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Bad Online Reputation? How Experts Can Make You Look Good
Michael Fertik may be running a business, but by the time new customers are knocking on his door, things have turned decidedly personal. “People send us letters that say, ‘You saved my life,'” says the CEO of Reputation.com, pointing to the dramatic ways in which a person’s virtual reputation can shape their day-to-day routine
The Battle Over Music Piracy
When Amazon.com announced its plan to open a digital music store to sell MP3s, you had to really work to get excited about it.
Great Xpectations of So-Called Slackers
Who would have thought the kids would start taking over so soon? Or that they would even want to?
Iranian-American sentenced to 15 years in prison
An Iranian-American man has been sentenced to 15 years in an Iranian prison for his role in protests after the disputed presidential election in June, a U.S. State Department spokesman said Tuesday
Surprise hit ‘Paranormal Activity’ scares money out of moviegoers
The new horror movie “Paranormal Activity” could be filling movie studio marketing departments with fear.
Tyler Perry graphically recounts childhood abuse on Web site
Tyler Perry has, for the first time, revealed graphic details about the sexual, physical and emotional abuse he says he suffered as a child. Perry recounts in a message posted on his Web site that screening the film “Precious” dislodged “some raw emotions and brought me to some things and places in my life that I needed to deal with but had long forgotten
Letterman: I faced extortion over sexual affairs
David Letterman told his audience Thursday that he is the victim of an alleged extortion attempt and admitted to having sexual relations with several members of his staff, according to a press release from his production company. Letterman made the announcement during taping of the “Late Show.” “This morning, I did something I’ve never done in my life,” Letterman told his audience, according to a release from Worldwide Pants Inc
In Nassau, Travolta testifies about day son Jett died
John Travolta spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday about his desperate efforts to save his teenage son’s life after he suffered a seizure at the family’s vacation home in the Bahamas in January.
Leader’s son says Libya pressed Britain for bomber release deal
Libya pressured the British government to include convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbeset al Megrahi in a 2007 prisoner release agreement tied to trade deals between the two countries, a son of Libya’s leader told CNN on Friday. Britain refused to include al Megrahi in any deal, however, angering the Libyans, who initially told the British that all deals were off, said Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the second-eldest son of Libya’s leader, Col.