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Facebook inches past Google for Web users' minutes (AP)
AP - U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc.
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G20 fin mins unlikely to meet in Washington: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - Finance ministers from the Group of 20 developed and leading emerging economies are not likely to meet on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Group annual gatherings in Washington early next month, sources said.
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Enbridge pipeline leaks oil in Chicago suburb (AP)
AP - Oil was sent onto a roadway and into a retention pond in suburban Chicago on Thursday when Enbridge Energy Partners officials said one of their pipelines in the area leaked.
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"Virginity Hit" a bawdy crowdpleaser (Reuters)
Reuters - Essentially the first feature-length YouTube video, "The Virginity Hit" updates the horny-teenager movie to the Internet era.
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EBay wins a round in court against Craigslist (AP)
AP - In a skirmish between two Internet heavy hitters with a tangled relationship, eBay Inc. has convinced a court that it was wronged by antitakeover moves adopted by Craigslist after eBay started encroaching on its online classifieds turf in the U.S.
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Hackers make 57,000 booby-trapped websites weekly: experts (AFP)
AFP - About 57,000 seemingly legitimate websites booby-trapped by hackers spring up on the Internet each week, computer security researchers at PandaLabs said.
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EBay Claims Win in 2008 Craigslist Suit (PC World)
PC World - A Delaware court has ruled in favor of eBay in its 2008 lawsuit against Jim Buckmaster and Craig Newmark, majority shareholders of Craigslist, eBay said Thursday.
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'Frustration-free packaging' slow to catch on (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Just the other day, I got bitten by one of those hard plastic clamshell cases that retailers still seem to love. Even with a pair of heavy-duty scissors, it took me several minutes to pry the stubborn thing open, and as I sawed away, a jagged piece of plastic tore at my finger and gave me a good scratch. At least I didn’t bleed on my newly purchased USB hard drive (this time).
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U.S. chipmakers' outlooks stoke economy concerns (Reuters)
Reuters - Chip makers National Semiconductor and Texas Instruments Inc on Thursday issued quarterly financial targets that stoked investors' worries about a sluggish economy.
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Hurd's Oracle gig: Is Ellison perk or problem? (AP)
AP - As co-president at Oracle Corp., ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd will have to adapt to a new role playing second fiddle to one of Silicon Valley's most domineering bosses — Larry Ellison.
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'Limitless' Whiteboarding Tool Enables Online Meetings (PC World)
PC World - A unique online presentation tool on Thursday began letting users in multiple locations work on the same page at the same time. With Prezi Meeting, up to 10 people can access and edit Flash-based presentations made in Prezi.
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Rosy WiMax Forecast Gives Way to LTE (PC World)
PC World - The worldwide market for mobile WiMax services in 2015 will be five times its current size, according to ABI Research -- but smaller than the company's analysts had expected just a few months ago.
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Casey's in buyout talks with 7-Eleven (Reuters)
Reuters - Casey's General Stores Inc confirmed it was in buyout talks with convenience store operator 7-Eleven, which offered the company $40 per share in cash earlier this month.
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Remains of the Day: Schooled by the iPad (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Think the iPadâs too cool for school? Think again. At least it isnât being viciously beat up and dissected by those iFixit bullies like its iPod cousins. And while it may take $1 billion every year to keep the iTunes Storeâs doors open, YouTube still hasnât managed to post a profit. Fortunately, the remainders for Thursday, September 9, 2010 are free of charge.
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The Sky's The Limit As Business Warms Up To Cloud Computing (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - If you want Wall Street's verdict on cloud-based computing services, look no further than the stock surge Salesforce.com enjoyed last month after it reported earnings.
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Court restores eBay stake in Craigslist (AFP)
AFP - Online auction giant eBay claimed victory on Thursday in a legal tussle with Craigslist over its stake in the popular online classifieds website.
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Facebook Places Propels SCVNGR to 100,000 Downloads in 48 Hours (Mashable)
Mashable - When Facebook entered the location arena with Facebook Places this summer, many were quick to assert that this would spell the end for smaller players in the space. But Google-backed SCVNGR is fighting the odds and proving that mobile game layer can still thrive in post Facebook Places.
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IT Managers Grapple With Phones, Clouds (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - If you think buying a computer or cell phone is confounding, try placing multimillion-dollar bets on what technology to adopt for your company.
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EPA wants to know chemicals used in gas drilling (AP)
AP - The Environmental Protection Agency asked nine natural gas companies Thursday to voluntarily disclose the chemical components used in a drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing.
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eBay stake in Craigslist restored but no board seat (Reuters)
Reuters - A judge on Thursday reinstated eBay Inc's 28.4 percent stake in Craigslist, but allowed the classifieds site to keep eBay off its board.
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