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'Marley' documentary to stream on Facebook while in theaters

Thursday, April 12, 2012
Streaming Media's Dan Rayburn discusses the benefit of streaming a film on social networking sites at the same time as it's playing in theaters.
Posted In: streaming, movies, online

How much is your online data worth?

Thursday, February 23, 2012
The White House is proposing new online privacy rules. But one analyst tells us, advertisers aren't all that interested in who you really are.
Posted In: online advertising, online, web privacy, digital life, marketing

Online privacy plan could keep your donut habit hidden

Thursday, February 23, 2012
On the White House agenda today: a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. The Obama administration says we need more protection from companies that have gotten better and better at tracking us online.
Posted In: online, web privacy, white house
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The true costs of online piracy

Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Today, Wikipedia is blacking-out its site to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act. But are the costs of online piracy as high as some claim?
Posted In: SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, online, Wikipedia

States needing cash look to online gambling

Friday, December 30, 2011
States could expand lotteries and start new games like online poker thanks to a new ruling that allows Internet gambling.
Posted In: gambling, online

Best Buy can't fill Christmas orders

Thursday, December 22, 2011
The largest electronics chain says it won't be able to fill many orders before Christmas.
Posted In: Best Buy, online

Why your Internet connection is so *#$@!' slow

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
We've all suffered from BDDS at one time or another. Back-to-Dialup Delay Syndrome strikes during the peak hours of 8:45-10:45 in the evening. And Netflix gets a big chunk of the blame!
Posted In: web, online, netflix, Internet, broadband, streaming

District of Columbia and states want to legalize state by state, online gambling

Monday, August 15, 2011
Most are doing it for the revenue in hard economic times. Iowa, which has a surplus, says it is considering legalizing it to protect its citizens...
Posted In: gambling, online

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Times-Picayune to cut back jobs and production schedule

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Nick Hanauer on the TED talk, income inequality controversy

If the idea of "trickle-down economics" hasn't worked---when governments have actually *tried* it, rather than a form they...