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Netflix offers online-streaming-only plan

Nov 22, 2010
Netflix has been blowing its movie-rental competitors out of the water since offering its movies-by-mail service. But now, the company is looking to ditch those red envelopes, announcing its new cheaper plan for streaming online only -- no DVDs.
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How are you using technology to shop this year?

Nov 19, 2010
For our day after Thanksgiving show we want to hear from you. Even if you're not one of the hard-charging doorbuster shoppers in line for the big...
Posted In: business, Internet, Web Culture
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Why was 15 percent of the world's internet traffic routed through China for 18 minutes?

Nov 17, 2010
Short answer? We don't know. Slightly longer answer: It's kind of strange that we don't know. The incident occurred last April and was recently reported by the security firm McAfee. The Chinese government says the sudden traffic reroute was an accident but little is known about what happened to the data when it was there.
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Do you trust Facebook enough to let it handle your email?

Nov 16, 2010
Facebook announced a new messaging system that incorporates email, texts, instant messaging, and the Facebook messaging people are already using. But given the privacy concerns that have dogged the social media giant for years, are users going to be willing to trust Facebook enough to use it for all their personal communications?
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Facebook's email aimed at being all-inclusive

Nov 15, 2010
Facebook announced its new email platform today, which is aimed at combining all kinds of social technological communication into one. Kai Ryssdal talks with Marketplace's Steve Henn about who this is targeted at and how Facebook hopes it will succeed.
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Amazon.com removes controversial book but controversies may return

Nov 12, 2010
Amazon.com has removed an especially controversial title from its Kindle electronic book store. Amazon initially defended its own carrying of the book, saying that to remove it would be censorship, and then they yanked it anyway. But given the way Amazon stocks the virtual shelves of its online store, isn't this issue likely to come up again?
Posted In: Internet, Law
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Online privacy to get federal attention

Nov 12, 2010
The Commerce Department and the White House announced today plans to appoint a high-level privacy watchdog that would negotiate the issue of online privacy both overseas and in this country. But privacy advocates aren't happy about it. Bob Moon goes over the details with Steve Henn.
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Google picks up data, threats, investigations, criticisms

Nov 11, 2010
The Federal Communications Commission confirmed Wednesday it's investigating Google in response to the company collecting information from unsecured Wi-Fi networks while taking pictures for the Google Street View service. Google says it was an accident but the issue is far from settled.
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Need another distraction? Social networking in your browser

Nov 8, 2010
Email, Twitter, Facebook, cell phones -- there's no shortage of ways to connect electronically to others. Today comes a new Internet browser aimed at making it all easier. Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace's Steve Henn about RockMelt.
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What becomes of net neutrality after the election?

Nov 1, 2010
Tomorrow's elections will likely bring about a very different U.S. Congress as Republicans are set to make major gains. Where does that leave the idea of meaningful net neutrality legislation?
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