One recent morning I answered the phone and on the other end of the line I could barely make out a whisper. My ears strained to hear as my client contact said, “Something’s happening. All of our managers were sent ...

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NEW YORK — Google says it has tweaked the formulas steering its Internet search engine to take the rubbish out of its results. The overhaul is designed to lower the rankings of what Google deems “low-quality” sites. That could be ...

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A civil lawsuit filed by Comcast against a purveyor of wireless Internet service to Ocean City condos it claimed was stealing its signals has ended with the sides agreeing to a $50,000 “consent judgment” against the small business owner. Comcast ...

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My grandfather didn’t graduate from grammar school. But he was perhaps the smartest person I’ve ever met. His intellect wasn’t ornamented. Tom Maloney was a brass-tacks, bottom-line type of guy who built his bookcases with his own two hands between ...

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MARQUETTE  — President Barack Obama promoted plans Thursday to bring high-speed wireless to nearly all American households, pushing his domestic agenda in a small, snowy city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on a day of dramatic developments in Egypt. Obama kept ...

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NEW YORK — Facebook users who check in to a store or click the “like” button for a brand may soon find those actions retransmitted on their friends’ pages as a “Sponsored Story” paid for by advertisers. Currently there is ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. plans to hire more than 6,200 workers this year in the biggest expansion yet by the Internet’s most profitable company. The hiring spree will likely be welcomed by President Barack Obama, who is expected to ...

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NEW YORK — Susan Maushart lived out every parent’s fantasy: She unplugged her teenagers. For six months, she took away the Internet, TV, iPods, cell phones and video games. The eerie glow of screens stopped lighting up the family room. ...

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is giving Comcast, the largest U.S. cable company, the green light to take over NBC Universal, home of the NBC television network. The deal is still awaiting Justice Department approval, which is expected later ...

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MILAN — Google Italy was released Monday from an antitrust investigation in Italy after the company made a pair of commitments to address competitive concerns. Italy’s antitrust watchdog announced it found no infractions as it closed the case brought in ...

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