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eBay pulls U.S. ads from Google's AdWords

newstrackern — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:23:23 EDT

Online auctioneer eBay Inc. has pulled its advertising from search company Google Inc.'s AdWords network in the United States, an eBay spokesman said Wednesday.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: ebay google

Hamas captures Fatah security HQ

Alexia — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:37:17 EDT

From the article: "Hamas militants have seized the headquarters of their rival Fatah's Preventive Security force, tightening their control over the Gaza Strip. Witnesses said Hamas had raised its flags over the compound in Gaza City, amid reports 14 Palestinians, mostly Fatah security workers, were killed. Gun battles continued elsewhere in Gaza with Hamas targeting Fatah's security and political command centres."

Channel: News Tags: hamas fatah middle east palestine gaza

Flickr censors Germany, suffers backlash

Fabienne — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:54:29 EDT

From Flickr: "SafeSearch is a feature that allows you to control what turns up in your searches on Flickr, and it's on for everyone by default. Note: If your Yahoo! ID is based in Singapore, Germany, Hong Kong or Korea you will only be able to view safe content based on your local Terms of Service so won't be able to turn SafeSearch off." A full revolt is going on at Flickr over this censorship.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: censorship flash mob backlash Korea Hong Kong Singapore photos Germany Flickr Yahoo

Yahoo stockholders vote against anticensorship proposal

schestowitz — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:16:17 EDT

Yahoo shareholders voted down a proposal that would have forced management to adopt stronger policies regarding government attempts to limit Internet access and to curtail freedom of speech in countries where Yahoo operates.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: yahoo stockholder shareholder greed censorship

Sacred Shiite shrine devastated

newstrackern — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:24:34 EDT

Insurgents blew up the remaining two minarets of the Askariya Mosque, a holy Shiite Muslim shrine in Samarra that was badly damaged in a similar attack in early 2006, a Samarra Police official told CNN. There was no immediate word on casualties.

Channel: News Tags: bomb Iraq shiite shrine Samarra al Askari

'Racist dog' behind job discrimination

corey.spring — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:29:55 EDT

A Belgian businessman rejected a Nigerian job applicant because the businessman said his own dog was racist and would bite non-whites, Belgian media reported on Saturday.

Channel: Careers & Jobs Tags: discrimination racism dog belgium

Iraq Makes Slow Progress On Meeting U.S. Targets

TimALoftis — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:19:53 EDT

"Slow as a turtle" was how one Iraqi lawmaker on Tuesday described Iraq's faltering progress in meeting political benchmarks set by Washington to encourage national reconciliation and end sectarian violence.

Channel: News Tags: Iraq Maliki sectarian violence iraqi government bush

Apple announces 3rd parties can write Web 2.0 apps for iPhone

Fabienne — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:02:43 EDT

From the blog post: "Along with all the Mac OS X-related announcements at WWDC today, Apple also announced a solution, of sorts, to the 3rd party apps conundrum surrounding the iPhone. Both on stage during today's WWDC keynote and in a press release issued this afternoon, it was revealed that the iPhone will allow 3rd party apps..."

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: iPhone third party web 2.0 development sdk

Qwest CEO Notebaert to Retire

MyWayOnNow — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:28:13 EDT

Richard Notebaert, who took over as head of Qwest Communications as the telecommunications company coped with an accounting scandal, said Monday he will retire as chairman and chief executive officer.

Channel: Money Tags: Qwest accounting scandal telecommunications

Answering "What is your greatest weakness?"

alexrudloff — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:52:11 EDT

We talk to a lot of job seekers. No other interview question seems to strike fear into the hearts of man more than "What is your greatest weakness?" There is no need to worry, it is an easily tackled question. You just have to know what the interviewer is looking for and how to appropriately phrase your answer.

Channel: Careers & Jobs Tags: interview job hunting career common questions what is your greatest weakness

BEA: Adventures in the Book Trade

JamesMarcus — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:30:21 EDT

Outside the Jacob Javits Convention Center, it was another scorching day in Manhattan. Inside, an estimated 36,000 editors, booksellers, authors, journalists, and publicists would soon be commingling. Welcome to Book Expo America, the publishing industry's annual romp, where the written word is the most desirable commodity on earth.

Channel: Books Tags: bea book industry atheism barbeque big read

Serb jailed over ethnic cleansing

newstrackern — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:03:49 EDT

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal convicted a wartime leader of Croatia's rebel Serbs of murder, torture and persecution Tuesday and sentenced him to 35 years in prison for a brutal ethnic cleansing campaign of non-Serbs in Croatia.

Channel: News Tags: Milan Martic Serb Serbia The Hague Croatia

Hamas gunmen attack Fatah HQ in Gaza City

Fabienne — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:46:35 EDT

From the article: "Hamas gunmen stormed a Fatah security headquarters in Gaza City on Tuesday, moving Palestinians closer to civil war, minutes after the Islamist group's deadline for Fatah to quit key facilities expired. After the deadline passed, witnesses said gunmen from Hamas's armed wing attacked against a large security compound of Fatah's national security forces in Gaza City."

Channel: News Tags: Palestine Hamas Gaza Gaza City Fatah

Apple Releasing a Windows Browser

clickman — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:35:48 EDT

Apple takes another step in taking over the world with a Windows version of the Safari Web browser.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: microsoft windows browser apple safari

Success for Mars rover bag test

Fabienne — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:26:13 EDT

From the article: "The project to design and build a European rover to send to Mars has passed an important milestone. Engineers have demonstrated a vented, or dead-beat, airbag technology that could be used to cushion the vehicle's landing on the Red Planet. An effective entry, descent and landing system will be critical to the success of the ExoMars mission, as it is known."

Channel: Science Tags: space mars ExoMars Europe rover