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All rights reserved Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:15:07 PST Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:15:07 PST 14175 CNET News CNET http://www.news.com/2009-1090-980549.html 20 http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/gr/prtnr/rss_logo.gif http://news.cnet.com/ 88 31 http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10113328-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 According to PaidContent, some of the Barry Diller-led conglomerate's "programming" sites may be sold off, as it tries to weather the recession. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10113328-93.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:59:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10113277-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 Entertainment conglomerate, parent company of MTV Networks, says it expects to save $200 million to $250 million in 2009 with the cutbacks. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10113277-93.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:29:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10113095-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 Billionaire investor opposes selling just a portion of the Internet pioneer because he believes the stock is undervalued. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10113095-93.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:45:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10112860-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 It's no secret Google has been pinching pennies. While engineering still matters, revenue generation is in the driver's seat. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10112860-93.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:17:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10112841-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 A successful public-private partnership to combat cyberthreats will require more trust and forward-looking ideas, policy experts say referring to Homeland Security. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10112841-38.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:59:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10112759-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 The Netflix Player by Roku and Apple TV both see marked performance loss in delivering video to customers. Are they connected? http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10112759-93.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:08:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10112730-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 Government information collection and sharing programs are too secretive, security and privacy experts tell the House Homeland Security Committee. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10112730-38.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:47:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10112602-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 At an event in New York, the in-game advertising company pitches its product as a choice option for reaching the coveted 18-34 male demographic. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10112602-36.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:45:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10112372-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 Stephen Colbert wants viewers to go on iTunes today at exactly 5 p.m. EST to buy his Christmas album. Currently, Kanye West has the No. 1 spot on iTunes and Colbert is peeved. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10112372-93.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:41:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10112327-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 One part social network, one part video archive, and one part office productivity drain, Comedy Central's Jokes.com is designed as a hub for all things stand-up comedy. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10112327-36.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:28:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10112138-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 User-built online encyclopedia receives grant to hire new developers, with a goal of making the occasionally confusing interface friendlier to non-geek contributors. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10112138-36.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:47:00 PST http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-10112119-12.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 Apple gives developers the green light to distribute a small number of promotional codes for iPhone apps, allowing some users to try them out for free. http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-10112119-12.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:27:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-10112117-39.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 Mike Horowitz, a Google employee since 2003, has taken a new job at Fetch overseeing a product to extract useful information from the Web. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-10112117-39.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:20:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10112047-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 News Corp.'s social-networking site will begin streaming video clips from members' pages, as well as professionally produced ones, to video-enabled mobile devices. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10112047-93.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:40:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10112021-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 The teen girl social-networking site plans to shut down on December 16, according to an e-mail sent to users. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10112021-93.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:00:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10111870-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 Feds tell district judge government must be allowed to protect the heartland. EFF says that is fine, but don't strip away constitutional rights. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10111870-93.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:28:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10111918-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 A promotion related to the band's newly released album crashes the drink maker's Web site--and the band is ready to pop over a giveaway it wasn't involved with. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10111918-93.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:00:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10111752-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 A law signed by President Bush will compel the Federal Communications Commission to explore content-blocking technologies. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10111752-38.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:39:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10111638-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 After its in-house classified ads system failed to take a bite out of Craigslist, Facebook turned to an official outside provider--a rarity for the social network--to revamp the feature. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10111638-36.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:48:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10111404-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1023_3-0-5 The universal log-in standard has been around for three years now. So why is Facebook Connect stealing all its thunder? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10111404-36.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:43:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50004647.html?part=rss&tag=rsspr.6248145&subj=newsCyberprivacy advocates have welcomed the prospect of an Obama presidency. But they may want to wait before popping the champagne corks. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper goes over the record with Declan McCullagh. http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50004647.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:38:00 PST