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Man who sold life sets 100 goals
Between the Web and morning news shows, most of you have probably heard of Ian Usher, the Australian man who auctioned his life -- complete with his house, job and friends -- on eBay. Well, the auction closed Sunday with a winning bid of about $384,000. And Mr. Usher, apparently, isn't pleased.
Yahoo defends its current board
In a stockholder presentation filed this morning with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Yahoo Inc. defended its current board of directors as "the best and most qualified group" to lead the company.
Free headsets for ticketed motorists
Have you been ticketed for talking on your cell phone while driving in the District? If so, you might be out a hundred bucks, but under one company's new promotion, you're eligible for a free wireless headset.
Barnes and Nobles to sell digital magazines
The nation's No. 1 brick-and-mortar book seller, Barnes & Noble Inc., recently inked a deal with Zinio LLC to sell digital versions of magazines. Under the deal, visitors to BN.com can choose from more than 1,000 titles and order them via both print and digital subscriptions.
Web access for rent
I'm not sure about you, but I've certainly been in this position before: You're going on a trip o...
Microsoft suing software dealers for piracy
Microsoft Corp. today announced a sweeping set of lawsuits against software resellers in four cou...
More on the D block
For those of you who didn't see it, my column today summarized a talk about the future of the so-...
Facebook Chat reactions
As most Facebookers surely have noticed by now, the country's No. 2 social networking site has ad...
Senate committee votes to nullify FCC rule
The Senate Commerce Committee, in a nod to opponents of media consolidation, today approved a bil...
As home sales go, so go related Web searches
From the interesting but not-too-surprising department: An analyst at Hitwise compared falling pr...
EBay Inc. tangles with Craigslist
Online auctioneer eBay is taking Craigslist to court over claims that the San Francisco-based cla...
"Net neutrality" for dummies (or normal people who
Call it what you will — "Internet freedom," "net neutrality," "network management" —...
Google celebrates National Small Business Week
Folks from the Internet search giant are in Dupont Circle today at Free Range Studios demonstrati...
Oregon: Only we can publish our state laws
State lawyers for Oregon have issued at least two cease-and-desist letters this month demanding t...
