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Censored! Craigslist Adult Services Blocked in U.S.
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A compressed view of the current look of craigslist.org pages The “adult services” listing on Craiglist was removed late Friday from its U.S.-based sites and replaced with the word “censored.” Craigslist did not announce the move and its blog was not updated as of Saturday morning. Craigslist did not immediately respond to e-mail and voice mail messages seeking comment. Adult services listings continue to be available outside the United States.
Full StoryTake Heed, Tech Giants: Edison’s Failed Plot to Hijack Hollywood
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December 18, 1908: It was a dark and stormy night … Okay — maybe it wasn’t so dark and stormy. But it should have been, because that was the night Thomas Edison tried to hijack the motion picture industry. “With his beetle brows, long wispy hair, and beatific look, Edison might have seemed the addled inventor,” writes the historian Neil Gabler, “but he was a shrewd businessman and a fearsome adversary who was never loath to take credit for any invention, whether he was responsible or not.” Edison assembled representatives of the nation’s biggest movie companies—Biograph, Vitagraph, American Mutoscope, and seven others—and invited them to sign a monopolistic peace treaty.
Full StoryThe Ink of War: Afghanistan Air Base’s Best Tattoos
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Tattooing, an aggressive and intimidating mixture of endurance and art, is as old as warfare itself. But each generation, and each war, yields its own warrior body art. In Afghanistan, America’s longest war, troop tats have matured alongside the culture’s growing acceptance of ink.
Full StoryTop 10 Greentech IPO Candidates
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As Michael Kanellos reported, recent greentech IPOs have had mixed and less than stellar results . And we’ve looked at many of the greentech IPO prospects in the past — the public market regurgitated Solyndra , unable to squeeze that debt level and fragile value proposition down its craw. The shiny bolus of Tesla has been swallowed, although that firm’s value proposition has not been fully digested or priced.
Full StoryCraigslist censored: Adult section removed
Some who are at a loose end will find it odd to wake up to a Labor Day weekend and discover that the Adult Section on Craigslist has been removed and that the link to it on the site’s home page has been replaced with a black bar reading “censored.” Craigslist has long been the whipping boy for attorneys general seeking to control prostitution within their purview and perhaps also seeking to win the favor of certain members of their constituencies. However, why the section should suddenly have been removed in such a dramatic way (the censorship is only active in the U.S.) is unclear. The section was originally entitled Erotic Services.
Full StoryThe ad that uses YouTube brilliantly
There is a strange and troubling rumor that YouTube is actually beginning to make money. (No, this is not merely because of the millions who continue to enjoy JK’s supremely inventive wedding dance .) Indeed, Google CEO Eric Schmidt was quoted by The New York Times as saying, “YouTube is a big component of our display revenue, and display is our next big business.” There is even talk that YouTube will earn $450 million this year. But it’s hard to remember too many great ads that have graced YouTube’s often prosaic surface.
Full StoryAboard an Alcatel-Lucent undersea cable ship (photos)
The Ile de Batz is one of three dedicated ships that Alcatel-Lucent uses to lay the submarine fiber-optic cables that carry broadband connectivity across the oceans. The ship is usually based in Calais, France, but made a stop recently in Greenwich, England, to pick up components from Alcatel-Lucent’s factory. The telecommunications infrastructure company invited ZDNet UK to see the factory and the ship, and have a look at a vital part of the global Internet that’s normally hidden by miles of water.
Full StoryFormer HP CEO Mark Hurd heading to Oracle?
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Mark Hurd, who resigned as Hewlett Packard’s chief executive officer last month after sexual harassment allegations, has been talking about a senior post with Oracle, according to The Wall Street Journal . Former HP CEO Mark Hurd. (Credit: HP) The Journal said details about the job discussions remained unclear and that the negotiations between Hurd and Oracle might still fall through.
Full StoryCraigslist.com blocks access to adult services ads
LOS ANGELES | Sat Sep 4, 2010 7:14pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Craigslist.com has dropped its “adult services” listings, which have become the target of U.S. state attorneys general who say the much-visited online classified ad site is not doing enough to quash prostitution. Last year, Craigslist replaced its “erotic services” ads with a new “adult” category it said would be closely screened.
Full StoryOracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd says source
NEW YORK | Sun Sep 5, 2010 1:27pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation. The source said a final decision has not yet been made. Oracle was not immediately available for a comment.
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