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3 hrs ago | Reuters

Private social network Facebook to go Web wide

SAN FRANCISCO - The leader of a youth movement that swept the world this past year by encouraging Web users to share bits of their lives with selected friends, spoke on Wednesday of spreading his ...

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Related Topix: Harvard University, Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Software

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Daily Gameplan News

Bill Gates Buys Stake In AutoNation

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates has a 51 2 percent stake in dealership chain AutoNation Inc., according to a disclosure filed Monday, July 21, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Related Topix: Software, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, Auto Dealers, Sonic Automotive, Retail, Securities and Exchange Commission, PC

ComputerWorld

Report: Head of Microsoft's online group leaves for Juniper

July 23, 2008 A week after Microsoft released financial earnings dragged down by its online services group, the head of its online operations, Kevin Johnson, has taken a new job at Juniper Networks, according ...

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Software, Marketing

Journal Gazette

Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, New York, NY, Smoking, Medicine, Health

Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check

Business & Technology | Microsoft to let developers sell Xbox games online | Seattle Times Newspaper

App stores opening in many domains... Microsoft Corp. will let independent developers sell video games for the Xbox 360 console - and keep most of the profits - beginning this holiday season, the company said ...

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Related Topix: Microsoft Xbox, Video Games, Software, Xbox 360

Boston.com

VMware forecast disappoints, shares tumble

Business software maker VMware Inc issued a revenue outlook on Tuesday that fell far short of expectations, saying customers were delaying purchases or opting for smaller and shorter contracts due to a weak ...

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Related Topix: VMware, Software, Microsoft, Startups, Computers, EMC

Tue Jul 22, 2008

ComputerWorld

Open Text's Enterprise Library Services Certified for Windows Server 2008

Sydney - July 23, 2008 -- Open Text Corporation , a global leader in enterprise content management , has announced that its Enterprise Library Services offering has received the Certified for Windows Server ...

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Related Topix: Open Text, Software, Microsoft, Startups

The Internet Stock Blog

Microsoft F4Q08 Earnings Call Transcript

Microsoft Corporation F4Q08 Earnings Call July 17, 2008 5:30 pm ET Executives Christopher P. Liddell - Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance and Administration Analysts Sara Friar - Goldman ...

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Software

KOMO News

Gates Foundation breaks ground on new HQ

Across the street from the Space Needle and Paul Allen's tribute to Jimi Hendrix and rock music, Allen's old friend Bill Gates is building his headquarters for charitable giving, something sure to become ...

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Related Topix: Recreation, Software, Charitable Organizations, US Travel, Travel, Seattle Travel

Internet News

Tech Giants Paint Mixed Picture

With all eyes on the state of the economy, IBM delivered a strong quarter while Google and Microsoft raised slowdown fears.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Google, Software, IBM

Bizjournals

Gates' investment firm: No Waste Management deal for Republic

Puget Sound Business Journal The investment firm that handles Bill Gates' investments doesn't like a proposed offer by Waste Management Inc.

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Related Topix: Environmental, Waste Management, Software, Republic Services, Charitable Organizations

Mon Jul 21, 2008

The Internet Stock Blog

The Bright Side of Google's News

Intel kicked off the technology earnings season with positive surprises earlier last week but Thursday, the keg seemed to run dry early at the party and things turned grim.

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Related Topix: Semiconductors, Electronics, Intel, Software, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Google, Startups

Money Morning

Global Investing Roundups

Icahn's Yahoo Victory; XM Gains Listeners; Gloomy Economic Outlook; Crude Gains on Tropical/Political Storms; Hasbro Beats Expectations; Corn Cut Down; Goldman Banker Summoned by Paulson; Union Asks Citi to ...

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Related Topix: Investment Banking, Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services, Startups, Yahoo!, Media, Computers, Search Engines, Software

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Former Microsoft manager sentenced to 22 months for embezzlement

Carolyn Gudmundson, a former Microsoft Corp. manager who admitted to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company, was sentenced Friday to 22 months in prison.

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Related Topix: Software, Business News

The Media Stock Blog

Netflix-Microsoft Partnership May Define the Future of Movie Distribution

I have been watching E3 2008 for a couple of reasons this year. The first is because I am a casual gamer and E3 is the grand-daddy of all video gaming conventions and let's face it, there is nothing great on TV ...

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Related Topix: Nintendo Wii, Video Games, Software, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

MarketWatch

Yahoo strikes deal with Icahn; activist shareholder to join board

Yahoo Inc. on Monday said it reached an agreement with dissident shareholder Carl Icahn, sidestepping an all-out battle for the Internet company and ending a proxy fight.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, Startups, Yahoo!, Search Engines, Software

Blogging Stocks

Nothing can stop the Nintendo Wii

Well, another month's gone by, and I see that the Nintendo Wii system is still the number-one selling console in the United States.

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Related Topix: Sony, Microsoft, Startups, Software, Nintendo Wii, Video Games, PlayStation 3

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Scientific American

Google loses share as Yahoo, Microsoft gain: report

In a rare slip for Google Inc , Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp gained share as Google lost ground in the Web search market in June, industry data released on Friday shows.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Google, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Software, Yahoo!

PaidContent.org

Analysts On Google: This Quarter Wasn't So Bad; Long-Term Outlook Still Strong

We'll see if Google shares get clipped as badly in today's trading as they did after hours yesterday so far it looks like justice may be a bit less severe.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Software, ValueClick, Advertising, Google, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Shanghai Daily

Google, Microsoft tumble after profits fail analysts

GOOGLE Inc and Microsoft Corp slid in European trading yesterday after reporting profit below analysts' estimates, signaling that the slowing economy may be weighing on demand for computer-related products.

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Related Topix: Software, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Google, Startups, UC San Francisco, University of California System

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