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I love Gmail. So, when I read that Gmail was bidding adieu to “on behalf of” I thought, great, I’ll never need to open Outlook again! Not so fast.

To get right down to it, the configuration of my email provider, Dotster does not allow me to get rid of “on behalf of.” [...]

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We all know about the failed ad campaign of “the algorithm” and those shabby guerrilla marketing spots that Ask.com tried to indoctrinate us with. But, other than giving Kato Kaelin another few minutes of fame, they didn’t accomplish much, and Ask saw its share of search queries drop from 5.1% in the Spring of [...]

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For some reason there is a meme going around that Google is a “natural monopoly,” but no one has made a convincing case on why that is. Henry Blodget compares them to Microsoft’s natural monopoly in operating systems, but never supports this claim. He simply states that they “should continue to appraoch…” [...]

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There is ample talk about what lies ahead for Microsoft and Yahoo, with some people even putting their money on another advance by Mr. Ballmer. With a $50 billion offer recently shelved it’s a valid question sot ask – How will Microsoft now employ that money to get some sort of return on it?
Rick [...]

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Fred Wilson nailed this with “You had to see this coming.” Just after Yahoo disappointed everyone with its earnings and the stock dipped a good 8% I thought to myself, “now might be a good time to buy some YHOO.” Turns out I was right, as the stock is now worth about [...]

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I finally got around to trying out my beta Hulu account and, I have to say, it’s pretty damn good. The initial reaction to the venture was, of course, skeptical, but now people seem to be coming around. It’s even been nominated for best video site by the Crunchies.
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Greensboro, NC company Gilbarco is teaming up with Google to offer directions via Google Maps displays installed directly into gas pumps. No, this doesn’t mean cheaper, ad-supported gas, but it does mean that the search giant will be more ubiquitous than ever, especially in light of the GPhone platform announcement a few days ago.
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There aren’t many places that celebrate Halloween like our local Chapel Hill, so in honor of the holiday we thought we’d put together a compilation of the best, most notable Halloween logos sprucing up our favorite websites. If you’ve found one of your own, feel free to submit it to us at tips@techtownnc.com.

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