ANICK JESDANUN

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US to share Internet review amid worldwide growth

As Internet use expands worldwide, the United States said Wednesday it will give other governments and the private sector a greater oversight role in an organization whose decisions affect how computers relay traffic such as e-mail and Twitter posts.

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Life mag goes online through Google scan project

Decades of Life magazine have been scanned and posted online, giving the public the first comprehensive electronic access to the iconic publication's archives.

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As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth

Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were most of the other easy-to-use applications that have drawn more than a billion people online.

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Review: Evernote tops Yahoo for online note-taking

Like many people, I often find myself with a dozen open browser tabs and countless bookmarks as I plan trips or comb through reviews for a new gadget.

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Internet regulator mulls cybersquatting block

The Internet's key oversight agency is considering a centralized database of trademark holders, to cut down on questionable registrations of new Internet addresses.

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ICANN hires former cybersecurity chief as new CEO

The Internet agency with key oversight of the monikers behind every Web site, e-mail address and Twitter post named former U.S. cybersecurity chief Rod Beckstrom Friday as its next chief executive.

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Review: IE8 features good, but no need to switch

I procrastinated for nearly two weeks before installing Microsoft Corp.'s new Web browser.

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Study: Enforcement spurs rise in Web sex arrests

More people have been arrested in recent years for sexually soliciting youths online, but the sharp increase comes from better enforcement, and the Internet remains a relatively safe social environment, researchers said in a new study.

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Detroit newspapers hope fewer days can add up

Missing from the doorsteps and driveways of many Michigan homes Monday morning: newspapers.

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Study: Technology can overwhelm even 20-somethings

They are comfortable with gadgets, yet shudder sometimes as the cell phone rings.

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Delay expected in bids for new Internet addresses

Bids for new Internet addresses to rival ".com" and other suffixes will likely be delayed until the end of the year as a key oversight agency grapples with trademark and security issues.

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Media companies report 4Q losses and grim outlooks

Four media companies reported quarterly losses Thursday, weighed down by the declining value of their properties.

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Times executive editor hints at online access fees

The editor of The New York Times has hinted that the newspaper might charge again for access to some of its online offerings, less than two years after abandoning fees to boost advertising revenue.

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US News & World Report launches online weekly

The publishers of U.S. News and World Report, a one-time weekly that became a monthly print publication this year, said Friday it is reintroducing a weekly edition as a digital download.

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Gannett to explore dividend cut to conserve cash

Gannett Co. said Friday that its board would explore a dividend cut next month as the nation's largest newspaper publisher looks to conserve cash.

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NBC uses startup's tech to expand Web localization

Web sites for NBC-owned television stations are tapping technology from an Internet startup to let visitors hone in on their particular neighborhoods.

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Earnings Preview: Gannett Co.

Gannett Co., the nation's largest newspaper publisher, reports earnings for the fourth quarter and full year before the market opens Friday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

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Nielsen: Newspapers getting more Web visits

Leading U.S. newspaper Web sites are getting more visitors, and those visitors are coming more often, in what might be a small bright spot for an industry struggling with declining revenue.

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Bankruptcy court review of Cubs team sale likely

Although the Chicago Cubs aren't part of Tribune Co.'s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, experts say a federal court overseeing the case is likely to review the baseball team's impending sale anyhow.

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Newspapers make special inauguration sales plans

For the historic inauguration of the nation's first black president, The Washington Post is hiring hundreds of hawkers to help distribute more than 1.5 million additional copies of the newspaper over two days.

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Gannett imposes 1-week unpaid furlough as ads drop

USA Today publisher Gannett Co. imposed one-week unpaid furloughs for most of its U.S. employees Wednesday, saying the move could help minimize the need for further layoffs amid a severe advertising downturn.

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Panel: Technology alone can't protect kids online

A task force charged with assessing technologies for protecting children from unwanted contact online has concluded that no single approach is foolproof and that parental oversight is vital.

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Web startup to offer foreign news as papers cut

As budget cuts force many U.S. newspapers to retrench on their foreign coverage, veteran journalist Charles Sennott saw virtually no chance of getting another assignment abroad.

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Former newspaper rivals cooperate as jobs are cut

Just a dozen years ago, newspapers on either side of Arlington, Texas, fought fiercely for every reader in the fast-growing city, spending millions of dollars to expand their staffs and cover the smallest meetings and sporting events.

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