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AFP - Google on Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the first human footsteps on the moon by adding virtual lunar exploration to its free online Earth map and imagery service.

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Investor's Business Daily - Moviegoers are voicing snap judgments on films faster and to more people thanks to social networking services like Twitter, boosting their power to create a box-office hit or bomb. Marketers say that now if people don't like a just-released movie on Fri. night, the film can die by Sat. night. Media reports have speculated that the summer comedy "Bruno" suffered from a "Twitter effect," meaning audiences reacted quickly online to raunchy scenes, scaring people away. It made $14.4 mil in the U.S. and Canada on its first day, but then suffered a big 1-day drop, falling 39% to $8.8 mil.No tag for this post.

Reuters - Barnes & Noble Inc unveiled on Monday what it called the world's largest online bookstore, taking on Amazon.com Inc with over 700,00 titles readable on devices such as Apple Inc's iPhone.No tag for this post.