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Tech News Point of Sale CNET has removed thousands of old articles from its site and tells staff the removals will improve its ranking in Google Search,

CNET is “pruning” older stories in an effort to show Google that the outlet is “fresh, relevant and worthy of being placed higher than our competitors in search results.” The practice is part of Red Ventures’ SEO strategy.

I don't know Mark Pilgrim personally. I only know his work and it's excellent. ...

"Three of Reddits biggest communities are no longer focused entirely on John Oliver in a form of protest against Reddit," reports the Verge. Gizmodo argues that this means "the Reddit protest is finally over. Reddit won." Despite the infinite blackout threats, most moderators relented as the wee...

Two prominent Mesa business leaders resigned from the Visit Mesa board of directors in July, citing disagreements with the nonprofit’s professional staff over transparency concerns and a $60,000 golf club

Google's monopoly is going on trial starting September 12. This is the big one. Or rather, it's the start of a series of big ones.

A standard web search isn't great if you're looking for older stuff. Use these tips to go back in time on a website, in search results, or on social media.

UPDATE 4:30 p.m.:

Do you like reading articles in publications like Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal or the Economist, but can't afford to pay what can be hundreds of dollars a year in subscriptions? If so, odds are you've already stumbled on archive.today, which provides easy access to these and much more: just paste in the article link,…

What did the internet look like before the dotcom bubble burst? Here's a look at the blocky, link-filled homepages of Apple, Amazon, and Geocities in 1999.