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Eyeblaster plans initial public offering, again (AP)"

AP - Online advertising company Eyeblaster Inc. is planning an initial public offering, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday, though it did not disclose an expected size or price range.

OnLive game streaming service to start in June (AP)"

AP - In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to "stream" popular high-end games such as "Assassin's Creed II" over the Internet in June, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.

Google prepared to quit China over censor feud: executive (AFP)"

A Chinese flag flies over the company logo outside the Google China headquarters in Beijing in January 2010. A top Google executive reaffirmed Wednesday that the Internet giant is prepared to leave China if Beijing says it must censor Web searches or quit the country.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - A top Google executive told US lawmakers Wednesday that the Internet giant is prepared to leave China if Beijing says it must censor Web searches or quit the world's most populous online market.


Azerbaijan bloggers' appeal denied (AP)"

AP - A court in Azerbaijan has rejected the appeal of two bloggers who were sentenced to prison last year in a case that supporters say was politically motivated.

Global agency reconsiders `.xxx' for porn sites (AP)"

FILE - In this March 22, 2007 file photo, Stuart Lawley, chief executive of ICM Registry Inc., poses for a photo in his Jupiter, Fla home, Thursday, March 22, 2007 by one of his computers. A key global Internet oversight body is reopening discussions about whether to create a '.xxx' address for pornographic Web sites after an outside panel questioned the grounds for earlier rejecting such an online red-light district.(AP Photo/J. Pat Carter, file)AP - A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers.


Azerbaijan court rejects 'donkey video' bloggers' appeal (AFP)"

This undated video still image released by Azerbaijani OL (To Be) youth movement in 2009 shows an Azerbaijani blogger dressed in a donkey suit giving a press conference in Baku. An Azerbaijani court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by two bloggers jailed after satirizing the government with an Internet video that showed a donkey giving a press conference, their lawyer said.(AFP/OL-HO/File)AFP - An Azerbaijani court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by two bloggers jailed after satirizing the government with an Internet video that showed a donkey giving a press conference, their lawyer said.


Google Apps Store Seeks Cloud Collaboration Boost (PC World)"

PC World - Google's new Apps Marketplace could give a significant boost to Web-based communication and collaboration software for businesses by creating a wide-ranging yet integrated virtual suite of heterogeneous cloud applications.

What You Need to Know About the IE Zero-Day (PC World)"

PC World - For the second time already in 2010, Microsoft's Patch Tuesday security bulletin release has come with a footnote--an unpatched zero-day exploit affecting Internet Explorer (IE). Security vendors are reporting more incidents of this new IE vulnerability being exploited in the wild, so IT administrators need to understand the threat and take action to protect vulnerable browsers.

Google Apps Marketplace Brings Cloud Services Together (PC World)"

PC World - The new Google Apps Marketplace extends the search giant's underpowered applications suite, offering a collection of other vendors' Software-as-a-Service applications that work with Google's cloud. The new online store also gives Google a new, if small for now, revenue stream that isn't driven by search-related advertising.

Google stands behind plan to stop China censorship (Reuters)"

Reuters - Google has not changed its decision to stop censoring its Chinese search site even if it means leaving that market, a senior executive told a U.S. Congressional panel on Wednesday.

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Swedish Artist Has His Axe Ready - March 10, 2010 - International Herald Tribune: Lars Vilks, a Swedish artist, seems remarkably relaxed about the possibility of being attacked by an axe-wielding assailant for having drawn the Prophet Muhammad's head on th ...

Kidney donors likely to live just as long, says study - March 10, 2010 - BreakingNews.ie: People who donate one of their kidneys are likely to live just as long as those who keep two, a major investigation found.

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