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	Italian mathematician prepares to challenge Google The Italian mathematician who contributed to the development of Google's search algorithm is preparing to launch his own challenge to the dominant search engine before the end of the year. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Move from Paper to Digital Document Capture Learn how to move your organization forward with automated workflows. Read Now! In this Issue Half of adults believe social media sites hurt youth? Ebay buys Hunch e-commerce recommendations service IBM to build e-commerce research labs for Chinese retailer Senators introduce Internet sales tax bill Business Software Alliance withdraws support for Stop Online Piracy Act The US Stop Online Piracy Act: A primer Social media success is still elusive for businesses WHITE PAPER: BMC Switching Schedulers – Not As Complicated As You Think Changing or consolidating job schedulers may seem daunting. However, the benefits of switching to enterprise workload automation outweigh the risks. Read how BMC can help realize goals like reduced cost, top-down visibility, improved SLAs, and a single enterprise view across all platforms. Learn More Today! Half of adults believe social media sites hurt youth? If the results of a recent telephone survey are to be taken at face value - a reasonably big if, in my opinion - roughly half of American adults believe that Facebook, Twitter and their ilk are harmful to the social development of today's young people. Read More Ebay buys Hunch e-commerce recommendations service Ebay has acquired Hunch, an online platform for customized purchase recommendations, for an undisclosed price, it said Monday. Read More IBM to build e-commerce research labs for Chinese retailer IBM has reached a deal with Chinese electronics retailer Suning Appliance to build research centers in China and the U.S. meant to develop e-commerce products for the company. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Smarter Commerce is redefining value chain visibility Smarter Commerce is redefining the value chain in the age of the customer. It starts with putting the customer at the center of your operations – which of itself is not a new idea – however, truly operationalizing this strategy is not easy. Read More! Senators introduce Internet sales tax bill Four U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would allow states to collect taxes on Internet sales, even when the seller does not have a physical presence in the taxing state. Read More Business Software Alliance withdraws support for Stop Online Piracy Act The United States' Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which would allow domain names seizures by U.S. authorities on copyright 'infringing' websites, has taken another blow as a leading proponent does a U-turn on supporting it. Read More The US Stop Online Piracy Act: A primer The Stop Online Piracy Act, the subject of a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Wednesday, has generated heated debate since lawmakers introduced it on Oct. 26. Read More Social media success is still elusive for businesses Companies are using social networks to connect with customers, but it remains unclear what 'success' means in this new media and how to go about achieving it. Read More
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