
Obama Girl, Britney boy top YouTube videos
December 28, 2007 10:20 AM ET

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Videos by a self-styled Obama Girl, a fan's
tearful defense of Britney Spears and an attack by a herd of
buffaloes on a pride of lions, were among the most popular clips
on YouTube.com in 2007.

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Americans more wired: survey
December 28, 2007 09:55 AM ET

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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - About 38 percent of U.S. consumers
are watching TV shows online, 36 percent use their cell phones
as entertainment devices and 45 percent are creating online
content like Web sites, music, videos and blogs for others,
according to a new-media survey from Deloitte & Touche.

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Online dating brings hope and frustration
December 28, 2007 03:46 PM ET

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TORONTO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Online dating renews women's hope
in love and sex, but can be just as disappointing as the real-life
dating scene, according to new Canadian research.

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Apple and Fox plan movie rental deal: reports
December 28, 2007 08:44 AM ET

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Twentieth Century Fox are
set to announce a deal that will allow consumers to rent Fox
movies through Apple's digital iTunes Store, according to media
reports on Thursday.

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Wal-Mart cancels movie download service
December 28, 2007 08:45 AM ET

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc quietly canceled
its online video download service less than a year after the
site went live, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday.

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Aspiring radio hosts need only a computer & phone
December 28, 2007 11:20 AM ET

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anyone with dreams of being a talk radio
star -- ranting about sports and politics, chatting with callers,
sharing recipes or car-buying tips -- can play host on their
own show, right on the Web.

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Amazon adds Warner Music tunes to download service
December 27, 2007 07:07 PM ET

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc has signed
on Warner Music Group Corp to its music download service, the
latest major record label to join the competitor to Apple Inc's
industry-leading iTunes store.

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Nokia delays N-gage gaming service launch
December 28, 2007 08:53 AM ET

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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia has again pushed back the launch of
its gaming service N-gage due to delays in software testing,
a spokesman said on Thursday, in the latest blow to the Internet
services ambitions of the world's top cell phone maker.

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Radiohead readies New Year's Eve Webcast
December 28, 2007 05:13 AM ET

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NEW YORK (Billboard) - English rock band Radiohead will perform
its new album, "In Rainbows," in its entirety during a pre-taped,
hour-long set that will premiere New Year's Eve on TV and the
Internet. The event will air on Current TV and Current.com starting
12 a.m. EST on December 31, and will repeat three times throughout the next day.

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Sony latest to quit rear-projection TVs
December 27, 2007 01:10 PM ET

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would stop making
rear-projection televisions, becoming the latest company to
distance itself from a technology once seen as a promising rival
of LCD and plasma displays in the flat-TV market.

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