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URL shortener Trim gets cut off
It was costly and not worth the effort to compete with Twitter fave Bitly, according to a post by parent company Nambu Networks.
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Facebook payments: Think virtual
It's become increasingly clear in recent weeks that Facebook is finally inching toward the launch of a micropayment platform.
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Remembering the '1984' Super Bowl Mac ad
The Macintosh made its debut during Super Bowl XVIII with the words: "On January 24, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you'll see why 1984 won't be like 1984."
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Lessig: Don't fall into the four-year trap
CNET News.com's Caroline McCarthy interviews Lawrence Lessig, Stanford law professor and co-founder of the new Change Congress project, about government corruption then and now.
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Facebook overtakes MySpace globally
The latest comScore figures show Mark Zuckerberg's social network has overtaken its News Corp rival for worldwide unique visitors.
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Social networking on the 'New York Times'
CNET News.com reporter Caroline McCarthy talks with Derek Gottfrid and Nick Thuesen, who developed TimesPeople, a new feed that lets people recommend stories to other readers on 'The New York...
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Is the Web 2.0 economy in limbo?
CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber and reporter Caroline McCarthy wrap up the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco and discuss the current Web 2.0 boom and how long it will be sustained.
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Amazon to debut Kindle e-book reader Monday
After rumors and delays, the online retailer is set to break into the hardware business with a high-profile launch that its CEO wants to be just perfect.
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OpenSocial opens new can of worms
Google has finally unveiled its social-networking strategy, and it's ambitious even for the seemingly unshakable tech company.Video: Flixster built into MySpace profile via Google's OpenSocial
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Could the 'War of the Worlds' scare happen today?
In 1938, a Halloween-themed radio broadcast sent Americans into panic over a fictional martian invasion. A lot's changed since then.Photos: Hoaxes, mess-ups and pranks--oh my
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Social networks don their platform shoes
Facebook scored big by opening up to outside developers. Now its rivals are aiming to follow in its footsteps.
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At DigitalLife, cool toys but no clear direction
The consumer trade show can't decide whether it's for industry geeks or the general public.Video: DigitalLife 2007 wrap-up
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NY's 'Halo 3' launch was no riot, but it was close
For the final installment of its wildly popular Xbox 360 first-person shooter trilogy, Microsoft pulls all the stops.Video: Midnight launch in NY
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Silicon Alley gets more street cred
New York has good reason, finally, to celebrate its tech week: the geek scene is reaching critical mass.
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Gossip blogs get casting call
Does pop culture really need another celeb-saturated TV show? Apparently so--just ask TMZ.com and Perez Hilton.
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'Second Life': The promise and paradox
Third annual Second Life Community Conference features plenty of hopeful talk about lofty new possibilities for the virtual world. Photos: 'Second Life' ball
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'Second Life,' after the backlash
Participants in this weekend's user conference in Chicago are unfazed by negative press. They just want to go back to their virtual world tinkering.
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Big media hunts for Web cred, again
Print and TV giants have been forking over the cash in a flurry of Web acquisitions, but skeptics wonder if it'll be wasted money.
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Cross-country Segway rider hits film circuit
Josh Caldwell, who rode one of the geeky scooters from Seattle to Boston for a documentary film, talks about the coast-to-coast experience.Photos: Rolling across America at '10 MPH'
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All the news that's fit to link
The concept of a page full of links is nothing new, but the Web is increasingly taking note of news aggregators as a way to make some sense of a chaotic media landscape.
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