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Twitter hopes to build its market value to $8 billion-$10 billion
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Barcelona : Twitter has said it had become profitable, disclosing that its live messaging service is carrying 130 million daily tweets, or short messages, from its members.
The US-based company, which has been one of the fastest-growing social-networking services, said 40 per cent of tweets are transmitted by mobile devices, typically smartphones.
"We're...
Nile TV anchorwoman Shahira Amin quits state TV
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Cairo: A woman journalist has quit her job with Egypt's state-run Nile TV saying that she did not want to be part of their "propaganda machine".
Nile TV anchorwoman Shahira Amin told the BBC: "We were not allowed to report on what was happening in Tahrir Square."
"I spent the whole day yesterday (Thursday) at...
Facebook valued at $50 bn after new investment
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San Francisco : Facebook has nabbed $450 million in funding from investment bank Goldman Sachs that values the social networking company at $50 billion, the New York Times reported Monday.
The company also took a $50-million investment from Russian firm Digital Sky Technologies, which has already invested some $500 million in Facebook.
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Pamela Anderson ad rejected at Hong Kong airport
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Hong Kong : An advertisement featuring a scantily clad Pamela Anderson frisking and stripping travellers has been rejected by Hong Kong airport, animal protection campaigners have said.
The commercial is the latest to be made by the group People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in their long-running campaign against the use of...
Assange says he might be killed if extradited to US
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London : Julian Assange, founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, has said that if the US succeeds in removing him from Britain or Sweden, there was a "high chance" he would be killed in the US prison system.
In an interview with the Guardian in Ellingham Hall, the country mansion in Norfolk where he is living under house arrest,...
Pope delivers unprecedented Christmas message on BBC
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London : In a first for the Vatican and British broadcaster BBC, Pope Benedict XVI Friday was given a radio slot to deliver a Christmas message to the people of Britain.
The pope, 83, said he remembered his September visit to Scotland and England with great fondness. "I want you to know that I keep all of you very much in my prayers...
Google splashes $2 bn on New York office
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New York : Internet powerhouse Google is muscling in on New York. The web search giant confirmed Wednesday that it had bought one of the most prestigious office buildings in Manhattan.
No price was given for the property at 111 Eighth Avenue, but the Los Angeles Times put the price at $2 billion.
The company said that more than 2,000...
Online discussion heats up in Sweden on sexual assault
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Stockholm : A spin-off debate about non-consensual sex ensued Wednesday in Sweden in the wake of the allegations of sexual misconduct by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
"Talk about it", is the name of an informal network where participants share frank accounts about experiences of coerced sex and situations when trust has been...
Swedish accusers may be victims in successful smear: Assange
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London : WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claimed Tuesday that the sexual offences allegations against him in Sweden were a "very successful smear" – and he would not receive "natural justice" if he was extradited from Britain.
He suggested that the two women who made the allegations against him in Sweden were themselves...
Devito/Verdi Nabs Eight Nominations At The Global Awards
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New York Shop Nabs Eight Nominations At The Global Awards, Winners To Be Announced At Two Global Events In December
The Global Awards, honoring creative and marketing excellence in healthcare communications worldwide, announced its 2010 competition finalists, who will compete for what is considered to be the most coveted honor in...