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Thursday

In the Internet Age, a New Cultural Revolution

Chinese Authors Find Creative Outlets on the Web

Chinese novelists were once encouraged to address politics and society through a Communist lens. Now young writers can be as entertaining as they want on the Web.

Chinese Authors Find Creative Outlets on the Web

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Wednesday

In the Internet Age, a New Cultural Revolution

Internet Helps Liberate, Create Music in China

For many Chinese, the Web isn't merely a tool to help circumvent political censorship. Some Chinese musicians are exploiting online tools and sites to create new economic models for the music business.

Internet Helps Liberate, Create Music in China

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Tuesday

In the Internet Age, a New Cultural Revolution

Chinese Fans Follow American TV Online — for Free

Political censorship is a way of life in China. Watching pirated U.S. television shows, on the other hand, is one freedom many in China have grown used to — and increasingly, the distribution channels are moving online.

Chinese Fans Follow American TV Online — for Free

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Saturday

The E-Mail Age

Connected Kids Talk to Many at Once

Beyond e-mail, there are ever more ways to connect and communicate: text messages, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, IM and, for the old fashioned, phone calls. Help! How many connections can one person manage?

Connected Kids Talk to Many at Once

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Wednesday

China Earthquake: A Year Of Recovery

Phones Faltering, Quake Survivors Rely on Texting

The first word about the massive earthquake in China did not come from the news media. In China, some 600 million people have cell phones, and when the quake hit, many reached for them — but not to talk. Instead, they used the nation's most popular form of communication — text messaging.

Phones Faltering, Quake Survivors Rely on Texting

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Thursday

Business

Apple Stock Falls Despite Quarterly Gains

Apple's fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped higher than analyst estimates as computer and iPod revenue boosted the company's profits. The computer and music giant's second-quarter profits totaled more than $1 billion, compared with $770 million in the same quarter last year.

Apple Stock Falls Despite Quarterly Gains

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Friday

Business

Google Earnings Dispel Fears of Ad Slump

In the midst of a flagging U.S. economy, Google released its first-quarter earnings Thursday. The results were surprisingly positive. The search engine giant reported a 42 percent increase in revenue.

Google Earnings Dispel Fears of Ad Slump

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Tuesday

Saturday

In Character

Hannibal Lecter: A Psycho with an Unlikely Soft Spot

The cannibal psychiatrist from The Silence of the Lambs is a murderous madman -- but he comes to be fond of FBI agent Clarice Starling. It's that evil-with-a-sweet-streak thing that's behind his appeal.

Hannibal Lecter: A Psycho with an Unlikely Soft Spot

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Thursday

Technology

Teens Take Advantage of Online Privacy Tools

Many younger people have very nuanced ideas about Internet privacy. They post deeply personal information on social networking sites, but understand and use various privacy locks so only certain people can see their profiles.

Teens Take Advantage of Online Privacy Tools

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Tuesday

Your Money

Western Union to Offer Mobile-to-Mobile Transfers

Western Union is teaming up with two other companies to offer customers money transfers over their cell phones. It's aimed at immigrants, who often don't go to banks or use the Internet to conduct business.

Western Union to Offer Mobile-to-Mobile Transfers

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Thursday

Business

FCC Auctions Off Airwaves

The FCC auctions off a huge new chunk of the airwaves for wireless communication. Verizon Wireless bought the best part of the airwaves, known as the "C" block. AT&T also purchased some of the spectrum.

FCC Auctions Off Airwaves

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Tuesday

World

China Censors Web Coverage of Tibet Protests

Part of a Chinese crackdown on coverage of protests in Tibet involves blocking access to the Web. Analysts say China has the most sophisticated Internet censoring system of any nation.

China Censors Web Coverage of Tibet Protests

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Tuesday

Diversions

Reviving Oakland's Jazz and Blues Scene, Virtually

Can a video game restore a neighborhood's faded glory? A group of Berkeley students hopes so. They've set their sights on 7th Street in West Oakland, California — in the 1940s and 50s, the street was home to a vibrant music scene, but now it's bleak and deserted.

Reviving Oakland's Jazz and Blues Scene, Virtually

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Saturday

Law

Ruling to Shut Down Leak Site Called Censorship

Wikileaks.org allows users to anonymously post corporate and government documents they think expose wrongdoing. Last week a federal judge ordered the site shut down after a bank charged that it had illegally posted documents stolen by a former employee.

Ruling to Shut Down Leak Site Called Censorship

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