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Government Posts Bailout Bill On Web; Breaks Sites

US lawmakers have posted on the Internet their hastily-crafted draft legislation to rescue the country's troubled financial sector, saying the unusual step was taken in the spirit of openness.

Digg Earns $27 Million in Funding

Digg Inc, the leading news sharing site, has taken a new round of $28.7 million in funding that will allow the company to expand internationally and help it weather tighter economic times for Web businesses.

Rumor: Getty Images Considering Buying Flickr

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We heard a wild rumor that Getty Images agreed to buy photo-sharing website Flickr from Yahoo. At first blush the gossip sounds crazy.

Free Coffee on Wall Street

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If you need a little extra caffeine to get you through this morning, Yorganic juice and yogurt bar in Hanover Square is giving out free 12 oz.

Tim Berners-Lee, Web Inventor Starts Foundation

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Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, is helping start a new foundation with the aim of supporting the Web as a tool that's open and accessible to everyone.

NY Times Picks Up BreakingNews.com Column

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The New York Times Co's flagship newspaper plans to start running a daily business opinion column provided by Breakingviews.com, a week after The Wall Street Journal dropped it to concentrate on its o

WSJ Subscription Profits Up

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News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said online subscription revenue at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones could rise by $300 million a year over the next two to three years.

IBM Studying Social Networks

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In an announcement sure to raise eyebrows among the companies gathered at the Web 2.0 Expo here, IBM said Wednesday it is opening the IBM Center for Social Software.

Viral Marketing is New Marketing. Period.

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Blogger and new-media publicist Brian Solis struck down one of the biggest marketing buzz terms of the past few years in a panel on Wednesday morning at the Web 2.0 Expo here.

Vyew: Web Conferencing Reaching New Levels

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This week Vyew released version 3 of its browser-based collaboration tool.

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