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<title><![CDATA[Google Reverses "Absurd" Mozilla Code Ban@Slashdot]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Barence writes "Google has reversed its decision to ban projects created under the Mozilla Public License from being hosted on its Google Code site. Google banned the license in August, claiming it wanted to 'make a statement against open-source license proliferation' which it blamed for hindering the cross-pollination of code from one project to another. Chris DiBona, of Google's open source team, described its decision to ban the MPL as 'absurd,' citing the community's huge popularity." Jamie mentions that the issue was raised from the floor at OSCON at the Google Open Source Update panel, with DiBona on stage.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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<title><![CDATA[Behind the Doors of the Free Software Foundation@Slashdot]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Linux.com has an interesting look at the inner workings of the Free Software Foundation (FSF). "The purpose of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) is probably obvious from its name -- but what does promoting free software mean in terms of everyday activity? Examining the roles of the organization shows how complex the FSF's advocacy role has become. It also reveals the range of services available to the free software community, and helps to explain how such a small group has had such a major influence on computer technology. As a 501(c)3 charity in the United States, the FSF is run by a board of directors. The current board includes FSF founder and president Richard M. Stallman and long-term member Henry Poole, but, in the last few years, new faces have appeared on the board."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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<title><![CDATA[ Dead Sea Scrolls To Go Digital On Internet@Slashdot]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[mernil writes to mention that the Dead Sea Scrolls are headed for the internet. The Israel Antiquities Authority, custodians of the scrolls, plan on digitizing the 900 fragments to make them available to the public via the internet. Unfortunately they are claiming the project will take somewhere in the neighborhood of two years to complete.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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<title><![CDATA[IBM Flash Memory Breaks 1 Million IOPS Barrier@Slashdot]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[alphadogg writes to tell us that IBM is claiming a victory on the flash storage front. Their new research project "Quicksilver" is claiming data transfer speeds of more than 1 million input/output operations per second (IOPS). "IBM said Quicksilver is two and a half times faster than its own SAN Volume Controller coupled with IBM's DS4700 storage. It would also be two and a half times faster than technology from Texas Memory Systems, which says it has the world's fastest storage with an IOPS rate of 400,000. "Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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<title><![CDATA[Hit Man Email Scammer Back With a Vengeance@Slashdot]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[coondoggie writes "The online Hitman scammer, who threatens to kill recipients if they do not pay thousands of dollars to the sender, is still sending out thousands of emails and the FBI is again today warning users to ignore the spam and report any incidents to the Internet Crime Complaint Center. Two new versions of the scheme began appearing in July 2008, the FBI said. One instructed the recipient to contact a telephone number contained in the e-mail and the other claimed the recipient or a 'loved one' was going to be kidnapped unless a ransom was paid."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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<title><![CDATA[Bloatware Removal Threatens PC Industry Profits@Slashdot]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Anti-Globalism sends along a piece on how a consumer-friendly service is not so good for PC manufacturers. "Before they ship PCs to retailers like Best Buy, computer makers load them up with lots of free software. For $30, Best Buy will get rid of it for you. That simple cleanup service is threatening the precarious economics of the personal computer industry. Software companies pay hundreds of millions of dollars to PC makers like Hewlett-Packard to install their photo tools, financial programs, and other products, usually with some tie-in to a paid service or upgrade. With margins growing thinner than most laptops, this critical revenue can make the difference between profit and loss for the computer makers, industry analysts say."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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<title><![CDATA[Morph's Outpost 15th anniversary@Boing Boing]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the early 1990s cyberculture, Morph's Outpost on the Digital Frontier was a hip multimedia technical magazine inspired in design (and consciousness) by 60s underground newspapers. This month is the 15th anniversary of the first issue. To celebrate, co-founders Jody Radzik (Art Director), Doug Millison (Editor), and Dave Pola (Ad Developer), have made the magazine's signature comic strip, Morph's Outpost On The Digital Frontier, by Fred "Sundance" Gromadski, available online. Millison has also launched an online Morph's retrospective. Dig that logo treatment by Kai "Power Tools" Krause! Morph's Outpost comic, Morph's Outpost site (Thanks, Jody Radzik!)...
      
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<title><![CDATA[Enterprises Tap Open Source Via Eclipse@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Enterprise organizations are tapping the benefits not only of using open source software, but contributing to it by using the Eclipse model. The Eclipse Swordfish, Tigerstripe, Open Financial Market Platform and Open System Engineering Environment projects are all based on code contributed by end-user enterprises.   -  As an indication that the open source model is beginning to mature and move beyond just independent software vendors (ISVs) and into the enterprise, Eclipse Foundation leaders say a new trend in Eclipse indicates that enterprises are beginning to develop and contribute code to Eclipse projects.
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<title><![CDATA[Worm on NASA Space Station Underscores Spread of Online Gaming Threats@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers at McAfee and anti-virus vendor ESET have found virtual gaming threats are on the rise. Recent reports of the discovery of a password-stealing worm targeted at online gamers aboard the International Space Station underscores the prevalence of the problem. NASA has said no mission-critical systems were affected by the worm's presence.   -  A laptop and an affinity for online gaming that may have been all it took to introduce a cyber-security threat to a space station.
Though NASA Spokesman Kelly Humphries remained unwilling today to officially confirm the nature of the worm detected on laptops at the International Space Station, spac...

      
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<title><![CDATA[Gov Jindal: We Must Protect New Orleans@ABC News: Technology & Science]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Louisiana governor says more needs to be done to save Louisiana's coastline.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FAA outage reveals odd computing practices 
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<description><![CDATA[AP - When a computer glitch at a Federal Aviation Administration center caused widespread airline delays this week, it served as a reminder that the U.S. flight system is waiting for a modernizing overhaul. But it also appears the FAA's management of its existing technologies falls short of standards in other vital sectors.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Buys Ciao.com to Boost E-Shopping Search@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In a bid to boost its Internet search and e-commerce business in Europe, Microsoft agrees to buy Greenfield Online, owner of popular European price comparison Web site ciao.com, for about $486 million.   -  
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LONDON (Reuters) - Microsoft has agreed to buy Greenfield Online, owner
of popular European price comparison website ciao.com, for about $486
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<title><![CDATA[Humax Looks Into Set-top Box Future@PC World Latest Technology News]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[With the iCORD Hybrid set-top box, manufacturer Humax shows some of what it has in store at the IFA electronics show in...
  
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<title><![CDATA[Oracle Technical Forum Upgrade Plagued With Problems@PC World Latest Technology News]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Oracle has been experiencing major problems with its technical forums this week after a platforum upgrade.
      
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo trashes Mash, still looking for social network glory@Ars Technica]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Yahoo has shut down its first social product, Mash, after announcing major plans to morph itself into a giant social network. Is this a positive sign of regaining focus, or a bad omen that Yahoo just can't do social networking?Read More...
  

  
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<title><![CDATA[Secretive surveillance court rejects plea for transparency@Ars Technica]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In an opinion issued late Thursday, a judge for the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court denied a motion by the American Civil Liberties Union, which had sought permission to participate in secret proceedings to evaluate the constitutionality of the controversial FISA Amendments Act signed into law by President Bush last month.

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<title><![CDATA[SurePayroll (Fall 2008)@PC Magazine: New Product Reviews]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Our previous Editors' Choice in online payroll loses points for additional fees and a help system that's fallen behind the competition.

    
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<title><![CDATA[International Rectifier rejects Vishay buyout bid@Boston Globe -- Technology stories]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Chip maker International Rectifier Corp. has rejected a $1.6 billion buyout offer from competitor Vishay Intertechnology , saying it undervalues the company.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ahead of the Bell: Marvell down after 2Q results@Boston Globe -- Technology stories]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Shares of chip maker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. trended down in premarket trading Friday after its third-quarter revenue guidance came in below analyst estimates.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dell shares sink after lackluster 2Q report@Boston Globe -- Technology stories]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dell Inc. shares fell Friday after the computer maker's fiscal second-quarter earnings slipped and its gross margin missed Wall Street expectations, leading analysts to cut their estimates.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WHERE am I? Xohm to launch with location services@Ars Technica]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sprint will allow third party developers to build location-aware services on the company's forthcoming WiMAX network, Xohm.Read More...
      
  
  
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<title><![CDATA[Tech Making Traditional VCs Obsolete@Wired Top Stories]]></title>
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Bob Rice has had many careers. He was an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, a partner at law firm Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, C.E.O. of a tech startup, and now runs merchant bank Tangent Capital, which he founded in 2005.

In his spare time, Rice managed to write Three Moves Ahead: What Chess Can Teach You About Business, one of the more interesting business reads to come down the pike this year, in which he uses the tried-and-true strategies of chess for insight into running a business.

Today, he's squeezing in some blogging. One day. One place: Portfolio.com. 

Ah, those Sand Hill Road visionaries, the venture capital guys who finance the future and dictate the trends. It must be fun out there, getting the first glimpses of tomorrow. But suddenly there's a wonderful irony at work: That very future is destroying their industry.

Newspapers are rife with stories about the decline of big V.C. investments, pointing to the trend as a sign of a more conservative investment environment. But I don't think that's really the issue.

Instead, something much more profound is going on: The basic V.C. model is broken. And new technology is driving a much more efficient system for capital allocation to startups.

In fact, technology is largely at fault both for what's wrong with the V.C. world and for what's replacing it. The problem with the industry is this--it's just too cheap to start new companies these days.

Virtual offices allow talent to gather from around the country to work on a new idea without having to quit full-time jobs too early. Servers, computers, and bandwidth are essentially free, and a robust telecommunications platform can be rented for a few tens of dollars a month. Software development can be outsourced without taking on big fixed costs. There are countless programs to manage customer relations, mine contacts, handle the books, and plan and monitor projects. And of course, the internet has reduced the costs of finding customers and testing new concepts to nearly nothing.

Okay, so what? Well, the classic V.C.'s simply have too much money under management, and too expensive a talent pool, to waste time looking at investing anything less than $10 million in a project. Meantime, no entrepreneur wants to give up equity by taking in more money than he absolutely needs. So, when it only costs a few million to get a serious new company off the ground, how can the V.C.'s really play? They have to find places to make gigantic gambles, usually overpaying because the other big V.C.'s are also trying to invest in the few really big-dollar opportunities out there. It has become a system doomed to failure.

The flip side of the story is the rise of angel investor groups. These investment consortiums have always been ideally positioned to provide $500,000 to $5 million equity injections; but until recently, that wasn't enough to get a serious effort off the ground. More fundamentally, however, they have historically not been terribly investor-friendly, largely because the individual members have other occupations.

The individual members didn't work in the same place or even at the same times, so angels were terribly inefficient at evaluating transactions, sharing information, and negotiating and documenting deals.

Those days are over, thanks to software developed by David Rose, founder of the New York Angels (yes, I belong). Angelsoft is a wonderful collaboration platform that manages deal flow, helps match talent and expertise to projects, provides easy-to-use data rooms for potential investors, and generally drives the investment process. It combines project management and social networking in a way that, for the first time, makes the angel process efficient for both the company seeking capital and the potential investors.

The big news now is that, in a period of just a couple of years, over 400 angel groups around the globe have standardized on the platform. That means, of course, that they will also be able to share deals between themselves, vastly expanding the capital and expertise available for any given project.

And entrepreneurs can now create one submission to get access, literally, to a world of sophisticated, organized investors. It sounds like a revolution to me. Check it out at the group's website.

And so, once again, technology is driving a paradigm shift. But this time, it's France in 1789: The progenitors of change are becoming the victims.
    
    
    
    
  

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<title><![CDATA[Top 5 Gadgets That Could Get You Arrested@Wired Top Stories]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[OK, we'll admit it. Some of us are drawn to dangerous gear like bears to a picnic basket. There's just something devilishly appealing about mixing a few of our favorite things (tech toys) with one of our least (a ride in the back of a squad car). 

Although we'd never condone breaking the law with these five gadgets, we can't deny our morbid fascination with them. Just remember: If misused, these gizmos could get you slapped with a set of handcuffs along with a criminal record. 1. The WASP Knife











A vicious double-whammy of sharpened steel and freezing gas menaces watermelons everywhere.

Image: Courtesy of WASP Knife





Designed to quickly dispatch marauding undersea predators, this 5.25-inch hunting/tactical blade conceals a catastrophic one-two punch. After you shank say, a Great White Shark, a flick of a button injects the beast with an 800-psi blast of compressed air. This basketball-sized sphere of freezing gas decimates the interior of whatever it's injected into; whatever's left simply floats to the surface. It works great on watermelons, too.

Why It'd Get You Arrested: 

Stabbing random objects on dry land (and then making them explode) is the fast track to a vandalism charge. Turning the WASP Knife on an innocent creature for non-defense purposes, though? Depending on the state, you're looking at aggravated assault, assault with a deadly weapon, animal cruelty or even the rarely used &quot;mayhem&quot; charge. 

2. Sonar II Burner










The Sonar II can burn through garbage bags and retinas with equal aplomb. 

Image: Courtesy of Wicked Lasers





Look, everyone wants a lightsaber. But we can't have them because: A) midi-chlorians don't exist and, B) law enforcement agencies are already less-than-enthused over high-power handheld lasers. Consider for a moment, Wicked Lasers' Sonar II Burner. Essentially a more powerful version of the lasers found in Blu-ray players, this six-inch tool doesn't have to compensate for anything; it can light matches, burn holes through paper and melt plastic. 

Why It'd Get You Arrested: 

Where to begin? At 60mW, the Sonar II is totally capable of starting fires (arson), burning retinas (assault) and disorienting airline pilots (Gitmo). 

3. EMT Paintball Sentry Turret










Fires 30 rounds per second. Fully automated. Illegal in virtually all forms of competitive paintball. 

Image: Courtesy of Evolution Model Technology





May the Flying Spaghetti Monster's noodley appendage help the poor schmoe who ends up in the cross hairs of the Sentry Turret. This remote-controlled, tripod-mounted paintball cannon unleashes oil-based vengeance at 30 rounds per second on full-auto. And all you paint-balling pros take note: The EMT is not some glorified sloppy-shot Brass Eagle. Integrated-vibration dampeners plus rotation/tilt mechanisms make rounds fired from this gadget highly accurate. 

Why It'd Get You Arrested: 

With the amount of paint the Sentry is capable of unloading, you'd definitely be facing accusations of assault, disturbing the peace and any other charges your welt-covered victims care to press.

4. Fiber Laser Marking System










It may not look menacing, but this portable laser can sear images into rock, glass and metal.

Image: Courtesy of Laser Photonics





If you're going to deface public property, you might as well get an assist from technology. Laser Photonic's unintentional contribution to this practice is the &quot;Handheld Fiber Laser Marking System.&quot; This portable, high-power laser was originally designed for etching graphics into industrial surfaces like metal, glass and stone. Sure, it lacks the DIY charm of spray paint. But it makes up for this by running off a car battery, and being able to etch almost any graphic you can load on a multimedia card.

Why It'd Get You Arrested:

Tagging public property with such creativity and zeal is likely to bump up the charge. A number of states reserve the right to boost vandalism charges to the felonious level if the damage exceeds $400, is especially malicious or is performed by a repeat offender. 

5. Lil' Buttie LB110










Don?t let the name fool you; this gadget is not your friend ? if you get caught illegally tapping a phone line with it. 

Image: Courtesy of Test-Um





You don't have to work for the NSA to listen to other people's phone calls. A nifty lineman's handset like the Lil' Buttie LB110 is enough to do the trick. This cheap, easy-to-find gadget is the cornerstone of tapping a phone line. All it really takes is hooking the handset's alligator clamps to a set of exposed telephone wires and syncing up the handset. Once you're on the line, you can snoop on conversations, record them or even dial out at your leisure.

Why It'd Get You Arrested: 

Despite what you may think, owning a &quot;butt set&quot; isn't illegal. Don't be fooled though -- unless you're using it for running diagnostics on your own phone line, someone's bound to drop the hammer. Getting caught using (or even installing) an unauthorized line is the express lane to a felonious wiretapping charge, and/or a lifetime of government scrutiny. Trust us on this one. 
    
    
    
    
  

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<description><![CDATA[AP - The tropical storm bearing down on the Gulf Coast could be a test for the country's wireless carriers, which faced criticism and a regulatory push after Hurricane Katrina took out networks.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[A consortium of consumer groups weighs in with the Copyright Office on the thorny question of buffer copies. Do music services need to license song copies stored in RAM on the server and client side?Read More...
  

  
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<title><![CDATA[Glossy Black Finish Dominates Consumer Electronics@PC World Latest Technology News]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[One trend more obvious than any other at the IFA electronics show is how glossy black has taken over the consumer electronics...
  
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<title><![CDATA[Malaysia Internet Ban on Anti-Government Web Site Draws Outcry@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Malaysia has pulled the plug on a popular news portal often critical of the government, sparking protests from a resurgent opposition. Malaysia's telecoms watchdog ordered Internet providers to block access to the Malaysia Today (www.malaysia-today.net) Web site because it posted comments that could incite the country's multiracial society, a government official said on Friday. Home (Interior) Minister Syed Hamid said Malaysia Today's editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin had ignored warnings from the watchdog to abide by the law.   -    
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has pulled the plug on a popular news portal often critical of the government, sparking protests from a resurgent opposition.
Malaysia's telecoms watchdog ordered Internet providers to block access to Malaysia Today (www.malaysia-today.net) Web site because it ...

      
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<title><![CDATA[Comcast to Throttle Cable Internet Customers' Broadband Network Usage@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Comcast, the largest U.S. cable network infrastructure operator, said, Aug. 28 it will cap customers' Internet usage starting Oct. 1 in a bid to ensure the best service for the vast majority of its subscribers. Comcast customers who top 250 GB in a month - the equivalent of 50 million e-mails or 124 standard-definition movies - twice in a six-month timeframe could have service terminated for a year.   -    
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Comcast Corp, the largest U.S. cable operator, said on Thursday it will cap customers' Internet usage starting Oct. 1, in a bid to ensure the best service for the vast majority of its subscribers.
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<description><![CDATA[Yahoo lost its lead of the U.S. market for online display advertising to MySpace and its parent company News Corp's Fox Interactive Media and MySpace. Fox Interactive's collection of sites, led by MySpace, drew 56.8 billion advertising views in June, compared with Yahoo's group of sites which had 53.1 billion, according to data from Web audience measurement firm comScore this week. A MySpace executive said it is closing the gap with rivals such as Yahoo, Time Warner's AOL and Microsoft's MSN after the revamp of its home page in June, which has drawn in big-name sponsors such as Sprint and Wendy's.   -    
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has lost its lead of the U.S. market for online display advertising to MySpace and its parent company News Corp's Fox Interactive Media and MySpace, new industry data shows.
Fox Interactive's collection of sites, led by MySpace, drew 56.8 billion advertising ...

      
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