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U.S. Inquiry Is Confirmed Into Google Books Deal
By MIGUEL HELFT Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:45:09 -0000
The Justice Department confirmed it was conducting an antitrust investigation into a settlement of a class action between Google and groups representing authors and publishers.
Bits: How Much Did Michael Jackson Rock the Web?
By JENNA WORTHAM Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:23:45 -0000
Compete, an analytics firm, crunched some numbers to quantify the demand for Michael Jackson information after his death.
Bits: Google Drops News Comment Feature
By RICHARD PEREZ-PENA Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:13:12 -0000
Google has eliminated an experimental feature that allowed people quoted in articles in Google News to post comments on those articles.
Bits: Bing Now Shows Some Twitter Updates
By MIGUEL HELFT Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:33:18 -0000
Bing is adding recent "tweets" from celebrities and other popular Twitter users to its search results. It is the first major search engine to do so.
Bits: LogMeIn I.P.O. Is Part of a Trickle, Not a Stream
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:18:10 -0000
LogMeIn went public Wednesday, but the market for venture-backed I.P.O.'s is still far from healthy.
The Medium: Street Smart: Urban Dictionary
By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:25:02 -0000
The unruly, unlexicographical but surprisingly useful offerings of Urban Dictionary.

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NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Judy Estrin's career ranges from founder of Bridge Communications to CTO of Cisco to running Packet Design LLC. Quite the girl geek, eh?Download video:Entire Show:MPEG-4 | TorrentNerdy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentJuicy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentDownload subtitled video:Entire Show:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesNerdy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesJuicy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesDownload audio:Entire Show:MP3 | TorrentAAC | TorrentOgg Vorbis | Torrent
NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin - Transcript
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
For those who would rather read than watch or listen.
NerdTV Archives
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Miss a past show? Check out our archives.Past guests include:#12: Bob KahnInventor of TCP/IP.#11: Doug EngelbartComputer mouse inventor.#10: Dan BricklinInventor of the Spreadsheet#9: AninaHigh Fashion Meets High Tech#8: Avram MillerCo-founder of Intel Capital#7: Dan DrakeCo-founder of Autodesk#6: Dave WinerFather of RSS and Web Logging#5: Tim O'ReillyOpen Source pioneer#4: Brewster KahleInternet Archive founder#3: Bill JoyCo-founder of Sun#2: Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal#1: Andy HertzfeldThe first Macintosh programmer...ever

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NY thieves want iPhones, victims fight back
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:53:49 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thieves are increasingly going after iPhones and other smartphones but victims now can fight back with technology.
Treasure Hunt gets digital update in WiFi Venice
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:16:27 -0400
MILAN (Reuters) - Treasure Hunting will go fully digital on Friday night when players chase a mysterious oriental wand with special powers along the narrow streets and bridges of Venice.
Broadband industry group say U.S. rules go too far
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:21:55 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government guidelines to spend $4 billion to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the United States may go beyond current laws, a broadband industry group, said on Thursday.

AP Top Technology News At 9:17 a.m. EDT

US wants privacy in new cyber security system
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:31:18 -0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections....
Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
By RACHEL METZ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:09:15 -0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence....
Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking
By DEBORAH YAO Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:43:40 -0000
Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed....

 

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