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Why Facebook Fell Apart

Sep 24, 2010
Facebook went dark for more than two and a half hours yesterday. It is the biggest service outage in more than 4 years. Like buttons disappeared...
Posted In: business, social media
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Future Tense becomes Marketplace Tech Report

Sep 17, 2010
Hi everyone. John Moe here. Starting Monday, September 20th, Future Tense will be going by the name Marketplace Tech Report. Producer Larissa An...
Posted In: news
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75 years later, drivers still frustrated by parking meters

Jul 16, 2010
It's the parking meter's 75th birthday. And understandably, not everyone feels like celebrating. Andrea Bernstein looks into how they evolved.
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Opting out of targeted ads with Power I

Jun 21, 2010
Ad Age's Michael Learmonth talks with Kai Ryssdal about what the Power I is and how it can help you opt out of targeted advertising.
Posted In: Internet
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How FCC's broadband plan affects you

Jun 17, 2010
The FCC is taking steps to change the regulation of high-speed Internet providers. It wants to treat the providers more like phone companies, so they'd have to give all Internet traffic equal access. The agency is opening up public comment on the plan. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports on how the plan might affect the economy.
Posted In: Internet
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Starbucks brews free Wi-Fi, site access

Jun 15, 2010
This summer, Starbucks will stop charging for Internet access and offer free Wi-Fi. Jeff Horwich reports.
Posted In: Internet
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Social-shopping sites high in data value

Jun 2, 2010
Nowadays when you want to show off your purchases, the thing to do is go online. It's called "social shopping," and websites where consumers can post their latest buys are popping up all over. Sally Herships reports.
Posted In: Internet, Retail
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Will others follow AT&T data limit plan?

Jun 2, 2010
AT&T says it is eliminating its unlimited data plan starting next week, which means new iPhone and iPad users will have to limit their usage or pay for extra data. Jeff Horwich reports.
Posted In: Internet
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Why pay for MP3s, when you can P2P?

May 14, 2010
Marketplace's Joel Rose looks into why some still pay for music, when it is so easy to download free music with peer-to-peer technology.
Posted In: Entertainment, Internet
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Time to worry about Facebook's data?

May 10, 2010
Facebook recently launched its new "like" button, which lets you flag all kinds of preferences to share with friends. Commentator Farhad Manjoo explains how popularity will make these little buttons powerful.
Posted In: Internet

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