News tagged with online
PayPal to announce online shopping login service
(AP) -- PayPal, eBay's online payment service, plans to announce a new service Wednesday that aims to make it easier to shop online by cutting down on the number of accounts consumers have to create with various Web retailers.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Social media companies 'friend' politics
(AP) -- Social media companies have "friended" the 2012 presidential contest at a level almost unimaginable just four years ago, hosting debates and sponsoring presidential town halls while remaining indispensable ...
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Companies are like-minded on social media jobs
Like many people, Evan Cunningham spends time on Facebook and Twitter while at the office. He sends out party invitations or chats about beer. But unlike most people, he gets paid for it. And he gets a title.
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Amazon deal with Calif. may set precedent for online tax collection
California braced for a fight this year when its budget deal included a provision to force online retailers - Amazon.com Inc. by far the most prominent among them - to collect sales taxes on purchases made by the state's ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Alibaba chief 'interested' in buying Yahoo!
The head of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba is "interested" in buying Yahoo! and has been approached by private equity firms and other groups about doing a deal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Oct 03, 2011 |
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With Kindle Fire, Amazon's digital ambitions burn
(AP) -- Amazon's unveiling of the Kindle Fire tablet computer sends a bright-hot message: The online retailer is ready to rival iPad maker Apple in an effort to be the world's top digital content provider.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Many victims of crime unhappy with criminal justice system
A new study into victim's satisfaction with the criminal justice system has found many victims feel their involvement in the justice system adds to their feelings of loss and trauma.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Half-million Germans addicted to Internet: official study
More than half a million Germans are addicted to the Internet including a full five percent of mid-teen girls, the government said Monday following an unprecedented study.
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Calif. governor signs compromise on Internet taxes
(AP) -- Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday that postpones new sales taxes rules that would have affected online purchases in California, granting more time for traditional and online retailers to lobby Congress for ...
Sep 23, 2011 |
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HP fires second CEO in 2 years; Whitman in charge
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard has performed another extreme act of corporate remodeling, firing its CEO Leo Apotheker after just 11 months and replacing him with billionaire businesswoman and political aspirant ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Feds: Full Tilt Poker site was Ponzi scheme
(AP) -- An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the U.S. in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was "not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme," federal prosecutors said ...
Sep 20, 2011 |
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New iPhone app Blendr offers dating in real time
Joel Simkhai, the creator of Grindr, a wildly popular mobile dating application for gay men, has spent a lot of time recently thinking about women.
Sep 18, 2011 |
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Silver Lake, others eye Yahoo!: reports
Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners has approached Yahoo! about making a bid for the struggling Internet company, according to newspaper reports.
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Amazon expands network to Spain
Amazon expanded its European network to Spain on Wednesday, with a new site amazon.es opened to online shoppers.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Amazon says tax delay will save jobs
Amazon on Monday said legislation allowing online retailers to delay for one year the collection of sales tax in California would save jobs and provide time for a national law to be drawn up.
Sep 13, 2011 |
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