Archive for September, 2008
Facebook unveils new look with new approach
SAN FRANCISCO — Since he started Facebook in college 4 1/2 years ago, Mark Zuckerberg has learned — sometimes painfully — that he can't make significant changes to the popular online hangout without triggering an uproar among indignant users who preferred the status quo.
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U-M plays part in sending first beam of protons
WASHINGTON — An international collaboration of scientists today sent the first beam of protons zooming at nearly the speed of light around the world's most powerful particle accelerator — the Large Hadron Collider — at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation invested a total $531 […]
Google expands news search
Google Inc. expanded its effort to offer historical newspaper articles online, scanning publications and letting users browse pages just as they were printed, complete with photographs and advertisements.
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3D software company draws in new clients
If a designer can dream it, solidThinking can help make it a reality.
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Google expands news search
Google Inc. expanded its effort to offer historical newspaper articles online, scanning publications and letting users browse pages just as they were printed, complete with photographs and advertisements.
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Digital switch test run triggers queries
Wilmington, N.C.'s test run for a nationwide switch to digital television broadcasts provoked a flurry of calls to local stations Monday, and drove some people to subscribe to cable service.
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'Fake' site solicits donations for Kilpatrick's restitution
A Web site calling for supporters of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to donate money for his $1-million restitution as part of his plea deal in the text messaging scandal is fake, a mayoral spokesman said Sunday.
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Real-estate site expands ad deal with newspapers
NEW YORK — Real-estate Web site Zillow.com is expanding its partnership with 282 newspapers to give national advertisers new ways to reach local markets, changes the news companies hope will allow them to raise their fees for online ads.
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Old Web idea of micropayments finally finds a home
NEW YORK — Seventeen-year-old Alexis Corocan spends about $5 a month on clothes, accessories and eyes of various shapes and shades for her online persona on IMVU, a popular Internet hangout.
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Esquire magazine unveils cover with electronic ink
NEW YORK — Although readers keep shifting to the Internet, Esquire magazine's editor is sure print isn't dying, and he aims to prove it Monday by unveiling a 75th-anniversary issue with a cover that features electronic ink.
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