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February 2008
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Amazon.com gives startups a 50-percent-off sale [EC2]
From Valleywag | February 27, 2008Jeff Bezos likes to say he's in the business of delighting customers. And then he delivers that howling, hooting laugh. The latest guffaw... more
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Easily The Worst Selling T-Shirts Ever
From mediabistro.com: FishBowlDC | February 26, 2008We told you yesterday about the Mary McGrory t-shirts on sale at Amazon.com. Turns out, there's lots more:... more
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For Dutton's books, it's the end
| February 26, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesMired in debt and uncertain about the future of his current location, Doug Dutton said Monday that he will close his iconic Brentwood bookstore... more
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Amazon, Fox Making The Stolen Child
From "ComingSoon.net - 30 most recent stories" | February 22, 2008Amazon.com is moving forward with plans to produce its first movie, The Stolen Child , based on the fantasy novel by Keith Donahue. more
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Amazon, Fox nursing 'Stolen Child'
From Variety.com | February 21, 2008Technology News: Website's first film based on Donahue novel -- Amazon.com is moving forward with plans to produce its first movie, "The Stolen... more
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Jeff Bezos no longer owns 100 million shares of Amazon.com [Jackpot...
From Valleywag | February 21, 2008For the first time since 2004, Jeff Bezos has sold shares of Amazon.com. His $135 million sale brings his holdings down to a mere 99 million... more
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Jeff Bezos no longer owns 100 million shares of Amazon.com -- but...
From Valleywag | February 21, 2008For the first time since 2004, Jeff Bezos has sold shares of Amazon.com. His $135 million sale brings his holdings down to a mere 99 million... more
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Amazon Deals On Wii Games Friday [Dealtaku]
From Kotaku | February 20, 2008Amazon wants to make shopping for Wii games fun! This Friday, starting at 12:01 AM Pacific time, Amazon will be putting up a n unspecified... more
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Mr. Van Natta, we found you a CEO gig! [Careers]
From Valleywag | February 20, 2008Owen Van Natta reluctantly left Amazon.com to become Facebook's COO in 2005. What he really wanted was a CEO gig. And so after three years... more
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Wins yet worries for Internet stocks
| February 11, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesWhen shares of Yahoo Inc. soared 48% on the first day of this month, it felt like a flashback to the late 1990s when Internet stocks routinely... more
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The Boston Globe Learned Nothing From That Primary Right Above Them...
From mediabistro.com: FishBowlDC | February 3, 2008Although they border New Hampshire (where everybody prematurely picked the wrong winner during the primary), the Boston Globe somehow thinks... more
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Following in Nebraska's lead, the revenue ... [Three Things In Life...
From Idolator | February 1, 2008Following in Nebraska's lead, the revenue department of Indiana is now eyeing a sales tax on digital downloads of books, music, and movies... more
