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  • July 2007

    • Miss New Jersey Survives Racy Photo Furor

      New York Post  |  Jul 13, 07 3:22 PM CDT

      Miss New Jersey Survives Racy Photo Furor

      (Newser) - Miss New Jersey can keep her tiara, say pageant officials who ruled unanimously that risqué photos of the beauty queen leaked from her Facebook page aren't that bad. The images, which Amy Polumbo revealed on the Today Show yesterday, contained no nudity or underage drinking, but did show Polumbo in some mildly suggestive positions. More »

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      Internet  • Facebook  • photography  • beauty pageant  • Today Show  • beauty queen  • Miss New Jersey  • Amy Polumbo

    • Suit Forces AOL to Let Users Log Off

      Associated Press  |  Jul 12, 07 3:00 PM CDT

      Suit Forces AOL to Let Users Log Off

      (Newser) - AOL paid a $3 million settlement to frustrated users ensnared by Byzantine cancellation procedures, and made it easier to cancel accounts, in a bid to avoid wider litigation yesterday. Customers attempting to ditch the service had met unending conversations with reps who were allegedly paid bonuses of up to $3,000 for each cancellation they averted. More »

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      Internet  • lawsuit  • AOL

    • Nielsen to Rank Sites by View Time, Not Hits

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 11, 07 5:16 AM CDT

      Nielsen to Rank Sites by View Time, Not Hits

      (Newser) - Nielsen will move to ranking web sites based on how long sites are viewed rather than how many hits a page receives. The shift will boost ratings for AOL and Yahoo, where millions have email accounts, over Google and MySpace. Advertisers will likely still pay rates based on hits, but the change could spur a restructuring of sites, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      Internet  • website  • web surfing  • Nielsen

    • Five Priciest Web Domains

      Forbes  |  Jul 8, 07 12:40 PM CDT

      Five Priciest Web Domains

      (Newser) - Sex.com -             $12  million   (2005) Porn.com -           $9.5 million   (2007) Business.com -      $7.5 million   (1999) Diamond.com -      $7.5 million   (2006) Beer.com -            $7.0  million  (1999) More »

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      Internet  • list  • website  • web  • web domain

    • Garden State Beauty Queen Claims Blackmail

      Star-Ledger  |  Jul 6, 07 7:25 AM CDT

      Garden State Beauty Queen Claims Blackmail

      (Newser) - The reigning Miss New Jersey says an uncongenial blackmailer is trying to muscle her out of her tiara with untoward photos, the Star Ledger reports. Amy Polumbo, 22, received as many as 12 pictures in the mail last month with a letter demanding she surrender her title to the runner-up. The photos were apparently lifted from a private Facebook page. More »

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      Internet  • Facebook  • New Jersey  • beauty pageant  • extortion  • beauty  • blackmail  • Miss New Jersey  • Amy Polumbo

    • eBay Takes on Craigslist

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jul 4, 07 4:12 PM CDT

      eBay Takes on Craigslist

      (Newser) - With no fanfare, eBay has launched a challenge to Craigslist, the colossus of the online classified ad market. Kijiji classifieds, which have already been successful abroad, quietly expanded into the US last week. Kijiji knows what it's up against: eBay bought 25% of Craigslist in 2004 to get an inside perspective on the industry, and isn't planning on selling. More »

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      Internet  • eBay  • online advertising  • Craigslist  • online auction  • Kijiji

    • PR Firms Target Customers' Google Reputations

      Washington Post  |  Jul 2, 07 3:00 PM CDT

      PR Firms Target Customers' Google Reputations

      (Newser) - If your first hit on Google feels like a mafia hit, don't despair. Firms like ReputationDefender and Reputation Management offer clients an enhanced image on the top search engine by creating links, sites, YouTube videos, and MySpace profiles that promote positive Google results, and lower the pageranks of defamatory comments. More »

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      Internet  • Google  • YouTube  • MySpace  • online privacy  • search engine  • message boards  • forums

    • Carlyle Bids on Faltering Virgin Media

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 2, 07 1:37 PM CDT

      Carlyle Bids on Faltering Virgin Media

      (Newser) - The friendly corporate raiders at the Carlyle Group have floated an offer to buy out Virgin Media, the British cable provider, with total equity in the range of $8B and $10B, the Journal reports. The besieged media company has been losing customers to rivals in the UK, and has stacked up debt nearing $12B. More »

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      Internet  • cell phones  • media  • Goldman Sachs  • acquisitions  • cable TV  • buyout  • Richard Branson  • Carlyle Group  • Virgin

  • June 2007