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Yahoo’s Stock Jumps on Report of Buyout Interest

Investors bid up shares after reports that Jonathan Miller, AOL’s former chief executive, is attempting a private buyout of Yahoo.

Posted Dec 02 2008, 06:55 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Computers and the Internet, Yahoo Inc|YHOO|NASDAQ, Private Equity, Miller, Jonathan

Getting to Carnegie via YouTube

A project that will allow users to audition by uploading videos of themselves performing a composition by Tan Dun was announced on Monday in London and New York.

Posted Dec 02 2008, 03:27 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Music, Google Inc|GOOG|NASDAQ, Recordings and Downloads (Video), YouTube.com, Classical Music, Carnegie Hall, YouTube Symphony Orchestra, Tan Dun

Drilling Down: Maybe Canadians Have More Friends

Canadian Internet users are far more likely than Americans to use a social networking Web site, according to a new report.

Posted Nov 30 2008, 08:24 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Google Inc|GOOG|NASDAQ, Social Networking (Internet)

Facebook Aims to Extend Its Reach Across the Web

With Facebook Connect, users can log onto a variety of sites and see their friends’ activities there.

Posted Nov 30 2008, 03:49 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Privacy, Facebook.com, MySpace.com, Sandberg, Sheryl, Zuckerberg, Mark E, Social Networking (Internet)

Citizen Journalists Provide Glimpses Into Attacks

The attacks in India served as another case study in how technology is transforming people into potential reporters, adding a new dimension to the news media.

Posted Nov 29 2008, 11:23 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Terrorism, News and News Media, Text Messaging, Mumbai (India)

That Digital Divide, Bridged in a Classroom

Computer learning centers are helping more seniors gain the computer skills necessary to return to work.

Posted Nov 29 2008, 10:16 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Vocational Training, Elderly

If You Post It, They Will Pray

Prayer has found a home on the Web with sites that allow anyone to request, for free, that strangers pray for them.

Posted Nov 29 2008, 09:45 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Prayers and Prayer Books

You’re Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy?

An emerging field called collective intelligence could create an Orwellian future on a level Big Brother could only dream of.

Posted Nov 29 2008, 03:06 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Science and Technology, Wireless Communications, Privacy

Mother Wants Maximum Penalty in Cyberbullying Case

Lori Drew, 49, was convicted on misdemeanor charges of accessing computers without authorization, mounting a hoax that led to the suicide of a 13-year-old girl.

Posted Nov 28 2008, 07:02 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Decisions and Verdicts, Drew, Lori, Meier, Megan, Meier, Tina

The Medium: The Thrill of Cognition

Videos of people solving Rubik’s Cubes suggest a distinctively online genre of entertainment.

Posted Nov 28 2008, 01:03 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, YouTube.com, Games, Gondry, Michel

Google’s Gatekeepers

Nicole Wong and her colleagues decide what the world can see on YouTube. Are they also determining the limits of free speech?

Posted Nov 28 2008, 12:13 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Google Inc|GOOG|NASDAQ, Recordings and Downloads (Video), YouTube.com, Censorship, Law and Legislation, Turkey, Search Engines, McLaughlin, Andrew, Walker, Kent, Wong, Nicole

Icahn Raises His Stake in Yahoo to 5.5%

Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor, bought nearly seven million additional shares of Yahoo in a move likely to fuel speculation over Yahoo’s search for a new chief executive.

Posted Nov 28 2008, 06:29 AM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Yahoo Inc|YHOO|NASDAQ, Icahn, Carl C, Yang, Jerry

Guilty Verdict in Cyberbullying Case Provokes Many Questions Over Online Identity

The verdict Wednesday in the MySpace cyberbullying case raised a variety of questions about the terms that users agree to when they log on to Web sites.

Posted Nov 27 2008, 10:55 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Frauds and Swindling, Decisions and Verdicts, MySpace.com, Drew, Lori

In Lean Times, Online Coupons Are Catching On

The effort to find a deal in brick-and-mortar stores has moved online, where a rising world of coupon-clipping has taken shape.

Posted Nov 27 2008, 11:56 AM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Retail Stores and Trade, Sales, Coupons

Grandma’s on the Computer Screen

The Web cam adventures of the nursery school set and their grandparents offer a glimpse at what can be gained — and what may be lost — by almost-being there.

Posted Nov 27 2008, 12:04 AM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Families and Family Life, Grandparents

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