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5 New Ways Small Business Can Offer Location-Based Deals (Mashable)

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Mashable - This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

 

Craigslist strikes adult services under pressure (AP)

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This screen shot made on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 shows the opening page of Craigslist's website for Hartford, Conn., featuring a 'censored' logo over what used to be the adult services section. Craigslist apparently closed the section two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded it be shut down. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, one of the AGs who pressed for the change, said in a written statement that he welcomed the change and was trying to verify Craigslist's official policy going forward. (AP Photo/Craigslist) NO SALESAP - Craigslist appears to have
surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."
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The ad that uses YouTube brilliantly

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( 0 Votes ) CNET News.com >> 
A Liquid Paper-like product's ad, created specifically to run on YouTube, shows the possibility of creating something remarkable on a site for which display advertising is becoming a key profit-making component.

   

Craigslist Drops Adult Services Ads

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The section on the website was replaced with a black bar that says "censored." A group of state attorneys general had asked the site to drop the section last month, saying there weren't enough protections against blocking potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution and child trafficking.

   

Craigslist removes adult services section (AP)

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This screen shot made on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 shows the opening page of Craigslist's website for Hartford, Conn., featuring a 'censored' logo over what used to be the adult services section. Craigslist apparently closed the section two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded it be shut down. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, one of the AGs who pressed for the change, said in a written statement that he welcomed the change and was trying to verify Craigslist's official policy going forward. (AP Photo/Craigslist) NO SALESAP - Craigslist closed the adult
services section of its website Saturday, replacing it with a black bar that says "censored," just over a week after a group of state attorneys general said there weren't enough protections against blocking potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution.
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Over one million join Apple's music social network Ping (AFP)

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Steve Jobs (C), chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks to reporters after announcing the release of new upgrades for the iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, iPod Touch, and iTunes in San Francisco, California, on September 1. More than one million users joined Apple's new music-focused social network Ping in the 48 hours following its launch, the company said.(AFP/File/Ryan Anson)AFP - More than one million users joined Apple's new music-focused social network Ping in the 48 hours following its launch, the company said.

   

Craigslist.com blocks access to adult services ads (Reuters)

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Reuters - Craigslist.com has dropped its "adult services" listings, which have become the target of U.S. state attorneys general who say the much-visited online classified ad site is not doing enough to quash prostitution.

   

Does Apple Value Secrecy More Than The Environment?

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According to new research from Pew Internet, 82% of American adults own a cell phone, Blackberry, iPhone or other similar devices. And 65% of adults who own them say they have slept with their cell phones on or right next to their beds. Yet consumers don’t know what these devices are made of exactly, and what their environmental and health impact may be. Phone manufacturers aren't required to share all the details. Some do anyway. Not Apple, though...

   

Inside Facebook Seattle [Pictures]

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A couple weeks ago, Facebook officially opened their new office in Seattle, WA. At the time, Facebook's Ari Steinberg (the main engineer in charge up there) wrote a post and shared a few pictures of what it looks like. But those pictures sort of made it look like a dismal, dreary version of Office Space (I know Seattle is cloudy all the time, but come on). So we've got a few better ones that show actual signs of life. Just as when Facebook opened their new
Bay Area office, and when Twitter opened their office, I think it's sort of neat to see pictures inside these offices -- to see where the sausage is made. We've been thinking about doing something like this for TechCrunch TV as well -- think: Cribs for tech startups. We'll expose ridiculous murals and raid startups' fridges. Would that interest you?...(Read Full Article)

   

Craigslist self-censors controversial Adult Services section

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Craigslist has shut down its controversial "Adult Services" section -- by replacing the link to that section with the word "censored" written ...

   

Kanye West and How Twitter Has Changed the Way We Communicate (Mashable)

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Mashable - If you needed any more proof that Twitter has transformed how we absorb information and communicate, look no further than Kanye West.

   

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