Internet/Broadband

As Data Flows In, the Dollars Flow Out

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John Anderson and Sharon Rapoport estimate they spend $400 a month, or close to $5,000 a year, keeping their family of four entertained at home.

Publishers Win a Bout in E-Book Price Fight

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Could book publishers suddenly be in the position of telling Google what to do?

Digital sales poised as game changer

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

The future of the video game business is playing out very differently on two sides of Los Angeles.

AdMob may win big even as privacy debate rages

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Location: AdMob, 60 East 3rd Avenue, San Mateo, CA, 94401, United States

AdMob Inc. isn't well known among consumers, but privacy groups, the Federal Trade Commission and mobile businesses all know its name.

Technology leading to more invasive marketing

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Advertisers and retailers are increasingly using technologies to mine for consumers' demographical information, create super-personalized ads and zero in on people's shopping habits.

China plans online gambling crackdown

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China plans to crack down on the online gambling industry, including the banks and websites that support it, the Ministry of Public Security said.

Iran's resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse Web game

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Location: Tehran, Iran

With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now comes in emails.

Commerce Awards Recovery Act Broadband Expansion Grants Totaling More than $20 Million for Virginia

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Location: Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative, 1100 Confroy Drive, South Boston, VA, 24592, United States

The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced two grants totaling more than $21.5 million to expand broadband Internet infrastructure in Virginia.

Verizon Blocks 4chan

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According to 4chan, they have been "explicitly blocked" by the Verizon wireless network.

An Open Door to Open Government

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Location: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20500, United States

Since early December, agencies have worked to create their own webpages to serve as the gateway for each agency's implementation of the Open Government Directive.

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