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Fox Interactive Media Purchased Strategic Data Corp. |
 ...and in case there will be other applications the company will act aggressively.
According to statistical data provided by comScore Media Metrics in December MySpace attracted about 90 millions users worldwide. The majority of users were from the United States. Fox is also the owner of IGN, a video game site, and AmericanIdol.com.
In 2006 Fox Interactive Media signed a deal with number one search engine Google Inc. The ... |
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Google's New Purchase Called Adscape |
 ... market is currently on its way up and, as analysts say, if the acquisition will take place it will provide a great boost to this market. Today Adscape has two main competitors: Double Fusion and IGA Worldwide. The two have already made their deals with major publishers. One of the moist important Adscape's competitors is Microsoft's Massive Inc. This in-0game ad company was bought by Microsoft Corp. by $ 200 million. It ... |
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Google's List of Class-Action Lawsuits |
| ...der the name "Snodgrass Publishing Group". One of his publications was an e-book entitled "29 Reasons Not To Be A Nice Guy" and at some time he posted Reason 6 from this book onto a Usenet forum, the worldwide network of discussion groups".
Claims: search engine had breached his copyright in the material.
Outcome: "Judge Surrick dismissed the claim, advising that Google was immune from prosecution in respect of third ... |
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Schools include MySpace in the curriculum |
 ... were they can exchange documents and talk to each other, participate in discussions and find common ground.
Now Elgg, that can be downloaded for free, embraces more than 50 schools and colleges worldwide and inventors anticipate an increasing success. besides the academic use, Elgg that now has versions in almost 40 languages, can compete with other social networks in the near future. Many private companies all ar... |
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Apple to Become Greener |
 ...s as polyvinyl chloride and brominated flame retardants. This is to be done by the end of 2008.
In addition, this summer, the Cupertino-based company is going to extend its program in Apple stores worldwide. During this program Apple collects unwanted iPods free of charge for environmentally friendly disposal.
Jobs apologized on behalf of his company for leaving customers in the dark for this long. He added that the... |
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Fake Products – a Trifle or Economic Crunch? |
 ...o decades, partially as a result of existing consumer demand.
As reported by the IACC (International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition), fake product sales reach the amazing number of about $600 billion worldwide. They make up 7 percent of all products traded around the world.
According to the data provided by the Department of Homeland Security, in 2006 in the U.S., seizure of counterfeit products increased by 83 percent. ... |
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Microsoft Reached 40 Million Licenses of Vista |
 ...erating shift of the majority of population to digital lifestyles. He outlined that the premium editions had accounted for 78% of the OS sales.
It is worth mentioning that more than 95% computers worldwide run on Windows operating system, which all in all represents the biggest profit increasing engine of Microsoft.
The software corporation introduced its new operating system on January 30. This date marks Microsof... |
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Chinese Products - to Buy or not to Buy? |
 ...Following numerous health scares reported worldwide, China moved to relieve global anxiety over its exports' safety on Monday. Just recently, U.S. consumers have been alarmed that a lot of pets died after eating Chinese tainted wheat gluten and rice protein. There have also been reports of toxins and disease in other goods exported from China.
Li Chuanqing, a vice-minister of the General Administration of Quality Supe... |
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Corpses trade for marriages with the dead |
 ...Chinese man was arrested by the police for the murder of six women that he sold as corpse brides for "wedding of the dead".
As a part of an old Chinese tradition, families can arrange a wedding of their dead son with an afterlife spouse. Many people kept to this tradition until the 1949 and recently it became popular again in some rural areas.
Mr. Song, was a corpse trader since 1998 in Linzhang county in Hebei pr... |
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More Google Earth Users than People in Brazil |
| ...Over 200 million people worldwide have installed Google Earth application. There are more Google Earth users than residents in Brazil with population of 188 million people.
Google Earth, the mapping software that allows everyone interested see one's house from space, was introduced two years ago. It has already drawn more installations than Microsoft's Windows XP.
Michael Jones, chief technology officer of the compa... |
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There Are Successful Bloggers in Africa Too |
| ... the net. The boy created his own blog, William Kamkwamba's Malawi Windmill, which provides step-by-step photos of the windmill construction process. The blog has attracted interest of Internet users worldwide. It is remarkable that a Google search for Kamkwamba's name
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Saturday, 00:00 - Sales Start |
 ...The second most awaited event of this summer worldwide, after the iPhone, is the last book of adventures of Harry Potter and his friends.
The sales of the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" began on Friday night. Fans in America, England, Australia, Peru and Ireland were eager to find out what the adventure will end with. But first they had to get the book.
John Howells, spokesman at Waterstone's, London's Pic... |
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Microsoft Wants to Make The Web More Secure |
 ...Search will become anonymous after 18 months. However, if a user wants Microsoft to store his/her query history for a longer period, the company will do it. Changes of this policy are retroactive and worldwide.
The software company intends also a data storage separated from information about people, their e-mails or any other identifying information. This should minimize the possibility of unauthorized access to the user... |
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Microsoft Identified percents of its OS as Counterfeit in 2006 |
| ... operating systems from Microsoft as unauthorized for usage. The WGA is a part of Microsoft's anti-piracy program which is meant to reduce the overall number of pirated copies of Windows XP and Vista worldwide.
Cori Hartje, director for anti-piracy at Microsoft, said that starting from March 2005, when the program was first launched and until March 2007 the WGA analyzed over 600 million unique software.
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Better Bras for Women - Hong-Kong Researchers Say They Did It |
 ...ew mathematically found algorithm would make underwear more comfortable and would make the clothes look and feel better. Despite the direction towards Chinese women, the research is due to help women worldwide to wear more comfortable bras, if the new standard proves to be more efficient.
The researchers claim that over 100 measurements are necessary to make a perfect bra, which would be like a second skin and would not ... |
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