After January’s massive interest rate cut, marketing departments are pulling back on search engine advertising campaigns. The day after the federal government cut interest rates, LendingTree.com saw record traffic to its site for connecting borrowers and lenders. As a result, the marketing team at LendingTree pulled back…
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Google and the X Prize Foundation kick off their Google Lunar X Prize, announcing the first 10 registered competitors. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–A privately funded race to land a rover on the moon could cost each team well more than the $20 million grand prize they’re vying for, but…
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It would seem that the 24-7 Hollywood gossip machine couldn’t get any more invasive, but live Webcams are adding a whole new dimension to celebrity tracking. On L.A.’s famous Melrose Avenue, Pink’s Hot Dogs serves up chili cheese dogs to throngs of hungry people every day, including actor…
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Around the country, bars are tapping the Internet to let people know when they’re hopping–or dreadfully quiet. On a recent Friday evening at the Key West bar Hog’s Breath, Mike Murphy was enjoying a Miller Lite and potato skins in the company of his wife and friends. …
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The company is bundling dozens of smaller kids sites to build one big marketplace in an effort to appeal to advertisers. Club Penguin and Webkinz are rare success stories in the realm of sites that can draw tens of millions of loyal tweens and teens. So one company…
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The troubled Web giant used to be known for its innovative ways. To find a way to a brighter future, it could stand to take a look at its past. If Yahoo could be placed on a psychiatrist’s couch, the Internet giant would be told it was suffering…
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While some ex-Google employees are still grinding away as angel investors and entrepreneurs in the tech industry, it’s occurred to some others that they’re wealthy enough to do whatever they want. Sometimes, it’s not easy to leave the Googleplex. Even for the many millionaires among the…
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A horde of nouveau riche have moved on from the company, trading on Google credentials to reach new heights in tech or attempting to save the world. What would you do if you were flush with $10 million or $100 million? Would you retire, go to work every…
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