Amazon gets into online social games
Online retail colossus Amazon on Tuesday launched its first online social game in a challenge to Zynga.
Internet
Aug 7, 2012
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Digital advertising agencies are built for the Internet age
Old notions of advertising are being scrambled on the Westside, inside boutique agencies with names like Blitz, Ignited and Omelet.
Internet
Jul 11, 2012
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Growing up, 'geeking out'
Mizuko "Mimi" Ito spends a lot of time "geeking out" at her computer. She plays video games, trolls the Internet, chats, and visits social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter for hours on end.
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2012
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American Express plants money trees in "Farmville"
American Express on Tuesday began letting lovers of Zynga games plant money trees on "Farmville" acreage.
Business
May 22, 2012
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Activision jumps into kids' game with 'Skylanders'
(AP) -- To impress kids these days, it's not enough to make another video game. Mere action figures won't do, either. So Activision is merging the two.
Software
Oct 16, 2011
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EU approves Microsoft's Skype takeover
European anti-trust officials approved on Friday US technology giant Microsoft's $8.5-billion takeover of Internet voice and video leader Skype.
Business
Oct 7, 2011
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Retailers angle for presence in social media's virtual worlds
Best Buy Co. Inc. may be building fewer big-box stores in malls and shopping centers nationwide. But when it comes to the virtual world, the Richfield, Minn.-based consumer electronics giant is looking to grab some digital ...
Business
Sep 26, 2011
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Sony to release tablet computer this month
Sony's first tablet computer will hit the Japanese market on September 17 as the company looks to take on Apple's popular iPad, the electronics giant said Thursday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 1, 2011
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A look at Roku's new line of digital media players
Getting video from the Internet to your TV used to be a difficult, costly procedure. That's no longer the case.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 11, 2011
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US shops see videogame sales drop in May
US videogame industry sales at real-world shops slumped in May on a light line-up of new titles and shifts to digital content offered for download on the Internet, according to NPD Group.
Business
Jun 14, 2011
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