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Yammer has come to Silicon ValleyYammer, the Twitter-like microblogging service designed specifically for business use, has moved from West Hollywood to San Francisco to be closer to Silicon Valley's fabled startup scene.
Biz Journal Thursday, August 06, 2009Five RTI International projects get homeland security grantsFive research projects being handled by RTI International have garnered part of a $1.5 million grant awarded by The Institute for Homeland Security Solutions. The IHSS awarded the money to a total of six research projects.
Biz Journal Thursday, August 06, 2009U.S. subway rides via cellphones still a ways awayLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Imagine waving your cell phone and being admitted through the turnstile of a subway station, or ordering and paying for a gift without once having to open your wallet or enter a credit-card number.
Market Watch Thursday, August 06, 2009China probes Internet bootcamp after teen diesBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police are investigating a bootcamp for Internet addicts after a teenage boy died, apparently following a severe beating, just hours after checking in, the official Xinhua news agency said late on Wednesday.
Reuters Thursday, August 06, 2009''The Sims'' creator eyes the world beyond gamesNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (Reuters) - Will Wright, the creator behind top-selling
videogame
"The Sims," is eyeing life outside the virtual world.
Reuters Thursday, August 06, 2009News Corp may charge for Web news; blasts AmazonNEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp, which is trying to stem newspaper revenue declines, could charge for access to its news websites by the middle of next year, and might break off its relationship with Amazon.com Inc's Kindle e-reader if it cannot get better terms.
Reuters Thursday, August 06, 2009Twitter site knocked down in hack attackSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter, the popular Internet micro-blogging service, said it is fending off a cyber attack that prevented people from accessing its website for several hours on Thursday.
Reuters Thursday, August 06, 2009Be careful what you post online, career counselors warnNEW YORK (Reuters) - People concerned about their careers should be extra careful about what they post on the Internet during a recession, career counselors say.
Reuters Thursday, August 06, 2009Hack attack silences Twitter, Facebook sees delaysSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter and Facebook, two of the Web's hottest hangouts, suffered service problems on Thursday, raising speculation that they had come under a pre-planned coordinated attack by hackers.
Reuters Thursday, August 06, 2009Hacker attacks silence Twitter, slow FacebookSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter and Facebook said they suffered service problems from hacker attacks on Thursday, raising speculation of a coordinated campaign against the world's most popular online social networks.
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