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• Twitter simplifies in bid to engage more users

  December 8, 2011 in Business Twitter is changing to address a paradox about a service that revolves around messages limited to just 140 characters. As simple as it sounds, the concept remains too confusing and …

• As you surf the Web, candidates surf with you

  December 3, 2011 in Business Online advertising, once used primarily as a way to reach young and heavily wired consumers, has emerged as an essential communications tool in the 2012 presidential contest.

• Kershner: Search for virtual me: some hits, no Mrs.

  August 22, 2011 in City on Page A5 It’s amazing what you can find out about a person online. For instance, there’s a remarkable website called PeekYou.com, a people search engine visited by nearly 6 million people per … 3

• Libraries matter more than ever

  June 5, 2010 in City on Page B1 All right, I’ve finally figured out how the city’s budget works. The city gets in trouble, looks around for an easy target, spies the Spokane Public Library and hacks it … 2

• Idaho lawmakers ponder taxing online sales

  March 11, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Two lawmakers from the same North Idaho district are at opposite ends of a legislative battle over taxing Internet sales, which Idahoans already are required by law to … 1