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Hulu draws more bidders
Yahoo Inc., fresh off its $1.1-billion deal this week to acquire personal blogging site Tumblr, got in line Friday to pick up video streaming site Hulu. The late bid by the cash-rich Internet portal giant came on the same day that the Santa Monica...
Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Television Industry, Time Warner Cable Inc., Entertainment, Advertising
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Emily Schuman whipped up Cupcakes and Cashmere in her spare time
The gig: Emily Schuman, 30, is the lifestyle maven behind the popular blog Cupcakes and Cashmere, a confectionary collection of stylish outfits, recipes, home decor tips and do-it-yourself projects. Think Martha Stewart meets Carrie Bradshaw. The blog...
Tags: Video Supplies and Services, Television, Services and Shopping, Entertainment, Conde Nast Publications
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Google eyes Waze as Facebook circles hot Web maps property
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks to buy Waze, an Israeli mapping start-up that has held discussions with several large technology companies, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Google's discussions with Waze,...Tags: Telecommunication Service, Qualcomm Inc., Google Inc., Science and Technology, Microsoft Corporation
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Google eyes Waze as Facebook circles
ReutersGoogle Inc. is considering purchasing Waze, an Israeli mapping start-up that has held discussions with several large technology companies, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Google's discussions with Waze, which sources said...Tags: Telecommunication Service, Qualcomm Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Science and Technology
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"Ironical" tweet was defamatory, context was key, UK court rules
ReutersBy Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - A tweet by a British parliamentarian's wife that pointed her 56,000 followers to online traffic wrongly naming a retired politician as a paedophile was defamatory, even though it did not spell out the false...Tags: Politics, Social Media, Margaret Thatcher, BBC, STYLE (magazine)
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Russia's leading social network banned by "mistake"
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power. VKontakte (www....Tags: Arts and Culture, United Capital Corp., Vladimir Putin, Literature, Mark Zuckerberg
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Do's and don'ts when using Internet to screen tenants
Q: With all the information you can get on the Internet these days, I always run a Google search on apartment applicants. I've heard that there's a legal risk in doing this — that I may learn things that I'm not legally allowed to rely on when...
Tags: Social Media, Google Inc., Crime, Law and Justice
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Foreign Service officer made millions in visa-for-money scam, feds charge
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON A State Department official "received several million dollars in bribes" from Vietnamese residents seeking visas, according to newly public court documents. In a previously undisclosed criminal complaint, Foreign Service officer Michael T....Tags: Politics, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Bribery, Corporate Crime, Immigration
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Robbers impersonate police to invade home, beat Miramar man
Wearing what appeared to be bulletproof vests with law enforcement insignia, the three men came knocking in the dead of night claiming to be police. They were not, and now the real police are searching for the gang of home-invasion robbers who posed...
Tags: Law Enforcement, Miami Gardens, Miramar, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Fort Lauderdale
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Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, allegedly posted a...
Tags: Consumers, Television Industry, Marketing, Television, Foursquare
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Free Wi-Fi comes to O'Hare, Midway but options limited
Tribune reporterTravelers at O'Hare and Midway airport now have access to free Wi-Fi, but only a few dozen websites. The Chicago Department of Aviation and Boingo, the airports' Wi-Fi provider, have inked a deal that allows free access to more than 30 websites offering...Tags: Midway, Southwest Airlines Co., Email, O'Hare International Airport
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Tribune names Internet veteran to head new digital venture
Tribune reporterTribune Co. has named Internet veteran Shashi Seth as president of Tribune Digital Ventures, a new standalone unit aimed at developing digital products to capitalize on the Chicago-based media company's content. Seth, a former Yahoo senior executive...Tags: Television Industry, Los Angeles Times, Google Inc., Advertising, Newspaper and Magazine
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