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Internet hacking group Anonymous takes aim at MP Vic Toews – CTV.ca

February 21, 2012 in Internet


CTV.ca

Internet hacking group Anonymous takes aim at MP Vic Toews
CTV.ca
(Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Anonymous is demanding Public Safety Minister Vic Toews kill the Internet surveillance bill. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is facing new threats tonight after his privacy bill drew the ire of internet hacking group ...
Anonymous targets Vic Toews over Internet surveillance bill, revives VikileaksNational Post (blog)

Why governments can't pass a privacy billOttawa Citizen
Internet snooping: Slogans and jingoism aren't enoughTheChronicleHerald.ca
CBC.ca -rabble.ca (blog) -Vancouver Sun
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BSkyB’s internet TV plan is brilliant, a rare example of perfect timing – The Guardian (blog)

February 19, 2012 in Internet


The Guardian (blog)

BSkyB's internet TV plan is brilliant, a rare example of perfect timing
The Guardian (blog)
On the internet, it's always better to jump before you're pushed. That's the clear lesson from John Naughton's new book, From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg, which points out – among other things – that "on the internet, disruption is a feature, not a bug".

Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet eats into iPad’s market share – Washington Post

February 17, 2012 in Market


Los Angeles Times

Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet eats into iPad's market share
Washington Post
Apple Inc., meanwhile, maintained its lead in the market, accounting for more than half of shipments. Amazon rolled out its Kindle Fire tablet in November, aiming to undercut Apple's iPad by selling a tablet at less than half the price.
Amazon's Kindle Fire grabs chunk of tablet market from Apple iPadLos Angeles Times

Amazon Rockets to Second Place in Tablet Market, iSuppli SaysPCWorld (blog)
iPhone 4S Impacted iPad Market Share More Than Kindle FirePC Magazine
Wall Street Journal -ZDNet (blog) -MarketWatch
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Comcast says it has virtually halted the drain of cable-TV subscribers – Philadelphia Inquirer

February 16, 2012 in Internet


New York Times (blog)

Comcast says it has virtually halted the drain of cable-TV subscribers
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Bob Fernandez GENE J. PUSKAR / AP So much for Netflix and other over-the-top Internet services quickly wiping out the cable-TV business. Comcast Corp. said Wednesday that it had virtually arrested the drain of cable-TV subscribers in the fourth ...
Comcast's earnings climb 26%Los Angeles Times

Comcast's Net Income Increases, Lifted by Internet SubscriptionsNew York Times (blog)
Comcast fends off Verizon, AT&T encroachment, ramps Wi-FiZDNet (blog)
Fox Business -Globe and Mail -MarketWatch (press release)
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Small-business confidence rises for 5th month – Reuters

February 14, 2012 in Business


Globe and Mail

Small-business confidence rises for 5th month
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Confidence among small US business owners rose for the fifth straight month in January and many are having trouble filling vacant positions, according to a survey released on Tuesday that added to signs the economic recovery is ...
Why small businesses love Valentine's DayGlobe and Mail

Small business optimism edges up, still trails 2011 levelsWashington Post (blog)
Small Business Optimism IncreasesWall Street Journal (blog)
Bloomberg -MarketWatch
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Xi Visit Includes Top Chinese Business Leaders – Wall Street Journal (blog)

February 14, 2012 in Business


ABC News

Xi Visit Includes Top Chinese Business Leaders
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Jeremy Page Some of China's most powerful business leaders are accompanying Vice President Xi Jinping on his visit to the US this week. Wan Jifei – head of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
Obama: China's Rise Comes With Duty on Trade, RightsBloomberg

US CEOs to press Xi on investment, counterfeitingReuters
President Obama hosts China Vice-President Xi JinpingBBC News

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Port Washington awards youth for business essays – Newsday (blog)

February 11, 2012 in Business


Port Washington awards youth for business essays
Newsday (blog)
Click here Port Washington awards youth for business essays 8:40 AM By Ann Luk Naome Sajnani, a seventh-grader at Weber Middle School in Port Washington, doesn't yet know whether she wants to be a doctor or a lawyer. But on Thursday, she was recognized ...

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Romney to business leaders: ‘I love you’ – Washington Post (blog)

February 10, 2012 in Business


FOX 4 News

Romney to business leaders: 'I love you'
Washington Post (blog)
“I know it seems like government doesn't like you,” Mitt Romney told a group of about 900 business people Friday morning in a ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Hotel here. “I love you.” Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) addresses the Northern ...
Romney appeals to US business with harsh China talkChicago Tribune

Romney Touts Innovation at CEA-NVTC Presidential SeriesMarketWatch (press release)

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Small business owners not expected to opt out of health care reform – Washington Post (blog)

February 10, 2012 in Business


Small business owners not expected to opt out of health care reform
Washington Post (blog)
By JD Harrison Only a few employers will take advantage of rules allowing some small businesses to avoid pending health reform measures, rendering the rules relatively obsolete and minimizing their impact on health insurance costs, according to new ...

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Mark Zuckerberg and Richard Branson: business prophets who look beyond profits – Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

February 10, 2012 in Business


Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

Mark Zuckerberg and Richard Branson: business prophets who look beyond profits
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Writing in the latest of the Age of Energy full pages produced in partnership with Shell, he said: “One of the most devastating theories of the Seventies was that – no matter what it took – the primary purpose of business was to maximise value for ...
Why Facebook – and every company – needs a diverse boardReuters Blogs (blog)


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