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(The Associated Press) Cupidtino founder Mel Sampat is seen with his Apple laptop and iPad in San Francisco on Monday. Apple Inc.'s ads used to challenge consumers to "think different." Now a website wants to help fans of the iPhone and Mac computer maker date different, too. Called Cupidtino, an homage to Apple Inc.'s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters, the site aims to connect Apple aficionados with like-minded "Machearts." The idea is that if you love the iPhone and Mac computer maker's products you might be best suited to date a fellow Apple fan.

At new dating site, love is in the MacBook Air

Last updated Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 6:22pm

SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc.'s ads used to challenge consumers to "think different." Now a website wants to help fans of the iPhone and Mac computer maker date different, too.

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(SUZANNE PLUNKETT/The Associated Press) In this July 18, 2002 file photo, pedestrians pass by the AOL Time Warner headquarters, in New York's Rockefeller Center. AOL is shaking loose from Time Warner Inc. and heading into the next decade the way it began this one, as an independent company.

AOL prepares to split from Time Warner Wednesday

Rachel Metz The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, December 7, 2009 - 3:25pm

SAN FRANCISCO -- AOL is shaking loose from Time Warner Inc. and heading into the next decade the way it began this one, as an independent company. Unlike the 1990s, though, when AOL got rich selling dial-up Internet access, it starts the 2010s as an underdog, trying to beef up its Web sites and grab more advertising revenue.

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Marketing company sells clients Facebook friends

Rachel Metz The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 6:57pm

SAN FRANCISCO â€” On Facebook, most people make friends the old-fashioned way â€” by sending a request to be added to someoneâ€™s posse of pals. Now, an Australian marketing company hopes to save you time and energy by simply buying you a few thousand buddies.
The service from uSocial is mostly meant for businesses, celebrities and other individuals looking to expand on the social network, and Facebook isnâ€™t happy about it.

Under the service, which launched this week, 1,000 new Facebook friends cost less than $200. For 5,000 Facebook friends â€” the maximum allowed by that site â€” uSocial charges $727, though through mid-September, the promotional rate is $654.30.

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