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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet

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    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal. Luckily for her, her performance may be graded generously. Mayer faces...

    Tags: Advertising, Marissa Mayer, Finance, Customs and Tradition, Online Advertising

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. How Google Music, Spotify and other subscription services compare

    Google jumped into the music subscription market last week with Google Music All Access, escalating the competition in a crowded market.
    Google jumped into the music subscription market last week with Google Music All Access, escalating the competition in a crowded market. Although Google brings the biggest name to the market, many others already have large followings. Spotify stands out...

    Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Music, BlackBerry, Apple iPad, Google Inc.

    3. May 21, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  3. Saudi religious leader: Twitter leads to damnation

    Saudi Arabian religious leader warns that if you Twitter you will go to Hell
    This from the BBC website: The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has warned citizens against using Twitter, which is rising in popularity among Saudis. Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites - and especially...

    Tags: Culture, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), BBC, Saudi Arabia, Human Rights

    4. May 21, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. Harbor Springs Area Historical Society receives competitive grant

    HARBOR SPRINGS — Soon, a different kind of bicentennial war exhibit will open at the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, thanks in part to a grant the society received May 10.
    HARBOR SPRINGS — Soon, a different kind of bicentennial war exhibit will open at the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, thanks in part to a grant the society received May 10. The exhibit, called Turning Point: The War of 1812 from the Native...

    Tags: University of Michigan, Museums, Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Yahoo's Flickr to offer massive 1 terabyte of storage for free

    Yahoo followed its purchase of Tumblr, a cool, hip brand, with a fresh revamp for Flickr, another cool and once beloved start-up that has struggled to retain its luster since it was acquired.
    Yahoo followed its purchase of Tumblr, a cool, hip brand, with a fresh revamp for Flickr, another cool and once beloved start-up that has struggled to retain its luster since it was acquired. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company said it was redesigning...

    Tags: Culture, Social Media, Google Inc., Arts and Culture, Apple iPhone

    6. May 20, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot

  6. Social network asks city to reduce posts

    Costa Mesa's official use of Nextdoor.com has been scaled back following recent resident concerns about the frequency of city announcements. The messages posted on neighborhood pages within the private social networking site were apparently too many...

    Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture

    7. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Tumblr users take to blogs to express fear over 'Yahoo takeover'

    Many Tumblr users are already up in arms over worries that their beloved blogging service could lose its hip edge under Yahoo's control.
    Many Tumblr users are already up in arms over worries that their beloved blogging service could lose its hip edge under Yahoo's control. The blogging website was filled with rants after Yahoo announced on Monday it was acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion....

    Tags: Media Industry, Advertising, Marissa Mayer, Strawberries, Social Sciences

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  8. Bold move: Yahoo makes $1.1 billion bet on Tumblr, Internet whiz kid in bid to be hip again

    AP Technology Writer
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Computer Networking and Internet, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Social Sciences, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. This week in government

    Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown Mayor and Council:   WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Hager Hall Conference and Event Center 901 Dual Hwy., Hagerstown Tuesday,...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Local Government, Labor Legislation, Executive Branch, Collective Contract

    10. May 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Library brings musical side of Lincoln to life

    Enjoy a truly unique musical role-playing experience with General Grant and President Lincoln. Will and Bernadine Boyce have spent years perfecting their impersonations of General and Mrs. Grant (along with other Civil War personalities) and Dr. Duke...

    Tags: Harford County, Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Music, Havre de Grace

    11. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Google vows to support Voice within new Hangouts app

    Google last week introduced Hangouts, a new app meant to integrate all of the company's messaging services into one, but a key service was glaringly left out: Google Voice.
    Google last week introduced Hangouts, a new app meant to integrate all of the company's messaging services into one, but a key service was glaringly left out: Google Voice. Voice is a communication service Google introduced in 2009 that gives users a...

    Tags: Culture, Google+, Social Media, Google Inc., Arts and Culture

    12. May 20, 2013 |Story| AM News

  12. John David Dyche: Summer reading for conservative students

    Rush Limbaugh frequently makes bombastic radio references to his Institute for Advanced Conservative Studies. One wishing to learn about conservatism can occasionally glean a morsel of wisdom from Limbaugh’s talk, but there are better teachers....

    Tags: Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, Culture, Libertarian Party, Arts and Culture

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