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- Police recordings key part of Calif. beating case
(AP)
24 Sep 2011 at 11:44am
AP - As Fullerton police Officer Manuel Ramos approached a homeless man at a bus stop in July, he did what members of his department have been doing for a decade. He clicked on an audio recorder normally used to capture witness statements and exonerate officers accused of misconduct.
- Jay-Z, Coldplay open iHeartRadio concert in Vegas
(AP)
24 Sep 2011 at 1:01pm
AP - Jay-Z rapped about his beef with corporate radio in the monster jam "99 Problems," noting that stations won't play his hits if he doesn't do their shows. But on Friday, he played savior to radio station giant Clear Channel, headlining a two-night concert billed as the largest in radio history and a major step toward keeping the industry alive in the dot-com era.
- HP stock hits 6-year low after Whitman named CEO
(AP)
23 Sep 2011 at 9:14am
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s stock sank Friday to its lowest level in six years, as investors worried that new CEO Meg Whitman isn't the right person to turn the company's fortunes around.
- Tecca TV: TechLife on Obama?s homebrew, 3D printing for kids, human suspended...
23 Sep 2011 at 5:57pm
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- Just Show Me: How to create a playlist in iTunes
(Yahoo! News)
23 Sep 2011 at 5:50pm
Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to create a playlist in iTunes. Playlists are a ?
- Run a User-Submitted Photo or Video Contest On Your Site With Olapic
(Ma...
23 Sep 2011 at 3:06pm
Mashable - The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Olapic
- Groupon says sales half earlier figure, loses COO
(AP)
23 Sep 2011 at 5:10pm
AP - Groupon Inc. chopped its stated revenue by more than half in an updated SEC filing Friday as it corrected the way it accounts for money it receives selling coupons. The online deal site also said that its chief operating officer, Margo Georgiadis, has gone back to Google, where she worked before joining Groupon in May.
- Yahoo received inquiries from many parties: memo
(Reuters)
- Therapists turning to Skype for online counseling sessions
(Digital Trends)
- How Com2uS has taken its opportunities in the Android gaming world
(Appo...
- Love or Hate It -- The New Facebook is Here to Stay
(ContributorNetwork)
- Am I My Brother's Keeper?
(ContributorNetwork)
- All signs point to iPhone 5 second week of October
(Appolicious)
- Dial up Yellow Pages? local apps for iOS or Android
(Appolicious)
- Inevitable Robot-Dominated Future Creeping Ever Closer
(The Atlantic Wire)
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- New RFC grants DKIM improved status
22 Sep 2011 at 5:00pm
Email signing method now 'Draft Standard'.
- Malicious spam campaigns leave experts puzzled
20 Sep 2011 at 5:00pm
Increase in malware in spam has not led to increase in malicious activity.
- Trojan steals money from bank accounts via 'training session'
20 Sep 2011 at 5:00pm
Social engineering circumvents banking security
- Diginotar declared bankrupt
19 Sep 2011 at 5:00pm
Browsers and operating systems had already revoked trust in Dutch CA.
- Bank's Twitter account hacked to send phishing messages
19 Sep 2011 at 5:00pm
Important lessons for companies engaging in social media.
- Confirmed newsletter subscriptions half as likely to be blocked
18 Sep 2011 at 5:00pm
Good practice means good performance.
- Windows Help Files used in targeted attacks
14 Sep 2011 at 5:00pm
Files with code-executing properties attached to emails.
- Latest VBSpam certification results published
- Iranians spied on using rogue DigiNotar certificates
- September issue of VB published
- Researchers find email used in RSA hack
- Explosive growth of malicious spam
- Spam sent via fake out-of-office messages
- Fake codec trojan disables anti-virus software
- Banking malware tells user to 'refund' money
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- Groupon says sales half earlier figure, loses COO
(AP)
23 Sep 2011 at 5:10pm
AP - Groupon Inc. chopped its stated revenue by more than half in an updated SEC filing Friday as it corrected the way it accounts for money it receives selling coupons. The online deal site also said that its chief operating officer, Margo Georgiadis, has gone back to Google, where she worked before joining Groupon in May.
- Yahoo received inquiries from many parties: memo
(Reuters)
23 Sep 2011 at 4:38pm
Reuters - Yahoo Inc has received inquiries from multiple parties about "potential options," but the struggling Web company expects to take months to decide its future, the company's co-founders and chairman said in a letter to employees on Friday.
- Mexico's Maxcom to launch TV streaming, video
(Reuters)
23 Sep 2011 at 3:00pm
Reuters - Mexico's Maxcom Telecomunicaciones is set to launch an online video and live television rental service using a technology that allows streaming with a very low broadband speed.
- Nevada lawmakers shedding poker site contributions
(AP)
23 Sep 2011 at 2:47pm
AP - Nevada members of Congress say they're shedding campaign contributions they received from an online poker site that's accused of bilking customers.
- Personalized Internet radio provider Stitcher raises $10 million
(Appoli...
23 Sep 2011 at 2:30pm
Appolicious - In an effort to further bring radio into the 21st century, web-based personalized radio provider Stitcher also available for iPhone) has secured $10 million in Series C funding, thanks to New Enterprise Associates, Benchmark Capital, New Atlantic Ventures and others. The company has now gathered a total investment of $18.7 million in three rounds of funding.
- Yahoo Makes Facebook Friends 'Social News Editors'
(NewsFactor)
23 Sep 2011 at 1:40pm
NewsFactor - Yahoo and Facebook have struck a content deal that will see Yahoo News in the U.S. and IntoNow from Yahoo integrated with Facebook. Yahoo News is the leading online news destination on the web with more than 80 million unique visitors a month. IntoNow is a mobile app that lets people discover and discuss TV shows.
- U.S. Internet rules to take effect November 20
(Reuters)
23 Sep 2011 at 1:28pm
Reuters - Long-delayed U.S. Internet rules that tackle the controversial issue of balancing consumer and content provider interests against those who sell access to the Web will take effect November 20.
- Blockbuster offers streaming for Dish customers
(Reuters)
- Amazon holding press event in NY on Wednesday
(AP)
- New Net Neutrality Rules Become Official
(Mashable)
- 4 Reasons Every Online Brand Should Explore Gamification Strategies
(Mas...
- HP names Whitman CEO, Apotheker out
(Reuters)
- Amazon wins "one-click" purchasing patent appeal
(Reuters)
- How the World Uses Social Networks [INFOGRAPHIC]
(Mashable)
- Thanks to Mashable’s Socially Savvy Supporters
(Mashable)
