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Brightcove Inc., the leading global Internet TV platform, announced the formation of a majority-owned Japanese subsidiary, Brightcove KK. The new subsidiary is backed by $4.9 million in new investment from Brightcove Inc. and four market-leading Japanese strategic partners: Dentsu, Inc., J-Stream, Inc., transcosmos, Inc. (transcosmos), and Cyber Communications, Inc. (CCI). Three of the investment partners, [...]

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The Internet Content Syndication Council (ICSC) issued a white paper entitled “Content Creation and Distribution in an Expanding Internet Universe” last week at the headquarters of the AAAA (American Association of Advertising Agencies). It was presented during the joint meeting of the AAAA’s Digital Marketing Committee and Search Engine Marketing Committee.
The 12-page study details the [...]

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A Missouri woman was indicted on federal charges for fraudulently using an account on the social networking Web site MySpace, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Thomas P. O’Brien announced today. The woman posed as a teenage boy who feigned romantic interest in a 13 year-old girl, who later committed suicide after the [...]

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Roughly one-fifth of all U.S. heads-of-household have never used e-mail, according to National Technology Scan, a forthcoming study from Parks Associates. This annual phone survey of U.S. households found 20 million households are without Internet access, approximately 18% of all U.S. households.
“Nearly one out of three household heads has never used a computer to create [...]

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D.C. United and Volkswagen of America, Inc. has announced a five-year partnership agreement that will see the two brands join forces in a landmark deal that includes Volkswagen’s logo on the shirts of the most successful team in the history of American professional soccer. Volkswagen will also be prominently featured through a variety of other [...]

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Students spellbound by the game of SCRABBLE competed in the 2008 National School SCRABBLE Championship held this weekend in Providence at the Rhode Island Convention Center. After six rounds and countless strategic plays, returning champion Matt Silver, 14, of Westport, Conn. and his teammate Logan Rosen defeated Joey Krafchick, 13, of Roswell, Ga. and his [...]

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Even the cleverest dog couldn’t figure out how to buck the Internet’s reliability as a source for translation programs - otherwise, Susan Lustig may never have been able to decipher the mysterious folder she discovered while reorganizing the files in her computer. The folder contained nearly two years’ worth of e-mails written by her rescued [...]

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The Department of Justice announced the distribution of $5 million in new funds to support Project Safe Childhood, the Department’s initiative that combats technology-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes against children. The money will fund 43 new Assistant U.S. Attorney positions across the nation to prosecute these offenses, which remain a high priority for the Department of [...]

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Tell the band to strike up “O Canada” - Ontario’s own Jayde Nicole, 22, is Playboy’s 2008 Playmate of the Year. The brunette bombshell is featured in a 10-page nude pictorial in Playboy’s June issue. Along with her title, Jayde receives $100,000 in prize money and a 2008 Cadillac CTS. She is Canada’s first Playmate [...]

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Dr. Shan Nair was announced today as the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award, presented by the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC).
The awards honor Asian American entrepreneurs and executives with great achievements in business nationwide. In honor of the recipients, an awards dinner will be held May 28 at [...]

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