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The ad that uses YouTube brilliantly

CNET News.com - September 5, 2010 - 03:24
A Liquid Paper-like product's ad, created specifically to run on YouTube, shows the possibility of creating something remarkable on a site for which display advertising is becoming a key profit-making component.
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Craigslist censored: Adult section removed

CNET News.com - September 5, 2010 - 01:22
In a remarkable twist to the battle over Craigslist's Adult Services area, the site removes the section and replaces the home-page link to it with a "censored" tag.
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The Ink of War: Afghanistan Air Base's Best Tattoos

Wired News: Top Stories - September 4, 2010 - 22:50
Tattooing, an aggressive and intimidating mixture of endurance and art, is as old as warfare itself. But each generation, and each war, yields its own warrior body art. In Afghanistan, America's longest war, troop tats have matured alongside the culture's growing acceptance of ink.


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Take Heed, Tech Giants: Edison's Failed Plot to Hijack Hollywood

Wired News: Top Stories - September 4, 2010 - 21:35
Take heed, tech giants of today. Some of your companies or services aren’t much older than the Edison Trust Studios was when it collapsed. How much of your current business strategy is based on offering new and original products, and how much of it is based on laws, courts, and the fact that you got there first?


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Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)

CNET News.com - September 4, 2010 - 20:00
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Garmin Nuvi 3790T, the Microsoft Arc Touch mouse, and an Iomega 1TB hard drive built for the Mac.
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In Defense of Google, Or Why Consumer Watchdog is Full of It

Wired News: Top Stories - September 4, 2010 - 11:52
While there’s plenty of reasons to keep a critical eye focused on Google, Consumer Watchdog’s ad is a dishonest, factually inaccurate joke that shamefully got plenty of uncritical media attention. In the simplest terms possible, Consumer Watchdog is just wrong.


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Censored! Craigslist Adult Services Blocked in U.S.

Wired News: Top Stories - September 4, 2010 - 11:32
The “Adult Services” listing on Craiglist was removed late Friday on its U.S.-based sites and replaced with the word 'censored.' The change comes as the service faces growing pressure in the U.S. over sex services advertised on its classifieds network, as well as allegations that it abets in human sex trafficking.


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CNET News, now on Android

CNET News.com - September 4, 2010 - 07:54
The iPhone is no longer the only smartphone with a CNET News app. Our breaking stories and in-depth features are now even easier to read and browse on Android devices, with the new free CNET News app. Read about what it does and why it's worth downloading.
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Google settles Buzz lawsuit for $8.5M

CNET News.com - September 4, 2010 - 07:08
Internet privacy groups will be the beneficiary of the settlement, which came as the result of a lawsuit filed over Google's maligned Buzz launch.
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Reporters' Roundtable: Checking in with Facebook and Foursquare

CNET News.com - September 4, 2010 - 05:45
VCs are funneling funds into Foursquare, Gowalla, Loopt, and other apps that let users check-in and then broadcast their locations. We find out why on this week's show, featuring Claire Cain Miller of The New York Times and Adrianne Jeffries of ReadWriteWeb.
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Facebook adds 'liked' news stories to search results

CNET News.com - September 4, 2010 - 05:00
Facebook has added more functionality to its search results by including all the articles a user's friends have said they "like."
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Microsoft upgrades free app security tool

InfoWorld: Top News - September 4, 2010 - 03:29

Microsoft released this week an upgrade to a tool that helps secure applications for the Internet without having to recode them.

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Texas opens antitrust investigation of Google

CNET News.com - September 4, 2010 - 03:24
Attorney General Greg Abbott has asked Google for information regarding the complaints of several companies that Google is penalizing them in search results.
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NASA Footage Sets Scene for <cite>Quantum Quest</cite> Movie

Wired News: Top Stories - September 4, 2010 - 03:15
Footage from seven ongoing NASA space missions provide hyper-realistic scenery for the 3-D animated film, while the voices of multiple Captain Kirks and Darth Vaders play the parts of space explorers.


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'Earth-like' Exoplanet Could Have a Comet's Tail

Wired News: Top Stories - September 4, 2010 - 03:15
When the super-Earth COROT-7b was discovered in 2009, it was heralded as the rockiest, most truly Earth-like exoplanet yet. But a new study suggests it's more like a comet.


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<cite>Duke Nukem Forever</cite> Lives Again at PAX

Wired News: Top Stories - September 4, 2010 - 02:31
The presumed-dead videogame makes a splash appearance at Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.


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Are the days of kidney dialysis numbered?

CNET News.com - September 4, 2010 - 02:14
A prototype implantable artificial kidney could, in the next decade, render costly and inefficient dialysis a treatment of the past, according to work out of UCSF.
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Hands-On With HDR Photos in the Next iPhone Update

Wired News: Top Stories - September 4, 2010 - 02:13
A first look at iOS 4.1 Gold Master, the latest release of Apple's mobile operating system due out next week. A developer sent me a copy and I have it installed on my iPhone 4. Major new features are the HDR photo mode and Game Center.


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Very Few Bones to Pick With Samsung's Big, Beautiful Phone

Wired News: Top Stories - September 4, 2010 - 02:00
Just say "no" to be being an iClone. Get a device with an open OS, lightning-fast data connectivity and a network that won't drop calls every five minutes.


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Smart Gear for the School Year

Wired News: Top Stories - September 4, 2010 - 02:00
Don't hit the books without getting the right gear. We've got all the kit you need from taking scrupulous notes, to working off campus, to being the most popular kid in your dorm.


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