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Free computer game play that is all the rage in South Korean is taking hold in a US market dominated by videogames sold on packaged disks or by online subscriptions.
Diller: IAC 'extremely lucky' with split timing
(AP) -- Barry Diller is feeling very lucky right now. The consummate deal maker split his Internet conglomerate, IAC/InterActiveCorp, into five publicly traded companies in late August - and not a moment too soon, he told The Associated Press in an interview this week. IAC borrowed $2 billion to finance three of the five companies.
MySpace to connect users with US presidential debates
MySpace will stream Friday's debate between US presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain live online in an Internet first and provide software tools letting people see which candidate is in tune with their views.
Actor Ashton Kutcher launches gossip website for girls
In what could have been a sequel to one of his own smash television shows, Ashton Kutcher played celebrity-geek this week as he launched an irreverent gossip website for girls.
University of Minnesota study uncovers the educational benefits of social networking sites
Low-income students are in many ways just as technologically savvy as their counterparts
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered the educational benefits of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. The same study found that low-income students are in many ways just as technologically proficient as their counterparts, going against what results from previous studies have suggested.
Marrow program tapping into Web for donors
Organizers of a Web-based bone marrow donation campaign said they're looking to expand their efforts to recruit more South Asians for the U.S. registry.
Researchers studying fantasy baseball and 'competitive fandom'
Erica and Rich Halverson aren't just spending the summer running their fantasy baseball teams. The University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professors are also studying fantasy leagues, including their own, in a new research project aimed at understanding how both expert and novice players approach the game and what it can teach us about how people learn.
Microsoft Tools Group Set to Tap 'MySpace Generation'
The company's Developer Division is preparing to launch an effort to empower nonprogrammers to manipulate code and create mashups.
