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Facebook Does About Face On Privacy

February 18, 2009
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After an angry crowd of Facebook users protested the changes to Facebook’s privacy policy, the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, posted clarification and a new policy. In the prior wording, it appeared Facebook was saying they owned all the users’ content for forever. Now, they make it clear that a user owns their own...
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Pioneer Electronics to Cut 10,000 Jobs

February 13, 2009
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The Japanese electronics maker is facing an annual loss of $1.4 billion. After cutting 5,900 jobs last year, they plan to cut an additional 10,000 jobs. Once a leader in the making of flat screen TVs, they announced their decision to pull out of that market. “Since the US financial crisis and ensuing global...
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Blink 182 Is Back Together!

February 9, 2009
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There have been many rumors about Blink 182. After frontman, Tom DeLonge, left to form Angels & Airwaves and drummer, Travis Barker, was in a serious plane crash, many thought the band would never play together again. However, they have announced on their website that they are back: “Hi. We’re Blink 182. This past...
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Attorney General Investigating Ticket Sales for Springsteen Concert

February 9, 2009
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STATEMENT FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY’S OFFICE Division of Consumer Affairs NEWARK – The Office of the Attorney General and the Division of Consumer Affairs are investigating Monday’s sale of Bruce Springsteen concerts tickets after consumers complained about problems they encountered during attempted online purchases. “Consumers are questioning what transpired and if...
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Bruce Springsteen Says No Bossing To Ticketmaster

February 9, 2009
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Though happy to have won a Grammy, Bruce Springsteen is not happy with the merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation. He wrote on his website: Last Monday, we were informed that Ticketmaster was redirecting your log-in requests for tickets at face value, to their secondary site TicketsNow, which specializes in up-selling tickets at above...
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Dump AOL? Time Warner Struggles

February 5, 2009
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TIME WARNER INC. REPORTS RESULTS FOR 2008 FULL YEAR AND FOURTH QUARTER NEW YORK, February 4, 2009 – Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) today reported financial results for its full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bewkes said: “We’re making progress at Time Warner toward our goals...
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The Walt Disney Company Earnings Suffer

February 4, 2009
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by widgette.com Disney disappointed Wall Street with a 14% drop in profits. Though they did still turn a profit, it was not as large as had been predicted. The company was hit hard by the collapse of Lehman brothers and had to write-off $91 million in bad debt. BURBANK, Calif. – The Walt Disney...
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Comedian Willie Asbury @ Caesars Paradise Stream Resort

February 2, 2009
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by RomBox.com for the Rock n’ Roll Romper Room Mt. Pocono, PA — Caesars Paradise Stream Resort is located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. The resort is located in a picturesque position close to the major ski attractions. The modern facility is clean, attractive and well staffed. Not only does it have nice...
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