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Farewell to Sci-Fi Writer William Tenn - William Tenn, one of science fiction's most imaginative writers, has passed. Tenn created vivid scenarios of mind-blowing alien worlds in novels and stories that illuminated emotional, political and ethic issues of good old humanity. And as a teacher, he inspired other aspiring writers. Including this one.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:05:00 GMT

Google's Super Bowl Ad: A Romance in Search - Google debuted a Super Bowl ad Sunday. The ad tells the story of a romance helped along by a series of Google searches conducted by (one is left to imagine) a young man whose simple plan to study abroad in Paris ends with his need to know how to assemble a crib.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:27:00 GMT

Ad-Network Vets Try to Clean Up Their Act - Do you wonder where those ads for work at home, teeth whitening and so on are coming from, and why they appear on otherwise respectable websites? The answer is complicated, but becoming less so.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Panacea or Poison Pill: Who Gets to Decide About The $10 E-Book? - Another publisher denounces Amazon's $10 e-book. The price point has less to do with the inherent value of the content than it does with finding a number most readers cannot resist. But what should an e-book cost-- and who gets to decide?

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:30:00 GMT

Justice Dept to Google Books: Close, But No Cigar - Google’s plan to digitize the world’s books into a combination research library and bookstore has hit another snag: The U.S. Justice Department says that 'despite substantial progress made, issues remain' with the proposed settlement agreement of the class-action suit which would let the project proceed.