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The history of Charles Dickens (sort of) via the Smiths (sort of)
"As everybody knows," sings Charles Dickens, "I started writing prose." Under the 19th-century facial hair is English actor and musician Mathew Baynton. He presents the life and works of Charles Dickens in a three-minute pop song that sounds like it...Tags: Jane Austen, Physiology, Entertainment, David Copperfield, Television
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Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold — and risky — strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular...
Tags: Online Advertising, Advertising, Online Media Industry, Sociology, Marketing
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Is Yahoo's billion-dollar bet on synergy worth it?
When Google went public in 2004 for $85 a share, I wrote a column questioning such a high valuation for a company built on a math equation. Wasn't it inevitable that someone would come along with a better search algorithm? Google closed Monday at $908....
Tags: AOL LLC, Skype, Marketing, Advertising, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Viral star Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker wanted for murder
"Smash, Smash, SmAAaash!!!" Those words made "Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker a viral sensation. That was his description of how he swung a blow for justice in Fresno to stop a large driver who allegedly ran over and attacked a PG&E employee....
Tags: Prosecution, Wildlife, Comedy Central (tv network), Lawyers, Justice System
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On eve of Google developers conference, company 'hot again'
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Even though its ubiquitous Internet search engine practically mints money, Google Inc. was widely seen as a company whose best days were behind it. It was written off as the next Microsoft Corp. — a staid high-tech...
Tags: Networking, Companies and Corporations, Advertising, Apple Inc., Online Media Industry
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Hulu draws more bidders
Yahoo Inc., fresh off its $1.1-billion deal this week to acquire personal blogging site Tumblr, got in line Friday to pick up video streaming site Hulu. The late bid by the cash-rich Internet portal giant came on the same day that the Santa Monica...
Tags: Online Advertising, Television Industry, Advertising, Entertainment, Marketing
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Vimeo, Flickr reportedly to be built into Apple's upcoming iOS 7
The next version of Apple's iOS will reportedly include Flickr and Vimeo integration, making it easier for users to share content they create with the two social networks. Apple news website 9to5Mac reported Tuesday that iOS 7, which the Cupertino...
Tags: Entertainment, Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Computer Hardware, Eminem, Sociology
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Yahoo's challenge to be building Tumblr's advertising business
SAN FRANCISCO — To punctuate his company's $1.1-billion purchase by Yahoo Inc., Tumblr co-founder and Chief Executive David Karp let loose in a blog post with a celebratory expletive. It was classic Karp, a 26-year-old high school dropout who...
Tags: Rentals, Online Advertising, Social Sciences, Yahoo! Inc., Companies and Corporations
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'Arrested Development's' David Cross creates viral videos
As Tobias Funke, "Arrested Development's" doctor-turned-actor, David Cross has suffered many indignities, from wearing a ridiculous mustache in every episode to being turned completely blue. But to promote the imminent release of new "AD" episodes on...
Tags: Die Hard (movie), The X Factor (tv program), Arrested Development (tv program) , Entertainment, Movies
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YouTube: Psy's 'Gentleman' one of the biggest video launches ever
Another song, another record -- that's how it's going for Psy. After setting the record for most YouTube views ever with "Gangnam Style" last year, Psy followed up with the single "Gentleman" this month, and it took the new video just a day to start...
Tags: Muhammad Ali, Human Interest, Entertainment, Kony 2012 (movie), Music
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YouTube prevails in huge copyright suit with Viacom
In an epic clash between old and new media, Google Inc.'s video website YouTube has scored another huge victory in the long-running skirmish over copyright infringement brought by television giant Viacom Inc. A federal judge in New York on Thursday...
Tags: Sumner Redstone, Viacom Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Philippe P. Dauman, Judges
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Tech roundup: Google leads way in April Fools' Day jokes
Google is known for being a bit of a prankster when it comes to April Fools' Day, and the Silicon Valley giant this year once again lived up to its reputation. From an all-blue Gmail to the new "Google Nose" search service that can create artificial...
Tags: Networking, Computer Hardware, Sociology, April Fools' Day, Sony Corp.
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