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Google to archive 10 million Life Magazine photos

Google Tuesday said it plans to archive as many as 10 million photos from Life Magazine's archives dating back to the 1750s—many which have never been published before.

Heather Havenstein | Nov 20, 2008

Google lets users search like it’s 2001

As part of Google’s ongoing 10th anniversary celebration, the company is providing access to a 2001 version of the Google search index, allowing users to search the Web circa January 2001.

Heather Havenstein | Oct 6, 2008

Steve Jobs heart attack post highlights citizen journalism perils

Friday’s false report on CNN’s iReport site that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack is a strong example of potential pitfalls posed by so-called citizen journalists.

Heather Havenstein | Oct 6, 2008

MySpace launches iTunes competitor with 5 million artists

Social network MySpace lobbed a shot across the bow of Apple iTunes this week with the launch of MySpace Music, a new site that offers free on-demand music streaming along with MP3 downloads for sale to U.S. users.

Heather Havenstein | Sep 26, 2008

Google ramps up defense of Yahoo deal

Google has stepped up its defense of its proposed search advertising deal with Yahoo as criticism mounts that it will give the search giant a monopolistic hold on online advertising.

Heather Havenstein | Sep 23, 2008

Cloud computing takes hold despite privacy fears

As consumers flock to the cloud computing world to store photos online, back up hard drives or use Web-based e-mail, a new study has found that many still harbour  worries about the security of that personal data.

Heather Havenstein | Sep 16, 2008