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Thursday, April 29

Must've been a slow news day

by DavidAkin on Thu 29 Apr 2004 11:04 PM EDT

It's been a long week already and this was too funny not to pass around . . ..

[ via FilePile ]

[The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century] more »

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Lycos on the block

by DavidAkin on Thu 29 Apr 2004 10:39 AM EDT

Tip o' the hat to super-searcher Tara Calishain who points out in her latest newsletter that Lycos -- which once battled AltaVista for search engine supremacy a million years ago -- is being shopped around.

C|Net says Lycos' owner Terra Lycos has hired investment bankers Lehman Brothers to see if anyone ... more »

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Nortel: The Day After

by DavidAkin on Thu 29 Apr 2004 09:10 AM EDT

Nortel fired CEO Frank Dunn [pictured] yesterday. We had two pieces on CTV National News last night. [Look for the Video links at this page where you'll also find some additional information]
My colleagues at the Globe and Mail have a pile on this as well, as do most of ... more »

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