'South Park' Creators Win Ad Sharing in Deal - New York Times

Seeded on Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:26 PM EDT (The New York Times)

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Because of the slow entry into the digital realm of Viacom, Comedy Central's parent, and an almost crippling deal point in Mr. Stone's and Mr.

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Harrah's, AEG to Build Arena in Vegas

Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:15 PM EDT

By Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer (Clipped by dubby)

Casino giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. announced Wednesday that it will partner with AEG, the company that brought David Beckham to the Los Angeles Galaxy, to build a 20,000-seat arena in Las Vegas capable of housing an NBA or NHL team.

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Scientists hail 'frozen smoke' as material that will change world

Seeded on Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:11 PM EDT (The Times)

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A MIRACLE material for the 21st century could protect your home against bomb blasts, mop up oil spillages and even help man to fly to Mars.

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Blockbuster to Buy Movie Download Firm

Wed Aug 8, 2007 7:52 PM EDT

By Gary Gentile, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com (Clipped by dubby)

Although Blockbuster Inc.'s Total Access program has been adding subscribers faster than Netflix Inc.'s DVD rental service, Netflix was able to tout that only it offered the ability to instantly download movies and TV shows to a computer. Not for long. Blockbuster said Wednesday it is buying the digital movie-download service Movielink, giving it a stronger online foothold to compete with its rival.

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Facebook Buys Firefox Startup

Seeded on Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:23 AM EDT (The Register (UK))

Seeded by Donald Turnbull (Clipped by dubby)

Facebook, the ubiquitous, in-your-face social [cough] networking website, has acquired Parakey, a startup run by the co-founders of Mozilla Firefox. Financial terms of the deal, which was announced on 19 July, were not disclosed.

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One man out, one league in trouble

Seeded on Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:58 PM EDT (ESPN.com)

Seeded by Adam Hobson (Clipped by dubby)

On Friday afternoon in southern California, you could hear the cacophony of frustrated screenwriters pounding their desks in disgust. The Tim Donaghy scandal doubled as the easiest movie pitch ever.

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FBI's Secret Spyware Tracks Down Teen Who Made Bomb Threats

Seeded on Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:06 PM EDT (Wired News)

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The court filing offers the first public glimpse into the bureau's long-suspected spyware capability, in which the FBI adopts techniques more common to online criminals.

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Poll: Rooting for Bonds Divided by Race

Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:39 PM EDT

By Ben Walker, AP Baseball Writer (Clipped by dubby)

When it comes to rooting for Barry Bonds to become the home run champion, one factor stands out: race. An AP-Ipsos poll released Monday showed 55 percent of minority baseball fans want Bonds to set the record, while only 34 percent of non-Hispanic white baseball fans hope he passes Hank Aaron's record.

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