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BusinessWeek
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VC firms doubled their investment in U.S. Web outfits in the first quarter, but a weak IPO market means they'll have to keep injecting cash
Venture-capital investors poured record amounts into Internet startups in the first quarter as companies sought..
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BusinessWeek
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As recession looms, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Slide are taking a go-easy approach before selling shares to the public
During the Web's heyday, a profitable Internet company nearing $100 million in annual sales while luring a million new customers a month..
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BusinessWeek
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Can Microsoft's acquisition of a company that sells specialized search engines help it close the overall Web search gap with Google?
Ever lagging in the lucrative business of Internet search and related ads, Microsoft (MSFT) is dipping into its cash re..
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New York Times
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The New York Times will stop charging for access to parts of its Web site, effective at midnight Tuesday night.
The move comes two years to the day after The Times began the subscription program, TimesSelect, which has charged $49.95 a year, or $7.95 a..
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BusinessWeek
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Uncle Sam's scrutiny likely won't derail Google's $3.1 billion deal, but it may result in some limits on the search king
There was little doubt that the Federal Trade Commission would thoroughly investigate Google's (GOOG) planned acquisition of Double..
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BusinessWeek
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Turns out it's tough to make local work on the Web
There are media geeks who have been waiting ten years for the Web to take over community news. Pick a town, preferably one in a well-heeled suburb, that's underserved by the big metro newspaper. (What..
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Economist
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IT IS not difficult to be pessimistic about the future of European business. Compared with the awesome strength of America and the raw power of emerging Asia, Europe is sometimes portrayed as a has-been, excelling in luxury goods, fine food, wines and fas..
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Washington Post
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Several major record labels sued the operator of the Russian music Web site AllofMP3.com on Wednesday, claiming the company has been profiting by selling copies of music without their permission...
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New York Times
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Jim Buckmaster, the chief executive of Craigslist, caused lots of head-scratching Thursday as he tried to explain to a bunch of Wall Street types why his company is not interested in “monetizing” his ridiculously popular Web operation. Appearing at th..
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Rolling Stone
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Think you've got the chops to make it big? Get your brag on and see what other readers are saying about the Web 2.0 elite...
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BusinessWeek
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A court order against a Web site that gave away test questions could land some B-school students in hot water
More than 1,000 prospective MBA students who paid $30 to use a now-defunct Web site to get a sneak peak at live questions from the Graduate Ma..
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BusinessWeek
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Viacom's suit seeks a better way to remove copyright-violating YouTube uploads. Why don't content creators and Web sites both foot the bill?
To hear Google (GOOG) tell it, Viacom (VIA) wants to unravel the social Web. If Viacom had its druthers, Web si..
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BusinessWeek
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Already an Internet magnet, Pitchfork is starting a Web channel for music videos and interviews
Up a flight of stairs from the cafés and shops that have turned Chicago's Wicker Park into the SoHo of the Midwest is an undecorated loft overlooking North..
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BusinessWeek
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As the economy slumps, many entrepreneurs are looking past consumer Web sites to focus on products and services for companies
As far as entrepreneur Dries Buytaert is concerned, a startup with smart ideas and driven people has a good chance of survivin..
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BusinessWeek
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FriendFeed is tearing down the walls between Web haunts such as Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, etc.
Attention, attention: The latest tech darling has arrived, and it goes by the name of FriendFeed. Silicon Valley is buzzing about the seven-month-old startu..
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BusinessWeek
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Sure, Yahoo's new service is already driving almost as much traffic to outside Web articles as Digg does. But how does that help Yahoo?
News-aggregation site Digg may be losing a little buzz—to Buzz. Web-based publications have for years placed "Digg..
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BusinessWeek
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Proposed changes in the cable provider's fees for Web use could crimp demand for download services and hurt Net innovation
Done right, a plan by Time Warner's (TWX) cable division to charge higher fees for heavy Internet users could become a boon for m..
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BusinessWeek
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Eco-friendly Web developers are designing in dark colors to save energy. But going black only saves watts on old-style CRT monitors, not LCDs
For most Web site publishers, the phrase "gone dark" has the worst of all connotations. It means a site is no..
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BusinessWeek
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There's a land grab under way in Silicon Valley. Not in real land (even in Tech Town, home sales are sagging), but on the Web. What's fueling the frenzy is something that couldn't sound more prosaic: widgets.
In the Web world, widgets are modules of soft..
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Washington Post
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The two teenagers were short of nearly everything when they kick-started their Chicago T-shirt business seven years ago. Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart each chipped in $500. They ran it out of Nickell's apartment since DeHart still lived with his mother. F..
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