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Facebook appears to be controlling ‘wall spam’

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Posts containing spam (and possibly viruses) are now disappearing within hours, a sign that the social network has figured out some kind of a fix for the growing problem.

Google cutting back on free-food perks?

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

A rumor on gossip blog Valleywag says that Google will soon stop offering free meals and snacks to employees. If it’s true, it’s a big deal.

The Obama SMS: (Un-)gratifying instantification

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Featured links from the CNET Blog Network

The Obama SMS: (Un-)gratifying instantification–The thunder of Web 2.0 campaigning was stolen by old-school TV news coverage.

Sites help you troubleshoot media-player problems–Find the source of glitches with Adobe’s Flash Player, Windows Media Player, and Apple’s iTunes and QuickTime.

Composer John Adams talks about his past–Classical composer John Adams talks about [...]

Microsoft and WPP to swap advertising assets?

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Software maker is reportedly talking to ad firm about swapping the Avenue A/Razorfish interactive advertising agency for some cash and WPP’s 24/7 Open AdStream ad-serving tool, according to Advertising Age.

Newegg reverses practice of charging New York sales tax

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

The electronics retailer in June started charging sales tax for shipments to New York to comply with new state law. But last week it joined the ranks of other retailers returning the tax-paying responsibility to consumers.

Google’s calculator muffs some math problems

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

The search engine’s built-in calculator has some troubles with big numbers. So do we all, but this is a company that named itself after a really big number.

Layoffs and executive shuffle at Vudu

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Maker of movie-playing set-top boxes won’t detail how many layoffs but says they come in “each department” as the company names a new chief financial officer.

Democrats’ quest for the White House

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

We bring you all the latest news as the Democrats take over Denver and even tech giants catch convention fever.

Unconventional convention coverage via Google

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

At the Democratic convention, its YouTube expects to make Webcasts of all of speeches, and staffers will be available to help people upload video, photographs, and blogs.

Analyst: Google’s favorable foreign exchange rate to hit bump

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

After 10 consecutive quarters of healthy foreign exchange rates, the search giant could encounter a reversal of fortune in the third quarter, according to an analyst report.

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