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Obama: Don’t Worry Internet, I Got Your Back on That SOPA Thing

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 14 at 4:00 pm PT

The White House signals that it doesn’t like the controversial SOPA bill. Here’s one writer who’s not the least bit surprised.

Remedy Health Media Acquires HealthCentral

Kara Swisher in News on November 29, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Remedy Health, a New York-based health information company, has bought HealthCentral, a start-up that offers online clinical and patient tools, community and content in a variety of topic areas.

Clearspring Buys Data Science Start-Up XGraph

Kara Swisher in News on November 1, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Clearspring, the social sharing company — in an effort to increase its business as a marketing analytics player — has acquired XGraph, a data science firm.

Hurricane Irene Is Over; Power Still Out for Many

Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 29, 2011 at 6:27 am PT

Hurricane Irene is now a memory, but the mess it left will take days if not weeks to clean up.

Amazon Seeks Greater Fulfillment by Adding Distribution Centers

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 7, 2011 at 2:53 pm PT

Amazon is expanding its warehouse capacity at an insanely aggressive pace, having already announced five new distribution centers so far this year, including two since yesterday.

Happy 10th Birthday, Wikipedia! What's Next? (Video)

Liz Gannes in Social on January 14, 2011 at 10:04 am PT

Wikipedia now seems like an enduring institution on the Web, but the site was only founded 10 years ago, tomorrow. In this video interview, Wikipedia Executive Director Sue Gardner tells us how far the site has come, and what’s next.

Password Manager LastPass Acquires Xmarks

Kara Swisher in News on December 2, 2010 at 2:10 am PT

LastPass, a cross-platform password manager and form filler, has acquired the social bookmarking and browser synchronization service Xmarks. The San Francisco-based Xmarks has been in the midst of some tumult of late, as it closed down in September and then quickly opened back up again in an effort to keep its service running for a large group of active users and to find a new home.

Happy 25th Birthday AOL–Love, Snarky BoomTown

Kara Swisher in News on May 25, 2010 at 9:15 am PT

Here’s a video BoomTown did in honor of the 25th anniversary of the founding of AOL. I had to miss the party back East yesterday, as I am prepping for the eighth D: All Things Digital conference–where, in fact, both AOL’s first CEO, Steve Case, and its current one, Tim Armstrong, will be appearing onstage. Instead, I did this video, which is inspired from an email Case sent to me recently calling me “Miss Snarky.”

Chill Out! Obama Doesn’t Hate Your iPad.

Peter Kafka in Media on May 10, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

The President of the United States suggests that perhaps technology distracts us from…sorry, I lost my train of thought there–was just thinking about the new iPhone. Anyway, there are words and stuff. Also, video!