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A New York Times blog
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.Tel Them Where to Find You
A new domain name, .tel, becomes available Wednesday, and it could become a phone book for the Internet.
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How Comcast Controls Sony's Internet TV Plans
Why can't TVs get Internet content? Blame years of tortuous negotiations between TV makers and the cable industry over issues like the channel guide.
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PayPal Brings Allowances Into the 21st Century
A new service, PayPal Student Accounts, allows parents to set up and manage their teenage children's spending.
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A Microsoft Veteran Embraces Open Source
In a new book, Microsoft veteran Keith Curtis argues that open source is the future of software and his former employer is "toast."
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Power.com: A One-Stop Shop for Social Networkers
Power.com, which has some prominent backers, aims to be a portal through which people access their online social lives.
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Tag That Image: Visual Bookmarking Sites Worth Browsing
A cluster of visual social bookmarking sites are making it easier for Web browsers to find new images.
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Dell's New Conservatism: Zero Percent Financing
Dell is tapping its $9 billion cash hoard to offer zero percent financing for corporate customers.
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Turkey Day 2.0
Still looking for help with your turkey? Get tips from the pros and the amateurs. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Oh Where, Oh Where Has Autonomy Gone?
Autonomy's iconic billboard in San Francisco is crossing the road. Will it help the company finally gain name recognition?
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Amazon.com Tries User-Generated Public Relations
Who do you trust more for holiday gift tips: Amazon.com employees or customers who get free trips and merchandise?
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Movies in a Box: Blockbuster Offers Download Device
Blockbuster is selling a $99 set-top box lets you rent movies online and watch them on your TV. The price includes 25 free rentals.
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E-Commerce Shrinks for First Time, Research Firm Says
Over the first three weeks of November, the e-commerce market shrank 4 percent from 2007, comScore has found.
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Mark Hurd Is Calm in the Eye of the Storm
Hewlett-Packard appears largely unfazed by the economic turmoil that is making so many of its peers nervous.
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How Much Is Twitter Worth to Facebook?
A proposed deal for Facebook to buy Twitter reportedly broke down over price, echoing Yahoo's failed deal to buy Facebook two years ago.
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More on the 'Is Google Evil?' Debate
Google C.E.O. Eric Schmidt and Bits readers chime in on whether Google violates its "Don't be evil" motto.
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The Evil Debate
The debate about whether Google violates its motto, "Don't be evil," continues with Eric Schmidt, the company's chief executive, and Bits readers adding their voices.
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Google Unplugs Lively as Hype Fades Over Virtual Worlds
Google shuts down its Lively virtual world, while a reporter concludes that life in Second Life is mostly boring.
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Puppies Power a Web Video Start-Up
A litter of wriggling, caramel-colored puppies have helped put a Web start-up on the map.
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For Sony, No Discounts Means Stress-Free Shopping
Sony says its new rule forcing all of its dealers to sell its high-end products at the same price helps consumers avoid the stress of having to shop for good deals.
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New iPhone Apps Help Drivers Beat Speed Traps
Trapster and NMobile use social networking and GPS to warn Apple iPhone users about speed traps.
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