‐operative of shopping and purchase data for enabling more relevant online advertising, is expected to ...
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Real estate startup Zillow is cutting 25 percent of its workforce despite enjoying 5.4 million unique visitors per month and growing revenues. The company, however, is anticipating a prolonged recession.
In a blog post, Zillow founder and CEO ...
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It's weekend. Why don't you watch a movie? I know it's a little expensive, notwithstanding how movie houses can make a killing from popcorn and soda.
Here's a good movie to watch for free. Free is the keyword.
Moviemaker ...
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Yahoo is expected to distribute pink slips to at least 1,000 of its employees by Tuesday, according to a report from Mercury News. On that same day, the search company is also set to announce its third ...
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Even the last living survivor of the Titanic, Millvina Dean, is not immune from economic hardships. She is auctioning mementos from the ship to pay for her nursing home.
The 96-year old survivor is apparently having problems in ...
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