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Web ad sales dipped from previous quarter

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(AP) -- U.S. Internet advertising revenue dipped slightly in the second quarter from the previous three-month period, which likely is a ripple effect from the bad economy given that prior to 2008 the market had seen several ...


'Mail Goggles' might prevent e-mail regrets

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(AP) -- Here's the scenario: It's Friday night, and what began as an innocent happy-hour margarita morphed into a few pitchers. After all, those tacos were salty.


EBay cutting 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of work force

October 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- After a series of changes designed to draw more people to its online marketplace, eBay Inc.'s latest alteration is aimed at its own employees. The auction site operator said Monday it will cut about ...


Ask.com hopes to make search faster, more relevant

October 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Assuming your company's name isn't a verb synonymous with looking things up online, how do you get Web surfers to not just try your search engine, but also frequent it?


Congress passes bill to help save Internet radio

October 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Congress has cleared the way for a potential agreement intended to save the emerging Internet radio market from a crippling hike in copyright royalty rates.


Starz deal adds more streamed movies to Netflix

October 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- From "Spider-Man 3" to "No Country for Old Men," Netflix Inc. is making another 2,500 movies, TV shows and concerts available for instant viewing through a deal with Starz Entertainment LLC.


Congress poised to pass Internet radio legislation

September 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Congress is close to passing legislation that would buy extra time to finalize an agreement intended to save the emerging Internet radio market from a crippling hike in copyright royalty rates.


NPR boosts online offerings, seeks larger audience

September 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- National Public Radio, already strong online with free downloads from many of its shows, is boosting its digital ambitions with Monday's introduction of social-networking features akin to Facebook.


MySpace songs launch irks independent music group

September 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- MySpace's new music service managed to bring major record labels together, but a group that licenses song rights for thousands of independent labels feels left out and angry, partly because indie ...


Japan's online social scene isn't so social

September 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Like a lot of 20-year-olds, Kae Takahashi has a page on U.S.-based MySpace, and there is no mistaking it for anyone else's. It's got pictures of the funky Tokyoite modeling the clothes she designs ...


MySpace tries to strike new chord in digital music

September 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Make room, iTunes. MySpace is hoping to shake up the digital music scene. In a bid to spruce up its popular online hangout, MySpace plans to flip the switch Thursday on a much-anticipated service that will give its ...


Review: Lifestreaming sites can organize Web lives

September 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Slowly but surely, my online life has spiraled out of control. Between posting photos on Flickr, updating my status on Facebook, blogging and commenting on and perusing various other sites, I'm having ...


Yahoo launches major upgrade to display ad system

September 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. launched a much-anticipated upgrade to its online advertising system Wednesday, one the company termed revolutionary as it bids to emerge from the shadow of search industry leader Google Inc.