Take these jokes...please; endless lists of lawyer gags, light bulb riddles and banjo humor clog E-mail's in boxes
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One of the most common uses of E-mail is fowarding jokes among users. Some observers say that the ease with which this is done is clogging in-boxes across the country. Others say it allows users living far apart to share an interest in humor about their specialities that often isn't appreciated by a wider audience. Corporations are setting standards barring humor that offends certain users. This often has the effect of banning jokes from corporate networks altogether, officially. A mother notes that receiving jokes in E-mail from her son is not the same as keeping in touch.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1999
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With the best research and intentions, a game maker fails
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All its research into what girls wanted in a computer game didn't cut it on the store shelves in the end. Mattel Inc. will acquire Purple Moon's most popular game character, Rockett, and its Website with 250,000 registered users. The purchase price has not been disclosed. Purple Moon had the 17th best selling computer game title for girls that sold $1.6 million in 1998. Mattel had the top 5 titles for girls that sold about $35.5 million. Mattel is already in the process of acquiring the Learning Company, the #2 girl game publisher.
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Co. to purchase Purple Moon assets for undisclosed price
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1999
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I.B.M. to offer Linux with Netfinity computers
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IBM ships Netfinity servers with its own OS/2, with Windows NT and now with Linux pre-installed. Linux was first endorsed last year when Intel invested in Red Hat Software, a distributor of Linux. Now IBM further validates that endorsement by contracting with Red Hat to provide users with technical support. The next problem for anyone using the free operating system software is to find programs that will run on it.
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Validates Linux OS by contracting with Red Hat Software, distributor of Linux
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1999
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