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Yahoo makes massive job cuts
Yahoo Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif., was once a high-flying Internet company. But now it's struggling to stay relevant. The company today announced it was laying off 2,000 people, or about 14 percent of its workforce. It was the biggest layoff in the...Tags: Online Advertising, Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs, Unemployment, Companies and Corporations
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Man agrees to plead guilty after taping Erin Andrews nude
The Associated PressAn Illinois insurance executive agreed to plead guilty to interstate stalking after secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, according to court documents filed Thursday and first obtained by The Associated Press. Michael Barrett, 48, of...Tags: Google Inc., Erin Andrews, Judges, Westmont, Prosecution
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Microsoft patent bid puts crimp in effort to curb junk e-mail
The Associated PressNEW YORK - A row over intellectual property claims by Microsoft Corp. has dealt a blow to an effort by Internet engineers to create a technical standard for curbing junk e-mail. The failure to reach consensus on Sender ID, the Microsoft-championed...Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Corp., Technology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Standards
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Tech firms, lawmakers target spam, e-mail fraud
Sun StaffMarci De Vries, a Baltimore marketer, won't open her e-mail in front of clients, fearful that they'll think she's a pervert when they see some of the subject lines on her screen. Shamik Ghosh, a Laurel business developer, has to delete junk mail from his...Tags: Fraud, eBay Inc., Ellicott City, Electronics, Erectile Dysfunction
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Virus strikes Google as it files for IPO
Sun StaffOn a day when Internet search giant Google Inc. stuck its neck out and placed a $36 billion value on itself - higher than even McDonald's Corp.-many users found its services worthless, shut down by the latest version of the MyDoom virus, which first...Tags: Google Inc., Financing and Stock Offerings, Online Media Industry, McDonald's, Surgery
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Google to introduce voice, text systems
Associated PressMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Further expanding beyond its roots in Internet search, Google Inc. plans to launch a long-rumored program today that provides both text instant messaging and computer-to-computer voice chat. The new program, Google Talk, will...Tags: Google Inc., Apple Inc., Alcoholic Beverages, Dining and Drinking, Microsoft Corp.
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News agency sues Google for using excerpts
Associated PressNEW YORK - In a case that could set limits on Internet search engines, the French wire service Agence France-Presse is suing Google Inc. for pulling together photos and story excerpts from thousands of news Web sites. AFP, which is based in Paris, said...Tags: Google Inc., France, San Francisco, Online Media Industry, Software Industry
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Skepticism on Google IPO emerges as auction nears
Sun StaffGoogle Inc., the search engine giant whose first stock offering supposedly augurs a rebound for the technology economy and a rare opportunity for the small investor, may turn out to be neither. Some analysts fear that Google is taking too large a...Tags: Google Inc., College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Stock Market, Mountain View (Santa Clara, California), Buyback
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Google's new stock sale to net $4 billion
Los Angeles TimesSAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. makes raising money look as easy as pi. A year to the day after its initial public offering, the Internet giant said yesterday that it would raise up to $4.2 billion through a secondary stock offer, leaving investors and...Tags: Financing and Stock Offerings, Google Inc., Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, China
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Being home for the holidays a nice perk
If you were like me, you waited a little too long to ask for time off on days surrounding the holidays. Most workers like myself want the extra time off to travel, celebrate and spend time with family and friends. Next year, though, more workers may not...Tags: Employees, Holidays, Employers, Christmas, Religious Festivals
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Where the jobs are
The Wall Street JournalEven in a jobless recovery, people are finding work -- if they have the right skills. Or if they are willing to move. Last month, the U.S. economy produced a disappointing 21,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That capped a three-year...Tags: Google Inc., Hospitals and Clinics, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Derby, Riverside (Riverside, California)
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Shakeout winnows online music companies
The Wall Street JournalWith too many players jostling for too few chairs in the online-music game, a long-predicted shakeout appears to be under way. Not long ago, online music captured the imaginations of entrepreneurs and investors, and start-ups were popping up all over the...Tags: Steve Jobs, Online Media Industry, Coca-Cola Co., Napster Inc., Marketing
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