Around the Web
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Arizona State sued over Kindle eTextbook usage
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Litigation
The National Federation of the Blind and the American Council of the Blind are suing Arizona State University over its use of Amazon's Kindle DX electronic reading device as a means of distributing electronic textbooks to students, because the new eBook reader's menu isn't accessible to the blind, Library Journal reports. [ Read More ]
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Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Budget News
In a big break for online shoppers, web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence. But increasingly, states aching under the weight of the recession are seeking a way around that rule, reports the Associated Press -- an effort that could have large implications for state education budgets. [ Read More ]
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White House to hold swine flu summit
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Health & Safety
The White House on July 2 said it would hold a high-level meeting next week, bringing together top government officials to prepare for the possibility of a more severe outbreak of A(H1N1) flu, AFP reports. [ Read More ]
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Companies pledge more openness about web tracking
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Business news
Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed, reports the Associated Press. [ Read More ]
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Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Web Resources
Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site, reports the Associated Press. [ Read More ]
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Stimulus eases community college troubles
Thu, Jul 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Budget
States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment, and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system, Stateline.org reports. [ Read More ]
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Cisco eyes web alternative to Microsoft Office
Wed, Jul 01, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Emerging technologies
Cisco could add Microsoft Office-like applications to its growing arsenal of online collaboration products, InformationWeek reports. [ Read More ]
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YouTube readies redesign amid chorus of complaints
Wed, Jul 01, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Webcasts
YouTube plans to soon switch all of its members to a redesign of its channel pages that it has been testing for several months, although many people want the Google video-sharing site to give them the option to keep the old layout, PC World reports. [ Read More ]
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Is Twitter the news outlet for the 21st century?
Wed, Jul 01, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Communication & Collaboration
The extraordinary amount of news coverage the mainstream media has recently devoted to Twitter has led some to think the press is in love with the 3-year-old microblogging service, reports the Associated Press. [ Read More ]
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Microsoft's Bing search wins share from Google
Wed, Jul 01, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Search
Reuters reports that Microsoft Corp's new Bing search engine gained U.S. market share in its first month in operation but still trails dominant rival Google Inc, according to data released July 1. [ Read More ]
