Yahoo! Music Store Support Dead by Sept. 30

Ownership of digital content remains a huge sticking point between purchasers and vendors, as buyers are led to believe that they're buying a product, whereas vendors insist on treating it as a lease."Several months after the Microsoft MSN Music Store snafu, Yahoo announced...

'Swim with the sea lions' plan at Alta. mall may be dangerous: Expert

We should leave them alone on their own habitat. " A plan to let customers at the West Edmonton Mall swim with sea lions is being called ill-conceived - and possibly dangerous. After all, sea lions can bite,...

Growing Your Company with Existing Clientele

"Being in business for a while, you eventually begin to shed many of your initial fears as you begin to find confidence in what you are doing. Living though situations you once feared and coming out safely on the other side is a learning experience many people have to go...

The End of White Flight

"The End of White Flight For the First Time in Decades, Cities' Black Populations Lose Ground, Stirring Clashes Over Class, Culture and Even Ice Cream By CONOR DOUGHERTYJuly 19, 2008; Page A1 Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is...

Women and Online Bingo

"Friday, July 18, 2008 Women and Online Bingo A recent survey has shown that more than 85% of online Bingo players are women, as compared to 40% in 2004. Middle aged women and older ladies are really...

Loud music makes people drink faster

When you're at a loud club, do you ever feel like the bass is cheering you on: "chug chug chug?" I don't either, but some new research suggests that loud music increases drinking speed from about 15 minutes a beer...

Russia's sex slave industry thrives, rights groups say

"Young women in bright miniskirts and high heels line up to sell themselves in the dingy back streets throughout the Russian capital. Moscow's illegal flesh markets are flourishing, with up to 30 women at each pickup point, or tochka, standing in order of price for the night....

Tight security, visa restrictions and high fares deter Olympic tourists

Chinese government is not very enthused with the response from tourist for  Olympic games.Main deterrents are strict China visa regime and tight security restrictions. Expensive cost is hampering even domestic tourist in China. Fewer people are going to Beijing...

Coming soon to a plane near you... Ad space!

"Coming soon to the airline boarding pass clutched in your hot little hand: advertisements.Printing advertisements on the boarding pass is part of airlines’ continuing frantic search for new sources of revenue to offset higher fuel prices. Here’s betting it will be less...

Eateries suffering, Olympics playing it cool as Vancouver's power slowly rest...

Two days after a fire knocked out power in downtown Vancouver, electricity has been restored to 90 per cent of the downtown core, B.C. Hydro said today. ""Given the extent of the damage to our underground...

Revealed: how the restaurant chains pocket your tips

The UK has been slow in adopting the tipping habit and just as it does we find our restaurants (including some big chains) undermining confidence in the tipping culture by exploiting the staff - essentially taking...

Anxious customers line up at IndyMac to withdraw money

Worried customers lined up outside IndyMac to withdraw their money this morning.  IndyMac was seized by federal investigators on Friday.  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp automatically insures...

Glitch hampers iPhone launch

"NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple Inc.'s new iPhone went on sale Friday to eager buyers worldwide, but there were problems getting the phones to work. ...

An Imminent Victory for ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates

"An Imminent Victory for ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates By Vindu Goel When Comcast admitted last fall that it was blocking — or slowing down, as the company preferred to call it — certain file transfers by customers, a lot of people complained that the company...

Women 'using web for abortions'

Internet is used for different purposes and there are many controversial things available online, many downright illegal, like Child Pornography, etc. But what about something that is available and legal in some...

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