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The Vox Box archive for Feb. 3, 2008

SUNDAY, FEB. 3, 2008

The internet-- too pushy?

I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but does it seem that the mainstream... everything... is trying to shove you onto high-speed internet? I had dial-up for years, and hated it, because all the best games and software required a high-speed connection, which I…

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Microsoft has made a bid on Yahoo...

Microsoft bought lots of shares of Yahoo, causing share value to go up to $28.38.Although actually just a blurb here, because I thought it was interesting, the article below details the history of the buy. Which is also interesting.I spotted this in the New York…

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In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.