Ask beats Answers with $300M bid for About.com
(AP)—The New York Times Co. is selling its troubled online information service, About.com, to the parent company of Ask.com for $300 million in cash.
Business
Aug 27, 2012
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Nvidia: 400,000 coded passwords may have been hit
U.S. semiconductor maker Nvidia Corp. says up to 400,000 users of its forums have had their encrypted passwords compromised in attacks dating back to early July.
Internet
Jul 13, 2012
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Online scams cost $485 mn in US in 2011: survey
Online scams including identity theft schemes, "advance fee" and "romance fraud" cost Americans some $485 million in 2011, a report prepared for the FBI said Thursday.
Internet
May 10, 2012
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3 online date sites agree to screen for predators
(AP) -- Three online dating giants agreed to screen for sex offenders and take other safety steps after a woman was assaulted on a date, the California attorney general's office announced Tuesday.
Internet
Mar 21, 2012
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Dating sites become mainstream and focus on more niche markets
Online dating has brought romance to millions of men and women. And now, a new website for Jewish singles, Jewcier.com, operated by Miami Beach-based Avalanche, is geared to help even more people find love through the Internet.
Business
Feb 17, 2012
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Political preferences play different role in dating, mating
New research suggests that individuals attempting to attract a mate often avoid advertising their political leanings. The findings, co-authored by political scientists Rose McDermott of Brown University, Casey A. Klofstad ...
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2011
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China's Jiayuan has date with Wall Street
China's top online dating site, Jiayuan, is seeking to raise nearly $78 million with an initial public offering on Wall Street on Wednesday.
Business
May 11, 2011
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Website maps what Americans look for in love
In the cosmopolitan US capital, singles are seeking everything from "Morocco" to "Ethiopia", "Kazakhstan" and "steppes", to "Ascot" and "Bourgogne."
Internet
Apr 6, 2011
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A third of us have used dating websites: study
The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) conducted an online questionnaire with 12,000 couples from 18 countries, all of whom had regular access to the internet. They were asked a series of questions about whether they had visited ...
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2011
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Online dating scams seducing Americans: agency
The US government consumer protection agency warned Americans on Tuesday to be on the lookout for online dating scams.
Internet
Nov 23, 2010
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