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Yahoo earnings take a dive

roundup Amid boardroom turmoil, the Internet company reports a 19 percent drop in net income.
• Yahoo discusses second quarter
• Jonathan Miller's future at Yahoo

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Click fraud harder to detect, but rate stays flat

Bogus clicks on ads, which can make money for Web sites but cost advertisers, were no more common in the second quarter. But click fraud is getting more sophisticated.

Posted By: Stephen Shankland Jul 23 2008

Defense asks for dismissal of MySpace case

Lawyers for Lori Drew, a Missouri woman who allegedly harassed a 13-year-old neighbor who later killed herself, say prosecutors are using a flawed and vague law.

Posted By: Holly Jackson Jul 23 2008

Report: Facebook growing faster than MySpace

MySpace still leads the U.S. social-networking market, but its more staid rival is rising fast, according to Hitwise.

Posted By: Stefanie Olsen Jul 23 2008

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News flash from the cover of 'Esquire': Paper magazines can be high tech, too

Esquire's editor in chief thinks the technology behind a planned issue's cover will show that the possibilities of print have just begun.
(From The New York Times)

July 21, 2008, 10:14 AM PDT

My son, the blogger: An M.D. trades medicine for Apple rumors

Dr. Arnold Kim's Web site, MacRumors.com, has become such a popular technology site, he has stopped practicing medicine to blog full time.
(From The New York Times)

July 21, 2008, 9:32 AM PDT

A book with 90,000 authors

Wikipedia makes a bold claim that it will make history in print publishing by creating a book with the most credited authors ever.
(From The New York Times)

July 19, 2008, 8:05 PM PDT

ICANN vote stirs worries of domain chaos

Will decision to allow custom top-level domains, despite rigorous application process, trigger new cybersquatting battles?

June 27, 2008, 11:34 AM PDT

Tech giants put their heads in the clouds

roundup Cloud computing is much more down to earth than the term might imply. For Google, Amazon, and others, it's about delivering bits to billions of devices--and users.

June 26, 2008, 12:51 PM PDT

The next wave of PCs

roundup New chips like Intel's Atom and Nvidia's Tegra are shaping the development of PCs from the Eee Box desktop to the emerging category of mobile Internet devices.

June 5, 2008, 11:30 AM PDT

At I/O, getting technical with Google

roundup The tech giant leads two days of in-depth and hands-on sessions for developers on how to build Web applications.

May 30, 2008, 9:21 AM PDT

Bringing perspective to the Twitter-sphere

roundup Is it too soon still to speak of the Twitter economy? Yeah, just a bit. But you'd be wise not to ignore the new vehicles for spreading the word.

May 27, 2008, 12:29 PM PDT