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Google unveils instant-messaging entry
Date: 08/24/05
Keywords: google
Search giant takes the wraps off Google Talk, an instant messaging program that also allows computer-to-computer voice chat.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+unveils+instant-messaging+entry/2100-9588_22-5842254.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Ex-Microsoft CTO claims patent 'problem' is myth
Date: 08/24/05
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Nathan Myhrvold, now CEO of a patent-licensing firm, says there's no reason to worry about the U.S. patent system.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Ex-Microsoft+CTO+claims+patent+%27problem%27+is+myth/2100-9588_22-5842261.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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AOL buys into ticket-resale business
Date: 08/23/05
Keywords: no keywords
Company launches a marketplace for "secondary" passes to concerts, plays and other events, and lines up a new partner.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/AOL+buys+into+ticket-resale+business/2100-9588_22-5841910.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Podcast start-up creates music network
Date: 08/23/05
Keywords: no keywords
PodShow's network is designed to give podcasters access to music, other content and tools to create royalty-free podcasts.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Podcast+start-up+creates+music+network/2100-9588_22-5841888.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Google changes irk advertisers, please publishers
Date: 08/23/05
Keywords: google
Google has changed the way advertisers using its AdWords program bid on keywords. And some folks aren't happy.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+changes+irk+advertisers%2C+please+publishers/2100-9588_22-5841737.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Google dominates in machine translation tests
Date: 08/23/05
Keywords: no keywords
The search giant beats out IBM and academia in tests translating articles written in Arabic and Chinese to English.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+dominates+in+machine+translation+tests/2100-9588_22-5841819.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Web posts spark libel complaint from politician
Date: 08/23/05
Keywords: no keywords
Oklahoma prosecutors to decide whether to press criminal charges against former mayoral candidate accused of libeling politician.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Web+posts+spark+libel+complaint+from+politician/2100-9588_22-5841806.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Canadian broadcasters wage labor war on the Web
Date: 08/23/05
Keywords: no keywords
Locked-out workers are laying plans for an independent online news site and hope to have articles up by next Monday.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Canadian+broadcasters+wage+labor+war+on+the+Web/2100-9588_22-5841770.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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U.S. handed deadline to clarify Net gambling rules
Date: 08/23/05
Keywords: no keywords
WTO says the government has until next April to align its regulations with global rules designed to promote free trade.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/U.S.+handed+deadline+to+clarify+Net+gambling+rules/2100-9588_22-5841756.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Warner Music readies CD-free 'e-label'
Date: 08/22/05
Keywords: no keywords
Record label will experiment with a new music label based on three-song clusters and digital downloads instead of physical CDs.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Warner+Music+readies+CD-free+%27e-label%27/2100-9588_22-5841355.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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New Google desktop tool offers customization
Date: 08/22/05
Keywords: software, yahoo, microsoft, google
Free software seems to move the search giant further into Microsoft and Yahoo territory.
Images: Google moves onto the desktop
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/New+Google+desktop+tool+offers+customization/2100-9588_22-5841246.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Amazon nets Shutterfly for photo services
Date: 08/22/05
Keywords: no keywords
E-tailer signs on Shutterfly to offer online services, such as photo editing, print making and image sharing.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Amazon+nets+Shutterfly+for+photo+services/2100-9588_22-5841262.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Akimbo adds baseball to video-on-demand service
Date: 08/22/05
Keywords: no keywords
Subscribers to get clips and highlights from the current season, plus access to archives of classic games.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Akimbo+adds+baseball+to+video-on-demand+service/2100-9588_22-5841237.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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How label-backed P2P was born
Date: 08/22/05
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A look at how top record label and P2P execs worked for a cease-fire--and wound up with a new kind of digital music service.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/How+label-backed+P2P+was+born/2100-9588_22-5840310.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Google, Yahoo take July search honors
Date: 08/19/05
Keywords: google
ComScore offers further evidence that "Google" has earned its status as a synonym for the word "search."
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google%2C+Yahoo+take+July+search+honors/2100-9588_22-5839948.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Court records should go online, state panel says
Date: 08/19/05
Keywords: no keywords
But the Florida Supreme Court committee urges stricter privacy limitations on electronic court records.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Court+records+should+go+online%2C+state+panel+says/2100-9588_22-5839854.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Rising gas prices fuel e-tailer anxieties
Date: 08/19/05
Keywords: no keywords
Online retailers are starting to worry about spiking oil prices, which are elevating shipping costs.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Rising+gas+prices+fuel+e-tailer+anxieties/2100-9588_22-5838983.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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July job activity shows some positive signs
Date: 08/18/05
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In what's normally a slow month for hiring, a number of metropolitan areas stand their ground. Also: Uncle Sam wants you.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/July+job+activity+shows+some+positive+signs/2100-9588_22-5838583.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Yahoo expands its music service
Date: 08/18/05
Keywords: web
Done with its trial run, the Web portal seeks a wider audience of subscribers ready to spend $4.99 a month.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Yahoo+expands+its+music+service/2100-9588_22-5838155.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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Google plans big new stock sale
Date: 08/18/05
Keywords: google
Seeking to raise more than $4 billion, Google on Thursday said it plans to sell 14.2 million shares of common stock on the public market.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Google+plans+big+new+stock+sale/2100-9588_22-5838065.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn