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Jan 27 2009 8:59am EDT

First Bytes: Verizon, Netflix, Yahoo, Fox Interactive

Not everyone has an iPhone. Verizon's wireless business helped it boost net income by 15 percent in the fourth quarter. [WSJ.com]

Netflix, one of the biggest buyers of online advertising, couldn't find discounted Web ads as of the end of 2008. What does this say about the presumed slump in online advertising? [AllThingsD]

Yahoo reports after the bell. The results are largely irrelevant, but CEO Carol Bartz's delivery of them won't be. [Silicon Alley Insider]

Layoffs at Fox Interactive Media. [Techcrunch]


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