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Yahoo Folds Up Livestand, Its Would-Be Flipboard Killer

Yahoo has pulled the plug on Livestand, its iPad/tablet news app. Yahoo rolled out the app last fall, and positioned it as competitor to apps like Flipboard and Zite. But the app never got any traction, and has been on the chopping block for much of 2012.

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Litigation Arises Over Dish’s Ad-Skipping DVR

Dish Network Corp.’s battle with the major TV broadcasters over the satellite company’s new ad-skipping device has moved into the courts.

With Stock Close to an All-Time High, AOL Tells Activist Shareholder to Go to — Well — You Know!

Actually, it’s “Go to H-E-double-toothpicks.”
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Google+ Android App All Dolled Up and Ready to Hangout

The Google+ app for Android finally gets an update, and it’s got a feature that might make iPhone users jealous.
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Conan O’Brien Explains TV’s New Rules (Video)

“The days of, ‘I only want people to experience me at 11, on TBS’ — those days are over. … A whole generation is growing up that doesn’t watch television that way.”
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Facebook’s New, New Ad Plan

Keep in touch via Facebook, this is critical to your future success. And we’re public now, so can you click on an ad or two when you’re there?

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, speaking at Harvard Business School’s “Class Day” event Wednesday

Being John Malkovich Means You’re Bored, and You’re Monkeying Around With an iPhone

Two new Siri ads, featuring the same iconic actor. The takeaway: He’s got a lot of time on his hands.
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Will Mr. Zuckerberg Have to Go to Washington?

Can Congress resist a juicy Facebook IPO hearing? (Of course not — it’s an election year, people!)
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TV Everywhere’s Counting Problem