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Self described reformed crack dealer/New York Times columnist David Carr continues the fine tradition of bad video creation by New York Times writers in a post in today’s Carpetbagger (The paper’s Oscars blog). What is he saying? Why is he saying it? I don’t know. No one knows. No more...  

This post was written by guest contributor Mark Brooks, an analyst/consultant whose blog Online Personals Watch summarizes the daily internet dating industry news. Earlier this week InterActive Corporation (IAC), which owns and operates popular paid dating sites Match.com and Chemistry.com...  

Aside from slashing its sales estimates today, Intel said it would take a $950 million impairment charge related to its investment in Clearwire, citing a decline in Cleawire’s stock price (to $4.93 as of Dec. 31). Intel has invested millions into Clearwire, which is building a nationwide WiMAX...  

A few weeks ago Terry Gou, chairman of Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the world’s largest original equipment maker, warned that the troubles facing the technology industry (because of the global economic downturn) were much steeper than people realized. His comments were met with...  

IBM readies free Symphony productivity suite for Mac. [OStatic] How to get paid better in 2009. [WebWorkerDaily] Adobe marches into your TV. [NewTeeVee] Scan and turn books into audio files. [jkOnTheRun] Skype 2.8 Beta Goes Live. It is Good. [theAppleBlog] Smart grid could create 280,000...  

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard Macbook Wheel, including the Hummingbird battery which can power the computer for a full 19 minutes. So simple. So perfect. I love The Onion. Crunch Network: CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0  

Comcast, which got in trouble with the FCC for its P2P-throttling approach to network management, has now completed its plan that deals with bandwidth hogs by slowing all broadband traffic for heavy Internet users during times of network congestion. The nation’s largest cable provider has posted...  

Two notes from Wall Street analysts came to my inbox today with top-ten predictions for what 2009 holds in store for the technology industry. J.P. Morgan’s Imran Khan, for instance, predicts Yahoo and Microsoft will finally strike a search deal, video advertising on the Web isn’t working...  

In discussing the study, Christakis encourages parents to become Internet savvy and stay ahead of their kids' Internet knowledge base. ...  

AURORA, IL - The editors of Accounting Technology are pleased to announce that Sikich has been chosen as a Technology Pacesetter for 2008. ...  

(AP) — Alex Davis had career highs with 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead Tennessee Tech to a 67-60 victory over Eastern Illinois on Monday night. ...  

Tech Mahindra isn’t looking at a bid for Satyam Computer until Satyam’s board meeting on Jan. 10, CNBC-TV18 channel reported, citing unidentified sources. ...  

Instead of federal lawsuits, the RIAA claims it would now rely on a series of accords it had reached with "leading" internet service providers, ...  

How about some interactive content, like educational distance learning material, or computer-based training courses? Or all of your iTunes content? ...  

Year-end prognosticators have their work cut out for them. Most predictions made a year ago were undone by events few actually foresaw. Now things are as uncertain as ever. 2009 could bring a healthy recovery, or another financial crisis could set us back even further. So rather than specific...