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Turns Out Maker Is Building a Platform, But Not Killing YouTube External-link
Maker is definitely building a Web platform of some sort for its growing roster of YouTube talent—possibly a site built around a specific content vertical. But a YouTube killer? Not likely. In fact, Maker has expressed to YouTube officials that it does not plan to pull content off the site and continues t...
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Source: AdWeek
Jun 17, 2013 - 9:00 PM
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Starboard's battle with Smithfield over China-deal adds to activist image External-link
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Since Starboard Value LP was spun off as a separate hedge fund just over two years ago it has been fast gaining a reputation for aggressive shareholder activism, pushing for change in household names including AOL and Office Depot Inc .
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Jun 17, 2013 - 5:04 PM
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Turns Out Maker Is Building a Platform, But Not Killing YouTube External-link
Maker is definitely building a Web platform of some sort for its growing roster of YouTube talent—possibly a site built around a specific content vertical. But a YouTube killer? Not likely. In fact, Maker has expressed to YouTube officials that it does not plan to pull content off the site and continues t...
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Source: AdWeek
Jun 17, 2013 - 9:00 PM
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FTC's Privacy Guru Named Head of Bureau of Consumer Protection External-link
Jessica Rich, a 20-year Federal Trade Commission career attorney and expert in privacy, data and identity protection, and new technologies was named the new director of the agency's bureau of consumer protection. FTC chairwoman Edith Ramirez announced Rich's appointment today along with six other se...
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Source: AdWeek
Jun 17, 2013 - 1:10 PM
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Starboard's battle with Smithfield over China-deal adds to activist image External-link
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Since Starboard Value LP was spun off as a separate hedge fund just over two years ago it has been fast gaining a reputation for aggressive shareholder activism, pushing for change in household names including AOL and Office Depot Inc .
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Jun 17, 2013 - 5:04 PM
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Paltalk: It Was “Flattering” To Be Included In The PRISM Slidedeck External-link
The eyesore of a Powerpoint deck that contractor Edward Snowden had leaked had globally recognized names: Microsoft. Google. Yahoo. Facebook. Apple. AOL. Skype. YouTube. The NSA had allegedly collaborated with all of these Internet giants to request and access data on foreign users. But then there was also Paltalk. ...
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Source: TechCrunch
Jun 17, 2013 - 3:51 PM
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Fear And Loathing OF Silicon Valley External-link
Welcome to the Summer of 2013. Welcome to the summer when you’re not quite sure which of your Internet activities are being tracked. When you want to start Snapchatting everyone because at least then data “disappears.” Except when it doesn’t. This is the summer when, despite t...
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Source: TechCrunch
Jun 18, 2013 - 12:29 AM
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Yahoo! Discloses Number Of Data Requests From U.S. Law Agencies, Says It Will Issue “Transpa... External-link
Yahoo! is now the latest tech company to disclose the number of government requests for data it has received over the past 18 months, prompted by the fallout from the NSA spying scandal. In a statement co-signed by CEO Marissa Mayer and Yahoo! general counsel Ron Bell, the company said that Yahoo! received 12,000 ...
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Source: TechCrunch
Jun 17, 2013 - 9:26 PM
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NSA Leaker Denies Any Links to China External-link
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor behind revelations about government surveillance programs, denied he has ties to the Chinese government and said his disclosures were motivated by disappointment in President Obama.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Jun 17, 2013 - 12:05 PM
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Paltalk: It Was “Flattering” To Be Included In The PRISM Slidedeck External-link
The eyesore of a Powerpoint deck that contractor Edward Snowden had leaked had globally recognized names: Microsoft. Google. Yahoo. Facebook. Apple. AOL. Skype. YouTube. The NSA had allegedly collaborated with all of these Internet giants to request and access data on foreign users. But then there was also Paltalk. ...
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Source: TechCrunch
Jun 17, 2013 - 3:51 PM
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Davis Polk Welcomes Former FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz External-link
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Davis Polk Welcomes Former Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz as a Partner in its Washington, DC office
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Source: Business Wire
Jun 17, 2013 - 5:18 PM
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FTC's Privacy Guru Named Head of Bureau of Consumer Protection External-link
Jessica Rich, a 20-year Federal Trade Commission career attorney and expert in privacy, data and identity protection, and new technologies was named the new director of the agency's bureau of consumer protection. FTC chairwoman Edith Ramirez announced Rich's appointment today along with six other se...
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Source: AdWeek
Jun 17, 2013 - 1:10 PM
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Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent' External-link
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret.
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Source: Boston Herald
Jun 17, 2013 - 4:00 PM
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NSA Leaker Denies Any Links to China External-link
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor behind revelations about government surveillance programs, denied he has ties to the Chinese government and said his disclosures were motivated by disappointment in President Obama.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Jun 17, 2013 - 12:05 PM
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Yahoo discloses user data requests from US law enforcement agencies External-link
Yahoo has received between 12,000 to 13,000 requests for user data from law enforcement agencies in the U.S. between Dec. 1 and May 31 this year, the company said Monday.The most common of these requests concerned fraud, homicides, kidnappings, and other criminal investigations, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and General C...
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Source: PC World
Jun 17, 2013 - 4:05 PM
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Having problems with your Netflix? You can blame Verizon External-link
Verizon is locked in a head-butting battle with Cogent Communications, a large bandwidth provider. The cause for these issues: Netflix, one of Internet's killer applications that has been growing its share of the network. Bad news for Verizon customers: Netflix may not work as well.
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Source: GigaOM
Jun 17, 2013 - 7:23 PM
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PC Mag tours Tampa Bay, ranks wireless carriers External-link
Technology products publication PC Magazine named AT&T the fastest carrier for uploads, downloads and Web pages in a recent ranking of the Tampa/St. Petersburg area. In addition to AT&T (NYSE: T), the report ranked Sprint (NYSE: S), T-Mobile (NYSE: TMUS) and Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ). A rundown of the ma...
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Jun 17, 2013 - 11:52 AM
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Verizon Wireless eyes entry into Canada -- report External-link
The company could be making its entrance into Canada byway of a buyout of a small competitor in the country. [Read more]    
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Source: CNET
Jun 17, 2013 - 6:23 AM
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Executives from Arlington-based contractors sentenced for fraud External-link
Former executives of Arlington-based government security contracting firms Security Assistance Corp. and Protection Strategies Inc. are facing jail time after pleading guilty to fraud, ARLnow.com reported. Joseph Richards of Arlington and David Lux of Springfield were sentenced Friday to 27 and 15 months in prison,...
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Jun 17, 2013 - 10:30 AM
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Social Madness Round 1 ends today: Meet RideCentric External-link
RideCentric’s social media network is Nadia Ali’s baby. When the 25-year-old with a background in social media and a bachelor’s in advertising from the University of Texas at Arlington joined the company's sales team last year, she created and grew the business’ audience on Facebook and Twitter from the ground up. ...
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Jun 17, 2013 - 9:18 AM
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Briefly: Verizon may buy Wind, HTC One Android 4.2.2 update pulled External-link
According to reports, US wireless carrier Verizon is investigating the purchase of Canadian cellphone carrier Wind Mobile. One source noted by The Globe says that Verizon is "definitely taking a hard look right now." AT&T, Vodafone, and the Telenor Group of Norway are all potential suitors, accordi...
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Source: Electronista
Jun 17, 2013 - 3:03 PM
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Verizon tipped to offer limited edition Samsung Galaxy S4 External-link
How would you like to handpick the design of your Samsung Galaxy S4? Not just the wallpaper, mind you, but the outside case as well. That looks to be on tap for Verizon as @evleaks tells us the carrier is set to offer limited editions of the flagship Samsung experience. It’s not immediately clear how custo...
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Source: AndroidGuys
Jun 17, 2013 - 9:42 AM
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