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We don't typically stop to think about it, but we all need feedback in order to succeed. Imagine, for example, trying to cook a meal without periodically tasting it to see if the spices are right. When it comes down to it, trying to do anything -- even the simplest of tasks -- is much more difficul...

IBM executives told investors Thursday they see a future where the technology giant grows profits significantly by expanding the amount of income from software sales and by tapping into emerging markets. Big Blue expects to boost the total percentage of its net income coming from software to 50 perc...

The board of directors for radio and billboard giant Clear Channel Communications unanimously approved a slightly sweetened $19.5 billion buyout offer from private equity groups whose prior attempts it recently rejected. Asked by some major shareholders to rethink that rejection, the board announced...

Microsoft announced on Friday it will acquire Web ad firm aQuantive in a deal valued at $6 billion, marking the latest and largest deal in a merger-and-acquisition frenzy aimed at staking a claim in the converging worlds of traditional and online advertising. Microsoft agreed to pay $66.50 per share...

The great Internet TV race is on, and the field is crowded -- and getting more crowded all the time. The biggest names in U.S. TV broadcasting want to make sure they stay in the middle of things. Cable TV broadcasters such as Cablevision, Comcast and Time Warner got an early jump on their broadcast ...

Interactive marketing firm 24/7 Real Media has agreed to be acquired by UK-based advertising giant WPP Group, continuing the trend of consolidation in the online advertising space. London-based WPP will pay $11.75 per share for 24/7, WPP said, giving the all-cash deal a value of $649 million. New Yo...

HP's second-quarter sales and profit outpaced Wall Street forecasts, even as profit fell compared to a year ago, the company said Wednesday. The company's profit of $2.1 billion was 7 percent below 2006 levels, largely because the earlier period included a one-time tax windfall, HP noted. Revenue ca...

Nearly a century has passed since the first commercial radio broadcast went out over the airwaves. Aside from the invention of frequency modulation in the early 1930s and advances in recording and music playback devices, radio technology had remained much the same -- that is, until the late 1990s, w...

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a lawsuit against Dell, saying the personal computer maker misled consumers with its PC financing offers. Dell confirmed the suit on Wednesday, and said it intended to vigorously defend itself against it. The complaint charges that the Round Roc...

E-mail marketing is one of the most cost-effective ways to get your name in front of prospective or existing customers, to generate sales or stay top of mind. The e-mail messaging that clogs in-boxes around the world is known as spam, and with good reason: It is unwanted. Its solicitations are rarel...

Social networking site MySpace has announced that it will launch a group of branded channels for video content produced by partners such as The New York Times, National Geographic, and Octane TV. Each channel will be housed within the MySpace Video area of the site and will feature content customize...

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales unveiled on Monday a comprehensive legislative proposal that would toughen copyright protections, including penalties for the attempt to infringe on a copyright. Speaking before members of the Chamber of Commerce Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy, Gonzales...

A former Oracle vice president has settled insider trading charges that he used information gained through his wife -- an assistant to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and other company leaders -- to buy and sell stock in companies that Oracle was planning to purchase. The Securities and Exchange Commission...

There's a new wave of changes headed for the TV and film industries: Television viewers can choose what they watch, when and how they view programs, and where they catch up on their favorite shows. That's just the beginning. The interactivity of the Internet, the emergence of DVR technologies, easie...

Last year marked the first time clothing retailers attracted more online shopping dollars than computer and software e-tailers took in. Travel continues to eclipse all other forms of consumer spending online, however, accounting for $73.4 billion in revenue in 2006. Revenue for apparel, accessories ...