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The New York Times has an interesting read on RealNetworks, and how the 15-year-old Seattle software company has stagnated over the years despite being one of the original leaders in distributing audio and video over the Internet.
Reporter Brad Stone does a nice job of capturing the history of Real — noting its missed opportunities and [...]
Microsoft likes to call its Imagine Cup student competition the Olympics of Technology, and it looks like the closing ceremonies this year will live up to that billing. The finals are being held in Egypt, providing a dramatic backdrop for the July 7 awards, including a laser light show. Via the company, here are pictures [...]
Amazon cuts off North Carolina affiliates over sales tax bill
27 Jun
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Don’t accuse Amazon.com of making empty threats. Just days ago, the online retail giant warned its affiliates in North Carolina that it could end its relationship with them over sales tax legislation in that state. Today, Amazon carried through on that threat, officially cutting off those affiliates because the tax bill in question is poised [...]
Earlier this week, we told you about Dendreon’s plans to spend $50 million to upgrade its New Jersey manufacturing and lab facility. Well, the Seattle biotechnology company — which is on the verge of commercializing its prostate cancer treatment, Provenge — also has some ambitious expansion plans for its hometown.
Our sister publication, the Puget Sound Business [...]
"Introducing Bing, the better way to Google." That’s how the folks at CollegeHumor start out this humorous parody of Microsoft’s new search engine.
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The internal group responsible for "evangelizing" Microsoft’s technologies plans to phase out its standalone Channel 8 website for students and Channel 10 [...]
GUATEMALA CITY — Jean Anleu was so fed up with corruption in his country that he decided to vent on the Internet, sending a 96-character message on the social-networking site Twitter., more
Startups and venture capitalists look to profit on Twitter mania
26 Jun
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Oprah’s doing it. Conan’s mocking it. And, as political shockwaves reverberate through Iran, people are relying on it.
Twitter has quickly established itself as a true Internet phenomenon. And the San Francisco company’s meteoric rise — attracting more than 17 million unique visitors during the month of April alone – has sparked a new wave of entrepreneurial activity from developers and venture capitalists who think they [...]
Michael Jackson’s death swamps Facebook, Twitter, other Internet sites
26 Jun
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Reactions to Michael Jackson’s death swamped the Internet on Thursday, topping traffic on Twitter and causing huge spikes of visits to Facebook and other Web sites., more
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