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Microsoft Sneaks Out Free Windows Security Security Essentials 2.0
December 22, 2010 at 1:07 pm 0

Redmond, Washington -- Software monopolist Microsoft without fanfare over the weekend has sneaked out the latest version of its Microsoft Security Essentials 2 (MSE) antivirus software. (more…)

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Google Expands Free Gmail Calling Through 2011
December 21, 2010 at 1:08 pm 0

Mountain View, California -- Inspired by the holiday spirit, and just when the year 2010 was coming to end, Google has decided to play Santa by extending its current phone calling offer for Gmail users in the US, permitting them to call landlines and mobiles in Canada and the US for free throughout 2011. (more…)

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AOL Scoops-Up Personal Profile Startup “About.me” Four Days After Launch
December 21, 2010 at 12:58 pm 0

New York -- In a surprising turn or events, just four days after personal profile startup About.me, threw its doors open to the public, has been scooped up by web portal AOL on Monday for and undisclosed sum. It will be incorporated with the consumer applications division, led by AOL exec Brad Garlinghouse.

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Google, MySpace Renew Search Deal, Expand Advertising Accord for Several Years
December 20, 2010 at 5:03 pm 0

Mountain View, California -- Google Inc. and Beverly Hills, California-based MySpace, the social-networking website owned by News Corp., over the weekend endorsed a new multi-year search and advertising relationship under a long-term deal that no longer assures the social network lucrative guaranteed payments, according to a person familiar with the matter. (more…)
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Google Warns Searchers With Hacked Site Notifications In Search Results
December 20, 2010 at 4:58 pm 0

San Francisco -- For sites that are prone to vulnerabilities and cyber threats, and to help you keep tabs, global search engine leader Google over the weekend, expanded a program intended to prevent search engine users from visiting websites that could scam them or install malware on their computers with the following notification: “This site may be compromised,” the company said. (more…)
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MapQuest Introduces User-Generated OpenStreet Mapping Service In The US
December 20, 2010 at 4:51 pm 0

Los Angeles -- Found an error on MapQuest? Well, you now have the opportunity to fix it. The AOL subsidiary, making a rebirth tour last weekend harnessing the wealth of OpenStreetMap data, the innovator of online mapping from the 1990s launched a separate website that empowers users to correct factual errors, identify previously unmarked or newly added streets and destinations as well as define the best directions that real drivers know, and otherwise improve the mapped world around them.

This was anticipated, since the online mapping service provider MapQuest recently appointed Hurricane Coast to manage its $1 million open-source mapping investment fund in the United States. Now teaming with OpenStreetMap, MapQuest has unfolded a world where maps are editable by thousands of contributors, making for something akin to Wikipedia of maps.

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I define success when I see a bride and groom at the end of their wedding smiling! – Jay Silverstein
December 20, 2010 at 2:00 pm 0

What good is an event without some groovy music to shake your leg to? Occasional Sounds Entertainment is that channel which commits itself to filling that void and bringing to you music that not just complements the ambiance and spirit of the occasion but is also melodious to listen to. Be it wedding functions, birthday parties, anniversaries, sweet sixteens or a serious event for that matter, there’s music for every occasion.

Jay Silverstein is the man of the moment here at Occasional Sounds Entertainment who brings to his business a zest that reflects in his Musical offerings. A DJ himself, he shares with us the passion and ideals that make him successful in his long running stint as a musician and entrepreneur. (more…)

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Google Adds New “Follow News” Feature
December 18, 2010 at 12:49 pm 0

Mountain View, California -- Global search engine behemoth Google has quietly added a fascinating new feature to Google News -- "Follow News" option that empowers internet users the chance to bookmark articles from a particular site.

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AOL Acquires Digital Display Advertising Startup Pictela
December 18, 2010 at 12:42 pm 0

New York -- Ailing Internet outfit AOL Inc., after making several acquisition during the past few months, on Thursday said it has scooped up New York-based digital advertising company Pictela Inc., the developer of a technology platform for serving and distributing high-definition display ads in an effort to bring magazine-quality photography to banner ads, along with the interactivity digital provides to attract more ad dollars from big brands by selling larger, glitzier ad formats.

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Twitter Solicits Businesses To Advertise With “Promoted” Tweets
December 18, 2010 at 12:35 pm 0

Los Angeles -- Popular micro-blogging site Twitter, on Wednesday unleashed a revamped page for its business efforts, which prominently features its advertising services of Promoted Tweets, Promoted Trends and Promoted Accounts as well as opens the door to any advertiser who wants to appear on Twitter.

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