Category Archives: Technology

Amazon.com Announces the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in America

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Alexandria, Va., knows how to keep the romance alive as America’s most romantic city for the second year in a row; Miami keeps it hot as the sexiest city in the U.S

SEATTLE, Feb 08, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Love is in the air. Amazon.com today announced its list of the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in America. After compiling sales data of romance novels and relationship books (Kindle Books and print books), romantic comedy movies (digital movies and DVDs), Barry White albums (CDs and MP3s), along with sexual wellness products, since Jan. 1, 2011, on a per capita basis in cities with over 100,000 residents, the Top 20 most romantic cities in the U.S. are:  (more…)

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comScore Reports December 2010 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

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*Number of Smartphone Users Up 60 Percent Versus Year Ago*

RESTON, VA, February 7, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending December 2010. The report ranked the leading mobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and smartphone operating system (OS) platforms in the U.S. according to their share of current mobile subscribers ages 13 and older, and reviewed the most popular activities and content accessed via the subscriber’s primary mobile phone. The December report found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 24.8 percent market share, while RIM led among smartphone platforms with 31.6 percent market share. (more…)

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Yahoo! to Support Safer Internet Day on February 8, 2011 With a Global Commitment to Creating Safer Online Experiences for Young People

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*Yahoo! launches safety sites across more than 26 countries, providing online safety tips for educators, parents, and teens around the world* 

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Yahoo! Inc. today announced that it is launching Yahoo! Safely worldwide, demonstrating its longtime commitment to fostering safer online experiences. Through Yahoo! Safely (https://safely.yahoo.com), users across 26 countries and 14 languages can now access information and advice on making smart choices online. This global resource aims to inform parents, educators, and young people in their own languages about important topics, such as managing digital reputations, avoiding cyber-bullying, and learning how to minimize risks on mobile devices.  (more…)

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Multidisciplinary Student Teams Meld Minds in Microsoft Competition

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The 5th annual Microsoft Firenze BXT Student Innovation Competition brings together business, design and engineering students to showcase how innovation happens in the real world. This year’s finals take place this weekend on Microsoft’s Redmond campus

REDMOND, Wash. – Feb. 4, 2011 – Midway through last year’s Microsoft Firenze BXT student innovation competition, James Liu realized something he wasn’t expecting. (more…)

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Yahoo! Labs Launches AdLabs to Advance the Science of Digital Advertising

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New study proves the power of hyperlocal online ad targeting in driving sales

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Yahoo! Inc. today announced the launch of Yahoo! AdLabs, a group focused on providing scientific leadership to the industry and accelerating innovation in digital advertising products through Yahoo! Labs (https://labs.yahoo.com/), one of the world’s premier industrial research organizations.  (more…)

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comScore Publishes White Paper on the Impact of Cookie Deletion on Website Audience Measurement in Australia

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*Study Finds that Without Proper Adjustments, Site-Server Estimates can Overstate Audience Size by Factor of up to 2.7x*

Sydney, Australia, February 3, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its white paper, The Impact of Cookie Deletion on Site-Server and Ad-Server Metrics in Australia: An Empirical comScore Study. The study addresses the key sources of discrepancy between server-based and panel-based data and reveals that cookie deletion can lead to large overstatements in servers’ measurement of the size of online audiences. Without appropriate adjustments, site-server measurement of the size of website audiences in Australia can be inflated by up to 2.7 times the actual number of unique visitors. (more…)

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Microsoft Delivers Online Encrypted E-mail Using Direct Project Security Protocols

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Interoperable e-mail messaging service launched with new version of Microsoft HealthVault enables physicians to share patient health information electronically

REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 2, 2011 — During a Health & Human Services event in D.C. today, Microsoft Corp. today announced new encrypted e-mail functionality for Microsoft HealthVault, which allows clinical partner solutions to send messages to patients based on security protocols set forth by the Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC’s) Direct Project. Through this offering, every HealthVault record will be able to automatically accept mails directly from healthcare providers. (more…)

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CIO Technology Priorities for 2011: Flexible Financing Options

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Financing purchases under a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement can help CIOs strategically manage their IT budgets

REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 1, 2011 — In the current global economic climate, chief information officers (CIOs) are carefully examining their technology priorities and becoming more involved in financing to meet strategic IT objectives. (more…)

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