Archive for January, 2008

Defining moment for Comcast? - TCPalm

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Defining moment for Comcast?TCPalm, FL - 1 hour agoComcast planned to add five high definition, or HD, channels to its lineup in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River and Palm Beach counties by 6 am today …Comcast adding high def channels to Treasure Coast lineup TCPalmall 2 news articles

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Defining moment for Comcast? (TCPalm.com)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Comcast planned to add five high definition, or HD, channels to its lineup in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River and Palm Beach counties by 6 a.m. today : Discovery HD, USA Network, SciFi HD, Animal Planet HD, and History Channel HD.

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Google’s 4Q earnings miss raises worries (AP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

AP - Google Inc.’s top executives say all is well at the Internet search leader despite a rare earnings disappointment, but investors are worried something is amiss.

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Comcast Creates Fancast - Are You Ready For Prime Time TV On Your PC? - Laptop Logic

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Laptop Logic

Comcast Creates Fancast - Are You Ready For Prime Time TV On Your PC?Laptop Logic, CA - 2 hours agoFancast has pedigree, being the virtual child of Comcast. This beta version is worth your time and the price is right. I want my content FREE and I refuse …

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Yahoo’s dethroned chief executive leaves board of directors (AFP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

AFP - Dethroned Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel left the struggling Internet firm’s board of directors on Thursday.

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RFD Signs Carriage Deal With Comcast - Broadcast Newsroom

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

RFD Signs Carriage Deal With ComcastBroadcast Newsroom, CA - 2 hours ago(Multichannel News) _ RFD-TV said Thursday it signed an affiliation agreement that lets it seek carriage on Comcast cable systems for its …

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Yahoo’s Semel steps down as chairman (AP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

AP - Terry Semel stepped down as Yahoo Inc.’s chairman Thursday, severing his ties with the slumping Internet icon 7 1/2 months after he resigned as chief executive under shareholder pressure.

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Amazon to buy Audible for $300 million (Reuters)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Reuters - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on
Thursday it reached a deal to buy digital audio books provider
Audible Inc for about $300 million, aiming to bolster its audio
download offerings.

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Finger-thin cables tie Internet together (AP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

AP - The lines that tie the globe together by carrying phone calls and Internet traffic are just two-thirds of an inch thick where they lie on the ocean floor.

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Electronic Arts swings to 3Q loss (AP)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

AP - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in the third quarter, hurt by restructuring charges and the way it accounts for online-enabled games.

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Google Revenue Rises, Social Networking Ads Fall Short (TechWeb)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

TechWeb - CEO Eric Schmidt notes that more than half of the company’s search traffic is now outside the United States.

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Philadelphia Makes Back-Up Plan In Case Earthlink Bails - BroadbandReports.com

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Philadelphia Makes Back-Up Plan In Case Earthlink BailsBroadbandReports.com, NY - 7 hours agoTerry Phillis, Chief Information Officer for Philadelphia’s Mayor’s Office, has stated that the city expects EarthLink to bail on its construction of a …

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RFD Signs Carriage Deal With Comcast (MultiChannel News)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

RFD-TV said Thursday it signed an affiliation agreement that lets it seek carriage on Comcast cable systems for its standard-definition and high-definition channels.

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RFD Signs Carriage Deal With Comcast - Multichannel News

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Jossip

RFD Signs Carriage Deal With ComcastMultichannel News, NY - 7 hours agoRFD-TV said Thursday it signed an affiliation agreement that lets it seek carriage on Comcast cable systems for its standard-definition and high-definition …Comcast to Add RFD HD With Don Imus TVPredictions.com (press release)Imus Closer to a Return to TV New York TimesIMUS IS COMING, IMUS IS COMING Contactmusic.comJossip - New York Timesall 9 news articles

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Katherine Heigl named “most desirable woman” (Reuters)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Reuters - Superlatives keep piling up for
actress Katherine Heigl who on Thursday was named the “most
desirable woman of 2008″ by lifestyle Web site, AskMen.com.

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