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Rise and fall in the '90s
SunSpot StaffIt's a story that's been told, retold, analyzed and done to death: the late 90's tech boom. Books and articles wistfully look back at when Napster Inc. ruled, stock options made millionaires out of 23-year-olds and tech stocks doubled the size of...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Newspaper and Magazine, Companies and Corporations, Fraud, Global Crossing Limited
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Shopping is far from finished
Sun StaffChristmas is over but somebody forgot to tell the shoppers. To the delight of merchants -- less than joyous over so-so pre-Christmas sales -- a horde of buyers showed up Friday to help boost the seasonal take. Crowded parking lots and lines at store...Tags: Foot Locker Incorporated, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Companies and Corporations, Gifts, Religious Festivals
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Security measures urged for voting machines
Sun StaffResults tallied by Maryland's 16,000 new electronic voting machines can be trusted in their first statewide test during the March 2 presidential primary, but only with some added security measures, a state official and a consultant told legislators...Tags: Regional Elections, Voting, Paula C Hollinger, Sheila E Hixson, Voting Machines
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Will tech continue leading rebound?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe stock market is on a hot streak, and technology issues are leading the charge. Of course, investors have heard that come-on before, and for the last 2 1/2 years it has been to their peril to believe that any rebound -- especially in tech -- would...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Stock Broking, Expedia Incorporated, Cisco Systems Inc., Marketing
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No honor in Amazon's site scheme
If you've ever bought a book or CD from Amazon.com, try this little experiment: point your Web browser to www.seti.org. You say you've never heard of this outfit? Well, it appears they've heard of you. In fact, when you arrive at the SETI Web page, you'...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Microsoft Corporation, Books, Sales, Marketing
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Pooh power holds strong over time
Sun StaffIDON'T REMEMBER reading Winnie-the-Pooh, but I remember having the Pooh stories read to me by teachers and by my mother in the late 1940s. I saw them then as the humorous adventures of a loveable bear - "the Bear of Very Little Brain" - blundering...Tags: Learning Disability, Movies, Schools, Book, Books and Magazines
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New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft
Reuters* Microsoft set to unveil new Xbox Tuesday * Renews contest with Sony, Nintendo for $65 bln game market * Xbox key to Microsoft's broader push into consumers' lives By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE, May 18 (Reuters) - Microsoft...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, PlayStation, Netflix Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Google Inc.
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DirecTV interested in buying video website Hulu -source
ReutersBy Liana B. Baker May 17 (Reuters) - The largest U.S. satellite video provider, DirecTV, is one of the companies considering a bid for online video website Hulu, according to a source familiar with the situation. The person acknowledged that other...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Google Inc., DirecTV Group Inc., Hulu, Time Warner Cable Inc.
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Target goes hunting in Silicon Valley, following Wal-Mart
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business. Target's Technology Innovation Center is run by...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Photography Supplies and Services, Google Inc., E-Commerce Industry
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DirecTV Mulling Hulu Bid
VarietyDirecTV is the latest party said to be looking at acquiring Hulu, the Internet TV venture owned by News Corp., Walt Disney Co. and Comcast's NBCUniversal, according to published reports. Hulu and DirecTV declined to comment. The No. 1 satellite operator...Tags: NBCUniversal, The Wall Street Journal, DirecTV Group Inc., The Walt Disney Co., Time Warner Cable Inc.
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BIS program graduate an example of UVa's non-traditional students
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.Sometimes doing it the hard way is the best way. Alex Slawski is graduating from the University of Virginia on Sunday, 14 years after he dropped out of college to learn the ins and outs of business the hard way and just two years after he returned to...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Southwest Airlines Co., Students, Bloomington, University of Virginia
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Short movies to make TV debut overseas
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkSHENZHEN, Guangdong (China Daily/ANN) -- Short movies from China are to make their debut on TV overseas in September, with the broadcasting and online distribution rights for about 30 shorts bought by a British company. The movies last for a total of 10...Tags: Television, China, Festive Events, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Asia
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