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Groupon’s shares fall below IPO price in 3 weeks (AP)

AP – Groupon Inc.’s stock fell below its initial public offering price for the first time Wednesday as investors reassess the challenges facing the still-unprofitable online deals company in a shaky economy.

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Microsoft Looking to Buy a Piece of Yahoo, Again [REPORT] (Mashable)

Mashable – In what could be the first sign of a potential buyout, Microsoft has signed a confidentiality agreement with Yahoo to get access to the company’s financial information, Reuters reported Wednesday. Citing a “source familiar with the matter,â€� the report says Microsoft is one of many companies now combing through Yahoo’s business. Private equity firms KKR, TPG Capital, and Silver Lake Partners are also said to be interested in buying minority stakes of up to 20 percent, with plans to eventually own controlling interest in the company.

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Microsoft Looking to Buy a Piece of Yahoo, Again [REPORT]
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Larry Page-Run Google Shutters 7 More Projects (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Google is continuing its streamlining efforts, shuttering projects that haven’t panned out the way the search-engine giant hoped and folding others into other products as special features. Google’s goal is to drive a simpler user experience.

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Larry Page-Run Google Shutters 7 More Projects
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Bing hitches holiday hopes to Rudolph the reindeer (AP)

AP – Like Santa Claus on that one foggy Christmas Eve, Microsoft has summoned Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to guide some precious cargo — a holiday marketing campaign for its Bing search engine.

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Microsoft signs confidentiality pact with Yahoo (Reuters)

Reuters – Microsoft Corp has signed a confidentiality agreement with Yahoo Inc, allowing the software giant to take a closer look at Yahoo’s business, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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Create Your Own Online Clothing Boutique, Earn 10% of Sales (Mashable)

Mashable – The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: StyleOwner

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Create Your Own Online Clothing Boutique, Earn 10% of Sales
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Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL team up to sell Internet ads (AP)

AP – Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL are joining forces in an online advertising attack on Google and Facebook.

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Meet Pinterest: A Private Social Pinboard That Collects Your Online Memories (Mashable)

Mashable – The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Pinterest

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Meet Pinterest: A Private Social Pinboard That Collects Your Online Memories
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European Commission Approves Microsoft-Skype Deal (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Microsoft is one step closer to adding Skype to its lineup. On Friday, the European Commission approved the software giant’s $8.5 billion acquisition of the voice-over-Internet communications company.

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European Commission Approves Microsoft-Skype Deal
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Review: Offline Gmail app good for casual use (AP)

AP – Google’s new software for using Gmail without an Internet connection comes across as a throwback to an era when we weren’t connected all the time and on all sorts of devices, from phones to iPads.

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