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Blog Alert for NYT > Technology, May 4, 2010

New Posts to NYT > Technology on May 4, 2010:

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1) Advertising: Consumer Groups Say Proposed Privacy Bill Is Flawed
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ebbbd5abb3d227a7e1b78735f7e91962

The proposal doesn?t provide enough protection, the consumer advocates say, from companies that want to gather personal information to tailor ads to users.

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2) New Technology Generates Database on Spill Damage
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8edb17c649e4c0d7a5e881d505b4bc01

A technology created to track political violence in Kenya with social media is now being used to log the effects of the oil spill on the Gulf Coast.

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3) Citysearch Gives Content to the Competition
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3501567c73d1be159fef85d631b28e89

Instead of counting on visits to its own site, Citysearch is distributing its listings to other sites and making money when people see ads there.

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4) Government Weighing Possible Apple Antitrust Probe
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=31e03804b0e7039024ca4822d0f8dedc

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice are exploring opening an antitrust probe into Apple.

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5) I.D.C. Is Sold to 2 Buyout Firms
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=704a270c88e1061e1cc89fc4cf2eb0ec

The $3.4 billion sale of Interactive Data Corporation to the firms Warburg Pincus and Silver Lake is one of the largest leveraged buyouts this year.

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6) Ning Planning to Remain Free for Teachers
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ea70c224007d2fa9b34a86ccef50f57f

Ning, which allows users to build their own social networks, is planning to waive fees for educators after announcing last month that it would end its free service.

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7) Leveraging Facebook to Find a Job
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ad9d1286000ca3f398c19b1e3ef85a42

Jibe, a New York start-up, will allow job seekers to connect their LinkedIn and Facebook profiles to hunt for work. It is aimed at recent college graduates.

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8) Google's Venture Fund Steps Up the Pace
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b007da2ba9056666e9a486535cfa8a48

In its first year Google Ventures invested in 10 start-ups, and it plans to expand its reach.

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9) Cameras on Your Back
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8a2b23f59b864e72dd6ff94223a68ed6

A company that has designed carrying solutions for the Israeli military makes a backpack for carrying cameras.

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10) Bringing Lite Brite to the iPad
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d4345b83c61d6eb67c69b44d91617b78

Anyone with fond memories of Lite Brite will instantly recognize iBrite, a $1.99 iPad app that lets you make a picture using colored dots.

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11) Inconspicuous Consumption: The Case of the iPad
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=155001cc47585fac58896547460c0213

Although Apple said iPads were selling faster than the original iPhone, it's still rare to see them in public.

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