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Google launches Web display-ad marketplaceSearch giant launches a new service called DoubleClick Ad Exchange – essentially a clearing house for display advertising
The Globe and Mail Friday, September 18, 2009San Diego Is a Rising Star for Clean Energy, Technology JobsCalifornia's most Southern city is quickly becoming one of the best places to work in technology. With a large venture capital stake, an enormous research centers backed by state government, the most forgotten Pacific city is not just for the Navy and killer whales anymore. - San Diego, despite what you might have learned from fictitious Anchorman Ron Burgundy, was not founded by the Germans in 1842. In fact, it has a storied history with its neighbor to the South, Mexico, being a border town, a major U.S. port and a gateway to the U.S. Yes, the U.S. Navy still has a lar...
eWEEK Friday, September 18, 2009Good things come in small packages with 'Mini Ninjas'It's an epic ninja adventure of minute proportions. In Mini Ninjas, you play as a pint-sized warrior named Hiro, who vows to ...
USATODAY Friday, September 18, 2009Keep your guard up when using Twitter and FacebookYou're careful about what you post online. You know Facebook and Twitter posts can harm your dating and job prospects. And thieves ...
USATODAY Friday, September 18, 2009SEC Proposes Ban on Flash OrdersFederal regulators turned their attention on Thursday to the fast-paced and sometimes-opaque electronic trading systems that dominate financial markets, proposing to ban a type of trading that critics contend gives hedge funds and other financial firms an unfair advantage over individual investors.
Washington Post Friday, September 18, 2009Magazine has video pageTHE world's first video advert in a printed magazine - using technology similar to that in musical greetings cards - has been published in the US.
The Australian Friday, September 18, 2009Griffin announces volume-limiting headphones for kidsGriffin Technology has announced MyPhones, a new headphone with an integrated volume limiter to protect against hearing loss for children. The headphones are designed with soft-rubber ear cushions that sit just over the ear, with an adjustable band for comfort. The primary feature is an 85 decibel limit on the volume, helping to ensure that sound can never go high enough to damage the ear drum. It also comes with a customizable carrying case, along with three swappable shell caps....
macnn.com Friday, September 18, 2009Mariner Calc 2.0 adds customizable e-mail optionsMariner has released v2.0 of its spreadsheet editing application for the iPhone, Mariner Calc. The app is used to view and edit Microsoft Excel documents, with the ability to manage multiple sheets and wirelessly transmit files. The latest version features named range support, a find and replace tool, and utilizes a password protected WiFi web based file server. Version 2.0 also boasts customizable settings for e-mail options and user information....
macnn.com Friday, September 18, 2009Google bucks recession to soar in value by 25% in a yearInternet search company is big winner in list of 100 most valuable global brandsEven in the midst of a global economic downturn there is one company, it would seem, that is resistant to the recession. Can't think of the household name that has bucked the slump? Try Googling it.The internet search company was the biggest winner in the definitive list of the 100 most valuable global brands published today. Unsurprisingly, given the events of the last 12 months, banks and financial service companies accounted for four of the top five biggest fallers in the Interbrand top 100.The brand value of investment bank UBS was halved to $4.37bn (£2.65bn) from $8.74bn a year ago. Financial firms Citi, Morgan Stanley, American Express, and HSBC suffered
double-digit declines in the value of their brands, as did JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs.Google, which dominates the global search market and has expanded into software, video, email, mapping and web browsing, saw its brand value soar by 25% in the last
Guardian Friday, September 18, 2009Study finds T. rex had 8-foot mini precursorTyrannosaurus rex's likely ancestors started small but perfectly armed some 125 million years ago, dinosaur researchers reported ...
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