Monthly Archives: April 2011

2,500 Volunteers Expected to Participate in 10th Anniversary Comcast Care Day

Atlanta – Comcast plans to make a difference in Atlanta by donating volunteer services and funds at 30 service projects held through the metro area during Saturday’s 10th Anniversary Comcast Cares Day 2011. From 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday, … Continue reading

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Newest Internet Meme: Royal Wedding Flower Girl Upstages Kate and Wills (PC World)

PC World – Internet records were smashed Friday by the first royal wedding of the social media era, as streaming video enabled billions to avoid the event’s brutal 2 a.m. wake-up call and watch the goings-on later instead of working. … Continue reading

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Comcast pitches in to help Restoration Park recover – Monroe News Star

Comcast pitches in to help Restoration Park recoverMonroe News StarComcast's “Cares Day” community service project at West Monroe's Restoration Park could not have come at a better time Friday. The company had scheduled its annual volunteer project weeks earlier to … Continue reading

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Amazon launches 69-cent song store (AP)

AP – Amazon.com Inc. this week launched a store that sells digital songs for 69 cents, an attempt to bring more people to its e-commerce website and bolster its plan to eventually charge people to store tunes on distant servers … Continue reading

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The Daily Deals Bandwagon Dissected [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)

Mashable – Every entrepreneur and his dog is offering a daily deals service these days. From Groupon’s slightly more original voucher system to Facebook’s newly launched Deals platform, deals have taken precedence in the web startup landscape. Courtesy of Online … Continue reading

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Comcast Plays Up ‘Symphony’ – Wall Street Journal

Comcast Plays Up 'Symphony'Wall Street JournalAs he eases into the role of chief of Comcast Corp.'s NBCU, Steve Burke is doubling down on an idea that's fallen out of favor in the media business: synergy. While other media companies are … Continue reading

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Comcast celebrates decade of community service – WMC-TV

Comcast celebrates decade of community serviceWMC-TVOn Saturday, April 30, more than 300 Comcast employees and their families and friends will perform community service projects to enhance and improve conditions in our community as part of Comcast's tenth “Comcast Cares Day.” … Continue reading

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Comcast Ready to Kick Apps With ‘CodeBig’ – Light Reading

Comcast Ready to Kick Apps With 'CodeBig'Light ReadingNEW YORK — Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is hoping to increase the value of its network by encouraging more application and software development from outsiders and finding ways to allow its video- … Continue reading

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White iPhone 4 Debuts, Slightly Thicker (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Proving once again that anything Apple does is immediately put under a microscope, headlines are making their way across the Internet regarding the thickness of the just-debuted white iPhone 4. Original story here.

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Amazon Apologizes for EC2 Cloud Outage (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Now that the dust has settled on the Amazon EC2 cloud outage, the company is offering an apology and a credit for its role in making many popular web sites, like FourSquare, Twitter, and Netflix, unavailable. Original story … Continue reading

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Live streamed royal wedding reigns on the Web (AP)

AP – Prince William and Kate Middleton may have had a traditional wedding, but the Internet traffic that accompanied the ceremony was something very new for the royal family. Original story here.

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NHL Playoffs: NBC Sports Group Nets Nielsen Marks With Opening Round Coverage – Multichannel News

Hollywood Reporter NHL Playoffs: NBC Sports Group Nets Nielsen Marks With Opening Round CoverageMultichannel NewsMeanwhile, the four Comcast SportsNets that aired their local NHL teams collectively generated a 22% vs. last year, with Chicago, Mid-Atlantic and Philadelphia posting viewership records. … Continue reading

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Amazon Selling Popular MP3s for 69 Cents (PC World)

PC World – Look out, Apple: Amazon’s just fired a shot that could challenge iTunes’ dominance in digital music. Amazon has slashed the price of several popular songs to just $0.69 on its Amazon MP3 service. The same songs are … Continue reading

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Kate’s sister Pippa becomes surprise Internet hit (AFP)

AFP – It may have been Kate Middleton’s big day — but her sister and maid of honour Pippa turned almost as many heads on Friday attracting a flood of praise on the Internet. Original story here.

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Around the Corners: Haines City Officers In Torch Run – The Ledger

Around the Corners: Haines City Officers In Torch RunThe LedgerThey are also requesting stories be typed or written out and shared at the reunion. The Davenport Historical Museum and City Hall will be opened for visitation during the reunion. [ … Continue reading

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