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  • by Steve Outing

    Last week, the Houston Chronicle’s website flipped the switch and became the latest newspaper to convert from its old system for general classified ads to using Kaango, the newspaper company-owned classifieds platform provider and ad network in use now by more than 200 newspapers and TV stations. (The Chron is sticking with Yahoo Hotjobs for […]

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  • by Steve Outing

    Apple’s new iPhone 3G, announced earlier this week, is likely to become a mega rock star among smartphones, now that Apple has lowered its price to $199 (with 2-year commitment to AT&T service and additional $30-a-month data plan) to appeal to a mass market. The first-generation iPhone has about 6 million units in customers’ hands […]

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