Roundup: Web data offers election insight, banks gets big bonuses and more
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Web data offers new info on presidential election — It remains to be seen whether Barack Obama’s tremendous lead over John McCain in Facebook friends will lead to a similar victory on election day. Meanwhile, another study looks at which social networking sites… Continue Reading
Roundup: Facebook’s cashout, Google-Yahoo delayed and more
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Google and Yahoo delay ad deal — The delay gives the Justice Department more time for its antitrust investigation. This news, as well as calls by Sen. Herb Kohl (chair of the Senate Antitrust Committee) for more scrutiny, probably doesn’t bode well for… Continue Reading
Biden, Palin in complete agreement: Carbon caps are coming — and clean coal?
Yesterday evening’s vice presidential debate between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin was at times short on substance, but a few nuggets did give hints of what America’s political landscape might look like after November. One of the best exchanges of the debate came… Continue Reading
Roundup: Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 prices in Japan, Sarah Palin gets a positive spin on Wikipedia and more
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Microsoft cut prices for its Xbox 360 videogame consoles in Japan by as much as 30 percent — The software giant is trying to increase momentum in its most challenging market as the holiday season approaches.
VP candidate Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia bio was cleaned… Continue Reading