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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The creators of HBO's hidden-camera reality show "Taxicab Confessions" have relaunched the video site CrushedPlanet.com with a focus on subversive, alternative and adult-oriented content.

AFP - Google has set out to enable all websites, free of charge, to be imbued with common social networking features as the Internet evolves toward becoming a giant community along the lines of MySpace or Facebook.

Reuters - NBC Universal said Monday that it is forming the Digital Health network, a group of Web sites that will distribute health-focused videos produced by the network.

Reuters - Time Warner Inc's HBO cable network is expected to start selling shows on Apple Inc's iTunes digital entertainment service, with flexible pricing, sources familiar with the discussions said on Monday.

Reuters - As the September release of its first album in five years draws near, Metallica has launched a Web site to offer fans exclusive content and teasers of new songs.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online classifieds leader Craigslist.com on Monday filed a countersuit against business rival eBay Inc, alleging eBay had used its minority stake in Craigslist to steal corporate trade secrets.

Tennessee businesses with broadband Internet access rose 16 percent in the second half of last year, according to a new report.

EarthLink Inc. said Tuesday it is pulling the plug on its Wi-Fi network in Philadelphia. (ELNK)

Karl Mills, manager of the Counterpoint Select fund, says that investors should recognize that they are in a bit of a pickle with the credit crisis coming to an end but an economic contraction still squeezing people hard.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online classifieds leader Craigslist.com filed a countersuit on Tuesday against business rival eBay Inc, alleging eBay used its minority stake in Craigslist to steal its corporate trade secrets.