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Bing teams up with WolframAlpha

Microsoft’s Bing, which is seeking to chip away at Google’s dominance in Internet search, is teaming up with WolframAlpha, another rival for the Google crown.

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Twitters links to LinkedIn

SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter linked to LinkedIn, letting people share updates and tweets between the hot microblogging service and the career-oriented online social networking website.

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Online activists hijack Facebook groups

SAN FRANCISCO - Activists claimed on Tuesday to have seized control of nearly 300 Facebook community groups in a self-proclaimed effort to expose how vulnerable online reputations are to tampering.

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Google consulting with DOJ on books deal

Google Inc and a group representing authors and publishers said they are in talks with the U.S. government over modifications to a controversial electronic books licensing deal and they plan to file an amended version of the plan with the court on Friday.

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Google buys mobile ad firm for $750 million

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc said on Monday that it was acquiring of AdMob, one of the largest mobile advertising networks, for $750 million, widening its bet that cell phone advertising could become the Internet’s next-big money maker.

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LinkedIn and Twitter link up

LinkedIn and Twitter have linked up. Starting immediately, users of LinkedIn and Twitter can cross-file to each other’s services, by checking a box on either Twitter or LinkedIn.

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