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Facebook Wins $711M in 'Spam King' Lawsuit

Judge grants default judgment against Sanford Wallace for "false and misleading" e-mails on social networking site.

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Language

Redirects a user to the page based on their language. For example, English language user browsers, which report the language as 'en' in most cases, can be redirected to an English page, while Spanish language user browser, which report the language as 'es' in most cases, can be sent to a separate Spanish page. This method works well for redirecting users in all the languages that you set up. Instructions on adding more languages are included in the source code.

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Google Sings a New Search Tune

Latest addition to the popular search engine is a feature designed to make it easier to find music.

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Disney's Key to the Digital Kingdom

The entertainment behemoth is looking to the cloud for its answer to the digital distribution dilemma.

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Augmented Reality Apps Could Reap Big Ad Bucks

Advertising on new augmented reality smartphone apps will be big business, according to a new study.

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Blackjack

Play even the classic game of Blackjack in JavaScript! (You might also know it as "21") The object of the game is to get the closest to 21. If you get higher than the dealer without going over, you win! Good luck, and don't gamble. ;-)

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Amazon Sees Big Jump in Sales, Net Income

The e-commerce giant remains the darling of Wall Street as it beats estimates and promises holiday cheer.

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PeopleMaps Finds New and 'Hidden' Connections

Innovative social app leverages the 'six degrees of separation' idea to show visually how you are connected to other people.

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Comcast CEO Bullish on Net Video

In a wide-ranging interview, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts talks about the cable provider's Internet business, Net neutrality and more.

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Can Twitter Founder's iPhone Venture Take Off?

Jack Dorsey's betting on a dongle for his next big hit.

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IAB Calls on FTC to Scrap Blogger Rules

Digital advertising association argues that new endorsement guidelines would create a double standard for new and old media and challenges their constitutionality.

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Social Media is Ford's Marketing Fiesta

Ford exec lauds the carmaker's effective—if controversial—foray into social media marketing.

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Social Media's New Role: Tracking Fake Products

Social networking sites provide significant intelligence about counterfeit markets during product launches -- in this case, the Kindle DX.

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Passwords: Three Tries

If you want to 'protect' a site and don't have CGI access, you can try this JavaScript. Visitors get three tries to enter the correct password then they are refused entry.

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Barnes & Noble Plans Branded e-Book Reader?

The book retailer reportedly planning to take on Amazon's Kindle in time for holidays.

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Passwords: Multiple Users (Prompt)

This JavaScript is just like the previous Multiple Users one, but doesn't use a table interface to login. Instead, after clicking the Login! button, the script will ask them for their username and password, and then perform the password-protection. Very neat!

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Ask.com Has a Deal for You

Search engine wants to be the destination to find coupons and other online deals.

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Internet Ad Spending Down, But It Could Be Worse

Although interactive advertising is still slipping, the category overall is still faring well compared to traditional marketing.

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A Salute to Visionary CEOs

A look at 10 visionary executives who prove that tech may be down, but it's not out.

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Simon & Schuster Unveils Video Book Service

The book publishing giant today launches iPhone app and browser-based video book service.

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JSWaveText

This script will make your text string form a wave and then scroll within the defined area.

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Sony Moves to Woo E-Book Publishers, Authors

The electronics giant today unveiled a digital publishing portal for aspiring authors in its latest effort to propel its e-reader and e-book play.

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