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The do's and don'ts of online shopping
Tribune Media ServicesMore consumers are expected to do their holiday shopping online this year -- about 47% compared with 44% in 2010, according to a National Retail Federation survey. And about half of those surveyed who own smart phones and 70% who own tablets will use...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, National Retail Federation, Twitter, Inc., Media Industry, Auction Service
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ICANN to let thousands of domain names bloom
Move over, dot-com — get ready for dot-anything.
The group that governs Internet domain names is opening up the system so that companies and organizations can apply to create their own versions of .com, .org or .gov. Under the new rules, instead of...Tags: Justice System, Economy, Business and Finance, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, Crime, Law and Justice, Go Daddy Group Inc.
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Skip those online shopping traps
Tribune Media ServicesAlmost everyone shops online these days. But is it safe? And are you really finding the best deal? Here's what you need to know to avoid the pitfalls. 1. Select your own seller. If you're looking for a particular item, don't let a search engine pick a...Tags: Mass Media, Washington (U.S. state), Crime, Law and Justice, Twitter, Inc., Computer Crime
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Seizing domain names without COICA
Opinion L.A.Numerous tech advocacy groups have railed against S 3804, the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, for proposing to give the Justice Department the power to seize domain names from sites around the globe that are "dedicated to infringing... -
News Corp. sells its Fox Mobile to investor group
Company TownNews Corp. has sold off its wireless entertainment division, Fox Mobile Group, to Jesta Group, a real estate holding company that also makes investments in other areas, including technology. The deal closed Wednesday morning, but financial terms were... -
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News Corp. puts Beliefnet on the block
Company TownIt looks like News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch has lost faith in Beliefnet. After only three years of ownership, the media giant is seeking a buyer for Beliefnet, a website devoted to religion and spirituality. The decision was first...... -
Tweak in 'Conficker' Sparks Fears
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Even if it's not an April Fools' joke, the latest moves by the dreaded Conficker worm are by no means an Internet Armageddon, either. The worm's alarming outbreak entered a new phase Wednesday as clocks around the world ticked...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Microsoft Corporation, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Theft
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Facing challenges, Cisco looks to expand globally
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: I have owned Cisco Systems Inc. for four years in my 401(k) retirement plan. It has had its ups and downs. Will this turn out to be a good year for the company after all? -- C.G., via the Internet A: Shares of the world's largest networking supplier...Tags: Personal Income, BlackBerry, Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless Technology, Emerging Market
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Mike Homer dies at 50; a former vice president of Netscape
Bloomberg NewsMike Homer, a former marketing vice president of Netscape Communications Corp. and a pioneer in the commercial use of the World Wide Web, died Sunday at his home in Atherton, Calif., after a nearly two-year fight against Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. He...Tags: Education, University of California, Berkeley, AOL LLC, Microsoft Corporation, New York
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Google's new stock sale to net $4 billion
Los Angeles TimesSAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. makes raising money look as easy as pi. A year to the day after its initial public offering, the Internet giant said yesterday that it would raise up to $4.2 billion through a secondary stock offer, leaving investors and...Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., TiVo Inc., Los Angeles Times, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
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