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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. The exhibit, called Turning Point: The War of 1812 from the Native...
Tags: Andrew Jackson, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vienna (Austria), Arts, Culture
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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
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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. The blogging website was filled with rants after Yahoo announced on Monday it was acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion....
Tags: Advertising, Marissa Mayer, Networking, Social Sciences, Culture
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Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet
ReutersBy Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 (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...Tags: Advertising, YouTube, Facebook, Economy, Business and Finance, Financing and Stock Offerings
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Bold move: Yahoo makes $1.1 billion bet on Tumblr, Internet whiz kid in bid to be hip again
AP Technology WriterSAN 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: Prices, Facebook, Marketing, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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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. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company said it was redesigning...
Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPhone, Culture, Social Media, Arts and Culture
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Avon Free Public Library Hosts Display On Battle Of Gettysburg
The Avon Historical Society will present an exhibit on the Battle of Gettysburg at the Avon Free Public Library starting in June and going through July to cooincide with the 150th anniversary of that pivotal Civil War battle, according to an...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Libraries, Unions, Abraham Lincoln, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Government, Culture, Local Government, U.S. Department of Justice
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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: Wars and Interventions, Libraries, Abraham Lincoln, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Smithsonian Institution
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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. Voice is a communication service Google introduced in 2009 that gives users a...
Tags: Google Inc., Google+, Culture, Social Media, Arts and Culture
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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, Culture, Libertarian Party, Rush Limbaugh, Arts and Culture
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Yahoo, Tumblr take to social network to confirm $1.1-billion deal [video chat]
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Tumblr CEO David Karp both took to Tumblr Monday morning to confirm what we all suspected: Yahoo is buying Tumblr. Mayer's Yahoo will be paying $1.1 billion for Tumblr, most of it in cash, but the social network will continue...Tags: Corporate Officers, Marissa Mayer, Culture, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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