How much is the estimated most valuable Web address worth?
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Tags: address, auction, domain name, sex.com
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In its glory days, nobody ever thought eBay would hit a slump — especially not in a recession when everybody needs a good deal or wants to unload stuff and raise cash. But eBay did, slump that is, in recent months. And with profits sinking and its market share shrinking, the company’s recasting its online presence: It’s going green.
Tags: Ebay, green, Greenpeace, marketing, technology
The folks over at TechCrunch are reporting that the Chinese government is now blocking the popular tech site — and they think they know why. My question: How come the government in Beijing doesn’t see me as a threat, too?
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A few weeks back, I suggested to a colleague that Twitter wasn’t the Internet phenomenon many folks think it is. Why? Because my kids could care less about it.
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Tags: Pew Research Center, study, teenagers, Twitter, use
From massages to real estate, the assortment of available items on Craiglist is mind-boggling. But the range of merchandise got even wider recently when former Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien added himself to the online classifieds.
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Tags: Conan O'Brien, Craigslist, sale, Tonight Show
The Wall Street Journal figured out early in the online game that you’ve gotta make folks pay for your product. And they did. The New York Times, however, was a bit squeamish about asking for money from readers, but they’ve overcome their shyness and will start charging for stories next year.
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Hackers are getting past some of the toughest tactics used in online banking security, say the analysts at Gartner.
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Tags: Gartner, malware, online banking, security, threats
The disaster in Haiti is driving many folks to give to a variety of relief funds, but the Better Business Bureau is cautioning them to choose their charity wisely — especially when giving online.
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While he’s lost his lucrative jobs with AT&T and Accenture, Tiger Woods is hanging on to at least one endorsement deal:
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