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Google's decision to sell AOL stake driven by diminishing value of investment, partnership
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Inc.'s decision to sell its crumbling investment in longtime advertising partner AOL is the latest example of how the recession has forced the Internet search leader to sober up and reassess its priorities. Google's...Tags: Internet, Sales, Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc.
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Niche firms gain ground against online travel giants
Tribune reporterAirport codes, travel dates and departure times. For many consumers, the best way to research trips used to consist of keying those three components into the booking engine of a site like Orbitz.com, then checking for the cheapest results. But as the...Tags: Internet, Consumers, Networking, Trips and Vacations, Forrester Research Incorporated
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Time Warner Inc.'s AOL taps former Yahoo exec Gregory Coleman to head online ad business
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — AOL, struggling to remake itself as an advertising-based company, has named former Yahoo executive Gregory Coleman as head of its online advertising unit, making him the third person in that role in 17 months. Coleman, Yahoo Inc.'...Tags: Internet, Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.
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Ask.com joins forces with Symantec to provide answers about Internet security risks
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ask.com is counting on people's fear of online mischief to bring more traffic to its Internet search engine. To give Web surfers greater peace of mind, Ask has forged a deal that will plant its search engine on Norton...Tags: Internet, Software Industry, United States, McAfee Incorporated, Symantec Corp.
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Online database of construction plans to be launched
michael.frazier@newsday.comThe city Department of Buildings is making it easier for residents to challenge any developments going up in their neighborhood by creating an online database of construction plans, officials said Monday. New York will become the first city in the nation...Tags: Construction, Michael Bloomberg, Construction and Property
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Is students' video the best? Web site lets you decide
Forum Publishing GroupFor the second year in a row students from Seminole Ridge High School in Loxahatchee are poised to win the Ask a Librarian contest, but that is only if they receive enough votes from the community. The deadline to vote online is 11:59 p.m. Saturday. Ask a...Tags: Florida, Movies, Virginia, West Virginia, University of Central Florida
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Trader-education schools a difficult subject
Tribune ReporterMany trader-education firms fall somewhere between a school and a stock brokerage, a gray area that federal regulators are beginning to investigate after thousands of amateur investors have entrusted their money with questionable teachers. "What we're...Tags: Contracts, Lawyers, Financial and Business Services, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Investments
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Don't break the bank for dream gown
Tribune reporterAfter visiting two boutiquey bridal salons in Chicago, Marti Fernandez knew the chemistry just wasn't there. "They were so sterile and unwelcoming," said the 26-year-old spa owner, whose wedding is July 11. "One wouldn't let me take pictures of [a gown],...Tags: Sales, Marshall Field, Eva Mendes, Michelle Obama, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Anonymous e-cards notify partners about STD infections
Tribune reporterIn an effort to reach more people who have been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease, the Chicago Public Health Department is encouraging the use of electronic "postcards" to spread the word. The online service, InSpot, allows Chicagoans with STDs,...Tags: Health Organizations, Internet, Greeting Cards, Diseases, California
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Now showing: Netflix streaming profits
Tribune NewspapersNetflix Inc., the movies-by-mail service, has shown little sign of the economic slowdown that has nailed other companies this earnings season. But it attributed its fourth-quarter jump in revenue, profit and subscribers to a surprising factor: the surging...Tags: Contracts, Consumer Electronics Industry, Movies, Earnings, Netflix Inc.
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Online child care inspection results called misleading
Maryland has launched a new government Web site that gives consumers access to inspection results for thousands of licensed child care providers, but critics of the site say it is incomplete and unfair to the industry. The Maryland State Department of...Tags: Baltimore County, Consumers, Virginia, Family, Maryland
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Q&A;: Suburban Federal Savings
Suburban Federal Savings Bank of Crofton was closed by the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has been named as receiver. The Bank of Essex in Virginia has agreed to assume the deposits and most other assets. Suburban...Tags: Banking, Suburban Federal Savings Bank
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