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NYTimes.com friends Facebook in revamp
AFP, Published on 02/12/2011
» In a bid to elevate the debate, The New York Times is revamping reader comments on its website and joining a growing number of US newspapers in integrating Facebook...
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Amazon opens Spanish, Italian Kindle stores
AFP, Published on 02/12/2011
» Amazon began offering digital books in Spanish and Italian for the Kindle on Thursday and selling Spanish- and Italian-language versions of the electronic book...
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AOL's Steve Case launches $450 mn investment fund
AFP, Published on 02/12/2011
» AOL co-founder Steve Case and two former top AOL executives announced Thursday they have raised $450 million to invest in start-ups located outside of Silicon...
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Businessmen unveil plans for 'Muslim Facebook'
AFP, Published on 02/12/2011
» A group of Muslim businessmen unveiled plans in Turkey on Thursday for a Facebook-style social networking site with "healthy values" for a young, Islamic...
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YouTube remake spotlights TV-style channels
AFP, Published on 02/12/2011
» YouTube on Thursday unveiled a major redesign that showcases television-style channels and promises slicker integration with other Google online properties.
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Apple's Grand Central store opening on December 9
AFP, Published on 02/12/2011
» Apple announced on Thursday it will open its new store in Grand Central Terminal next week as state authorities said they are looking into whether the company...
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Thomson Reuters CEO stepping down
AFP, Published on 02/12/2011
» Thomson Reuters announced Thursday that chief executive Tom Glocer will step down at the end of the year and will be replaced by chief operating officer James...
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Neither high nor dry
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/12/2011
» Many of those motorists who thought their cars would be safe and dry on the second floor of Don Mueang airport's Terminal 2 were mistaken.
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Low-lying communities getting some relief
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/12/2011
» With much of Bangkok dry or nearly dry, pumps are being moved to where they are really needed, the low-lying communities were drainage is difficult.