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India Developing ID Tech to Tell Who's Who May 23, 2012 
Today in international tech news: India is developing technology to identify its estimated 300 million citizens who don't have valid forms of identification. Also, hackers in Germany seize a file-sharing site, Google critiques the UK's plan for an opt-in feature to access adult content, and British telecommincations giant Vodafone slashes billions from its estimated value amid eurozone concerns.
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The Salesperson's New Toolbox May 23, 2012 
Last week was like the fireworks on the Fourth of July. You know how at the end they fire off a huge flourish of explosives, and if you live in Boston for some reason the Boston Pops play "The 1812 Overture?" It was like that minus the Pops. SAP, NetSuite and Xactly, just to name a few, all had conferences.
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Are Amazon Pre-Orders a Sign of Galaxy S III Fever? May 22, 2012 
Amazon has begun taking pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S III, a handset that will become available in Europe at the end of this month. The offering has caused some head-scratching: If this were the newest iPhone, the rush to get one might be understandable. However, the unlocked Galaxy S III smartphone will cost an eye-popping $799.99, and it won't be fully compatible with any U.S. network.
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Is Google Stuck in EU Antitrust Locomotive's Headlight? May 22, 2012 
The European Union's antitrust ax is about to fall on Google, but the company can still avoid the worst repercussions. That is the essence of the message from EU antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia. After a year-and-a-half investigation into Google's activities in the market, there are four areas of concern that need to be rectified, he said.
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Germany Kicks Microsoft StreetSide to the Curb May 22, 2012 
Today in international tech news: In Germany, Microsoft's StreetSide is running into similar problems that Google's StreetView service faced. Elsewhere, the Associated Press takes a long look at the case of Cuba's disappearing high-speed Internet cable, a Japanese chipmaker plans to cut 6,000 jobs, and Spotify launches in Australia.
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The Joy of IP Address-Mapping May 22, 2012 
Personalization sits at the very heart of marketing performance improvement in B2B as well as in B2C companies. The latter camp has made enormous strides in recent years in being able to present customers and prospects with relevant content, offers, recommendations, and other types of messages via online channels, including the company website, in an automated and systematic fashion.
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Microsoft Tries a So.cl Experiment May 21, 2012 
Microsoft opened So.cl, its experimental approach to a social network, to all users Monday, aiming to create a place to find and share online articles, videos and digital content, all with the help of its search engine Bing. So.cl doesn't appear to be a direct challenge to established social media sites like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.
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Cable ISPs Form Fellowship of the WiFi May 21, 2012 
Five major cable service providers in the United States are teaming up to allow their high-speed Internet customers access each other's metro WiFi networks. The five are Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable. The agreement will create a chain of more than 50,000 hotspots.
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Yahoo Cashes Out of Alibaba May 21, 2012 
Yahoo will sell half its stake in Chinese e-commerce heavyweight Alibaba back to the company for about $7.1 billion, setting in motion a deal that will send cash toward Yahoo shareholders. The deal will take place in multiple stages. First, Alibaba will purchase about 20 percent of Yahoo's stake in the company.
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EC Pitches Google an Ultimatum May 21, 2012 
Today in international tech news: The European Commission warns Google that it may have breached antitrust laws and offers the company a chance to settle without formal charges. In other Google news, China regulators approve the company's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility, the finishing touch on Google's biggest-ever acquisition.
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Silverpop Gives SMBs More Social Media Pull May 21, 2012 
Silverpop has been on the vanguard of old-school digital marketing providers -- that is, email marketing firms -- embracing social media. The company has released a slew of products designed to integrate the two disciplines. Given that history, it is difficult to imagine a subsector or market constituency that it missed in its earlier product rollouts, but apparently Silverpop has found one, and it has set out to rectify the omission.
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Global E-Commerce: Unique Capabilities Required May 19, 2012 
Over the next few years, the growth in online retail sales in markets such as Western Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America is expected to outpace U.S. growth. Given this increase in cross-border e-commerce, many retailers are rushing to reach new markets. However, the unique circumstances of international shipping call for unique systems and process capabilities.
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Iran Threatens to Sue Over Google Maps Slap May 18, 2012 
Today in international tech news: Still irked about Google Maps' non-labeling of the Persian Gulf, Iranian state-run media says the country is considering legal action against the search company. In the UK, police implement a system to extract data from mobile devices of detained suspects, while Sky News talks with police about the broadcast of a rape victim's name via a televised Twitter feed.
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Twitter Takes Privacy High Road May 17, 2012 
Twitter has made an important overture to privacy advocates: It is giving users the ability to opt out of being tracked on the service by enabling the Do Not Track feature in the Firefox browser. Ed Felten, chief technology officer for the Federal Trade Commission, broke the news at an industry event Thursday morning in New York. The company later confirmed it in a message on Twitter.
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Google's Knowledge Graph Answers Questions Searchers Haven't Yet Asked May 17, 2012 
Google is extensively updating its search function with the rollout of a new Knowledge Graph. The heart of the Knowledge Graph is a database Google has compiled, via its own research and through its acquisition of MetaWeb Technologies, of 500 million people, places, things and points of history.
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DDoS Blitz Floods The Pirate Bay May 17, 2012 
Today in international tech news: The Pirate Bay is hit with a massive DDoS attack. Meanwhile, Evernote launches its Chinese service, saying, "It's like we unlocked a whole new Earth that we didn't even know existed." Also: China is poised to overtake Japan in IT spending by 2013, and a Russian steel tycoon is poised to cash in big time on a Facebook gamble he made back in 2009.
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GM Steers Away From Facebook May 16, 2012 
General Motors plans to stop advertising on Facebook because the ad campaigns are not paying off in any measurable way. At $10 million, the company's ad spend on Facebook is relatively small. The reaction to GM's decision, however, has been disproportionately big. The timing of the news, of course, has much to do with the furor. Facebook is two days away from a blockbuster initial public offering.
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The BBC's Olympian Streaming Ambitions May 16, 2012 
Today in international tech news: The BBC unveils plans to stream all 2,500 hours of the Summer Olympics. Elsewhere, Apple has reportedly engaged in talks with China Mobile, the world's biggest phone company, about teaming up to offer the iPhone; a criminal gets busted in Columbia for failing to log out of Facebook; and a report suggests most computer users in the world have acquired pirated wares.
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