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'Today' flashback: Katie Couric, what's an Internet?
CNN (blog)
Gumbel adds that he had only seen the mark but never heard it said aloud,
and then asks, "What is the Internet, anyway?" "Internet is that massive
computer ...
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Egypt Turns to Sole Provider, Dial-Up for Internet Access
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius Internet and SMS access in Egypt remained spotty or
non-existent Monday. Though one provider appears to be live, those without
access to ...
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China Blocks Some Internet Reports on Egypt Protests
Voice of America
Photo: AP The Chinese government is blocking access to searches for the
word "Egypt" on social networking Internet sites in China. ...
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DNS: Internet Kill Switch Talks Resume as Egyptian Internet Goes Dark
TMCnet
By Laura Stotler A proposal to grant the US President the power to "turn
off" the Internet will be re-introduced to a Senate committee in the near
future. ...
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Making sense of the internet and Egypt
CNN
By John D. Sutter, CNN Is the internet the modern megaphone and is it
essential for a protest movement? Bloggers disagree. (CNN) -- Are we in the
age of ...
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Motorola XOOM Super Bowl Teaser Ad Hits the Internet
Android Community
Motorola has published a new teaser for the Motorola XOOM. Supposedly a
teaser for the Super Bowl ad this Sunday, the minute clip features Motorola
stating ...
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'Today' flashback: Katie Couric, what's an Internet?
CNN (blog)
Gumbel adds that he had only seen the mark but never heard it said aloud,
and then asks, "What is the Internet, anyway?" "Internet is that massive
computer ...
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Egypt Turns to Sole Provider, Dial-Up for Internet Access
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius Internet and SMS access in Egypt remained spotty or
non-existent Monday. Though one provider appears to be live, those without
access to ...
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China Blocks Some Internet Reports on Egypt Protests
Voice of America
Photo: AP The Chinese government is blocking access to searches for the
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DNS: Internet Kill Switch Talks Resume as Egyptian Internet Goes Dark
TMCnet
By Laura Stotler A proposal to grant the US President the power to "turn
off" the Internet will be re-introduced to a Senate committee in the near
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Making sense of the internet and Egypt
CNN
By John D. Sutter, CNN Is the internet the modern megaphone and is it
essential for a protest movement? Bloggers disagree. (CNN) -- Are we in the
age of ...
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Motorola XOOM Super Bowl Teaser Ad Hits the Internet
Android Community
Motorola has published a new teaser for the Motorola XOOM. Supposedly a
teaser for the Super Bowl ad this Sunday, the minute clip features Motorola
stating ...
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I love asking companies if the timing of events is on purpose or purely coincidental. Not only do they almost always say that it's purely coincidental, but they often try to claim that didn't even realize a rival was also doing something when they made their plans. Sure. Next week will feature another such situation. Earlier this week, 
For decades, my mother and grandmother have both religiously scanned the weekly coupon books and circulars that arrive in the weekend newspaper. While clipping coupons can be tedious, grocery stores' weekly deals can often take out a significant chunk of change of the weekly food bill. Of course, as print couponing becomes obsolete, many consumers are looking to the web for deals at their local grocery stores. Today, 
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