Marketplace Tech for Friday, October 18, 2013
Oct 18, 2013

Marketplace Tech for Friday, October 18, 2013

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"The Fifth Estate" comes out today. The film is based on the real life events surrounding the website Wikileaks and the impact that document leaks had on the government, the press, and beyond. And, Google made investors happy yesterday with its quarterly earnings report. It turns out the online advertising business is still booming. Google's net income was up nearly $800 million over the same quarter last year.

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The lack of (legal) options for whistleblowers after Wikileaks

Oct 18, 2013
In a post-Wikileaks world, it's harder than ever to be a whistleblower.

How well do you know the internet? This week's Silicon Tally

Oct 18, 2013
4 million songs. 82,857 address books. $1,999. $14,000 per square foot: Can you guess what these numbers mean?

Advertising sales boost Google

Oct 18, 2013
The market is ga-ga for Google.

“The Fifth Estate” comes out today. The film is based on the real life events surrounding the website Wikileaks and the impact that document leaks had on the government, the press, and beyond. And, Google made investors happy yesterday with its quarterly earnings report. It turns out the online advertising business is still booming. Google’s net income was up nearly $800 million over the same quarter last year.

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