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Jan 14 2009 9:01am EDT

FIrst Bytes: Yahoo, Search, Privacy, Twitter

Carol Bartz, named to be the next C.E.O. of Yahoo, can look to TheStreet.com for tips on what to do first -- including using punctuation in memos (as well as pushing out the next earnings date). [TheStreet]

The Mossberg Solution tests SearchWiki and Surf Canyon, two search engines that aim to learn which search results work best for you. [WSJ]

Online child safety proponents will submit a proposal today advocating age verification online. [AllThingsD]

A state attorney generals report, however, concluded that risks to children online are minimal. [NYT]

Twitter is conceding a need for revenue and named former Buzzwire executive Kevin Thau as its head of business development. [Twitter Blog]





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Laura Rich is a co-founder of Recessionwire, which provides news, advice, perspective and humor about the recession and the recovery.

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