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Ad Shift Throws Blogs a Business Lifeline

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Lisa and Brian Sugar operate blogs for women that have won ads from companies like Chanel and Sony.

Blog networks like Gawker are reporting ad revenue is up this year, even as their glossy competition suffers.

Facebook Is Going for Some Twitter Sensibility

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Facebook groups friends and relatives, while Twitter pools the collective. Facebook is trying to offer a bit more of that larger group, in real time.

Times Topics: Facebook | Twitter

Miley Cyrus Is on the Line Just for You

By BROOKS BARNES

SayNow connects stars and their fans through voice mail and is gaining traction, particularly among teenage audiences.

September 14, 2009 26 minutes ago

Where Google Is Really Big: India and China

Web users in emerging markets like India and Brazil spend about 30 percent of their online time using Google services, triple the market share that Google has in the United States, according to new data from comScore.

September 14, 2009 2:20 AM ET

Intel Said to Plot an Executive Overhaul

Pat Gelsinger, who runs Intel's enterprise business, plans to leave the company, and Sean Maloney, head of sales and marketing, will take on a broader role, according to people briefed on the changes.

September 13, 2009 11:49 PM ET

How the Cliq May Make Handset Makers Uncomfortable

The pulsating screen of Motorola's new Cliq phone may repel some people. The business model behind the phone is equally provocative.

September 11, 2009

So Long CPU Wars. It Was Fun

With a new marketing campaign, Advanced Micro Devices has decided to tout its graphics chips over its CPUs, ending many years of battling over technical specs with Intel.

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Young Bloggers Have Ear of Fashion Heavyweights

By ALICE PFEIFFER

Fashion blogs and blog networks are helping to give young entrepreneurs an early entry into journalism and winning some of them a place in the notoriously competitive fashion industry.

Norman E. Borlaug accepted the Congressional Gold Medal in July 2007.

Norman Borlaug, Plant Scientist Who Fought Famine, Dies at 95

By JUSTIN GILLIS

A Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Borlaug developed high-yielding crop varieties that helped to avert famines worldwide.

Interviews With Legends of Television Hit the Web

By BRIAN STELTER

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation will introduce EmmyTVLegends.org, a Web site that organizes its collection of interviews.

Disney Plans ‘Interactive’ Updates in Theme Parks

By BROOKS BARNES and ANDREW J. MARTIN

Children will be able to help prepare for Aurora’s 16th birthday and help Cinderella get ready for the ball.

Listen to the Health Care Bill Read by Professional Voices

By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN

About 60 voice actors volunteered to record the proposed health care bill, H.R. 3200, a 1,017-page doorstop. The reading, available free at hearthebill.org, clocks in just shy of 24 hours.

Interactive Feature: Gauging Your Distraction

A game illustrates the potential consequences of distractions like texting on your driving ability.

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Interactive Feature: A Microsoft-Yahoo Deal

A look at the long road to a partnership between two technology behemoths.

Slide Show: Japan’s Robots Face Hard Times

Many robots in Japan are now being idled or returned as more manufacturers cut back on production, dealing a blow to the robotics industry.

Interactive Feature: Polaroid Photographers Plead Their Case

Five photographers who regularly shoot with Polaroid instant cameras and film explain their hopes for a revival of Polaroid film by a company in the Netherlands.

Google Now in XXL

By AZADEH ENSHA

If you notice that Google’s text now appears a tad larger than usual, you’re not seeing things.

Driven to Distraction

Terry and Debbie Buchen argued over Mr. Buchen’s inability to stop texting while driving.

Driver Texting Now an Issue in the Back Seat

By MATT RICHTEL

Differences of opinion about distractions behind the wheel are creating disputes among family members and friends.

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