Tuesday, May 15, 2007

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18" Diamond Cut Twisted Cable Link Necklace 14K Gold, 1.9g at QVC  Annotated

    18" Diamond Cut Twisted Cable Link Necklace 14K Gold, 1.9g



    Retail Value $85.00
    QVC Price $63.00

    Introductory Price $57.00


    Shipping and Handling $4.97

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    A sparkling twist on a classic design. Diamond-cut 14K gold cable links are tightly twisted together to create this eye-catching necklace. Secures with a spring ring clasp.

      Music Radio on the Internet Faces Thorny Royalty Issues - New York Times  Annotated

        Since Pandora.com closed its box of digital musical delights this month to users outside the United States, the complaints have been pouring in from Dubai to Patagonia.

        It is “a step back to the dark ages in the music world!” fumed Mario from Mexico City. Declared a user from Spain: “Why can’t they leave us in peace?”

        With 6.5 million registered users, Pandora stands at the vanguard of the sprawling, global Internet radio market. But like other Webcasters, it faces an increase in royalty rates in the

          Online Ads vs. Privacy - New York Times  Annotated

            OR advertisers, and in many ways for consumers, online advertising is a blessing. Customized messages rescue advertisers from the broad reach of traditional media. And consumers can learn about products and services that appeal directly to them.



            But there are huge costs, and many dangers, warns Jennifer Granick, the executive director for the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society (wired.com). To app

              A Site Where Virtual Barbies Can Compare Their Makeovers - New York Times  Annotated

                Barbie dolls collide with Web 2.0 with the release of BarbieGirls.com, a free online community which Mattel hopes will pull young girls away from competitors like Ty Girlz, Neopets and Webkinz. Once children pick a screen name and password, they can dress up their own Barbie avatar, a fun process of mixing and matching hairstyles, clothing items and shades of lipstick. There’s no bad hair; in fact, every creation looks like a slightly different beauty queen.



                Girls soon learn that some of the dress-up items, like that green purse with sparkles, are reserved for those who own a $60 Barbie-shaped MP3 player, le

                  A Nod to Journalistic Integrity Is Seen in an Editor’s Return - New York Times  Annotated

                    Who says industry magazines are cozy with their advertisers?

                    Last week, the International Data Group removed the chief executive of its largest-circulation computer magazine, PC World, and reinstated its top editor, who had quit days earlier over the executive’s decision to not run an article critical of an advertiser.

                    The editor in chief, Harry McCracken, rejoined the magazine on Wednesday after the disputed article, “10 Things We Hate About Apple,” was posted on the magazine’s Web site.

                    It was a hero’s homecoming for Mr. McCracken, who was praised on the PCWorld.com message boards and in the blogosphere for sacrificing himself in the name of journalistic integrity.

                    “I was on the brink of canceling my subscription,” wrote one reader. “Now that McCracken’s back, I’ll stick around, too.”

                    PC World, a monthly magazine with a companion Web site that mixes technology news with product reviews, has a reputation for smart and sometimes hard-hitting articles that often offend big tech companies.

                    In recent years, it has criticized several of

                      gocrosscampus :: win your world  Annotated

                        Currently, online social networking utilities such as MySpace, Facebook, and the like offer both an arena and the tools for social interaction, but with a lack of inherent motivation to do so. A new type of social experience is needed, one that offers a distinct and cerebral motivation to participate – an interactive outlet with a reason to interact. Enter GoCrossCampus, an unprecedented endeavor to create a massively multiplayer social gaming platform and integrated online team strategy community. Capitalizing on the team spirit of large campuses, the historical success of massively multiplayer online strategy games and the marketability of bringing collegiate communities together in a unique and viral environment, GoCrossCampus brings custom-tailored Risk-style gameplay to college campuses.

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