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Selling shovels to Web 2.0 gold miners
Date: 02/13/07
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A wave of startups offering free applications are looking to cash in on the success of video-sharing and social-networking sites.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6158735.html
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StumbleUpon brings video to the Wii
Date: 02/13/07
Keywords: browser
Search-and-discover site revamps video product to specifically cater to the browser interface on the popular game console.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6158809.html
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Mexican drug wars find new battleground on YouTube
Date: 02/13/07
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A vicious Mexican drug gang war has moved onto the video-sharing site where rivals taunt each other with blood-soaked slideshows and film of their murder victims.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6158817.html
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Thomas Cook to buy rival MyTravel
Date: 02/12/07
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Facing intense competition from the Internet and low-cost airlines, two package vacation specialists merge to save money.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6158408.html
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MySpace offers tools to block unauthorized videos
Date: 02/12/07
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News Corp. network tries to trump YouTube by giving media companies tech to block copyright-protected video clips.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6158356.html
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YouTube reportedly in classic TV deal
Date: 02/12/07
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Deal with Digital Music Group will bring more than 4,000 hours of video content such as classic television shows to the video-sharing site.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6158334.html
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Can Google score with in-game ads?
Date: 02/09/07
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As the search giant sorts out how it might serve ads into online games, it has to take the Xbox factor into account.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6158063.html
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Toyota Scions launched in 'Second Life,' real world
Date: 02/09/07
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Two versions of the car displayed at auto show and in virtual showroom called "Scion City." Virtual Scion is only $1.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6157888.html
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Police blotter: Teens prosecuted for racy photos
Date: 02/09/07
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In this week's installment, a teen is prosecuted for taking risque photos of herself and her teenage beau and e-mailing them to him.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6157857.html
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Viacom moves on without YouTube
Date: 02/09/07
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Viacom offers a peek at its strategy--sans YouTube--for promoting video clips from its Comedy Central channel.
Image: This Jon Stewart clip could be yours
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6157821.html
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Microsoft sticks with Hotmail name
Date: 02/08/07
Keywords: software, web
Despite plans to drop name as part of Windows Live shift, software maker opts for moniker that merges old, new Web strategies.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6157624.html
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CBS expands mobile-content offerings
Date: 02/08/07
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Launch includes a mobile store with multimedia content, a breaking-news portal and a site with fantasy sports features.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6157612.html
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Yahoo: Pipe in data, then mash it up
Date: 02/08/07
Keywords: web, yahoo
Beta Web service Yahoo Pipes is designed to make it easier to manipulate data feeds from Web sites in creating applications.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6157508.html
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China shuts 205 Web sites in piracy crackdown
Date: 02/08/07
Keywords: web
Often criticized for failing to tackle rampant illegal downloading of music and films, China closes 205 Web sites in a crackdown on piracy.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6157422.html
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College students find existence online
Date: 02/08/07
Keywords: technology
Panel discussion focuses on college students' perspective of technology in the classroom and on campus.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6157405.html
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Google to cable operators: Let's collaborate
Date: 02/07/07
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At conference in Amsterdam, YouTube's owner says Net's infrastructure can't handle cable-quality video transmission.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6157275.html
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Diller's IAC to spend big on Net content
Date: 02/07/07
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InterActiveCorp's chief executive says that while it's the perfect time to invest, most acquisition targets are overpriced.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6157176.html
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Universities register for virtual future
Date: 02/07/07
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Students may soon meet with professors once a week and then use simulations, virtual worlds and downloads to complete coursework.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6157088.html
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Yahoo touts virtual Pontiac car club
Date: 02/07/07
Keywords: web, yahoo
New 'Pontiac Underground' site features user-generated content such as news and photos from Yahoo and the Web.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6156846.html
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Whistle blown on wiki for whistle-blowers
Date: 02/07/07
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Wikileaks, meant to encourage government insiders to post controversial documents, is exposed by a blogger before its launch.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6157030.html