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Today in Tech: Facebook turns profiles into 'Timelines'

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* Facebook unveiled a flurry of new features at yesterday's f8 conference in San Francisco, including "Timelines," a radical re-imagining of the user profile that organizes your activity into a timeline-like format. The new profile (see above) starts rolling out September 29, but if you just can't wait, here's a slightly MORE

Today in Tech: Netflix splits DVD and streaming businesses

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* Late last night, Netflix (NFLX) announced via blog post that it is totally separating its DVD business from the streaming business and dubbing the former "Qwikster." Qwikster will be run by ex-Netflix exec Andy Rendich and will have separate user accounts, movie ratings and billing. Coming soon to the newly-christened service: Xbox 360, MORE

Today in Tech: Google snaps up Zagat

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* Ousted Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz had some choice words for the company's board -- "These people f---ed me over," she told colleague Pattie Sellers -- despite having a non-disparaging clause in her employee contract. (Fortune)

* Google (GOOG) bought restaurant and travel guide Zagat, presumably for less than $66 MORE

iTunes triumphant: Walmart kills its music download store

One of Apple's most serious challenges in the digital music market is giving up

"After eight years in business, the Walmart Music Downloads Store located at mp3.walmart.com will close on August 28, 2011. All content in the Store will be disabled and no longer available for download from the store."

So begins the certified letter sent to Walmart's (WMT) distribution and licensing partners and posted Tuesday by Digital Music News. The death MORE

Brainstorm Tech video: Spotify's Daniel Ek on transforming digital music

Daniel Ek, CEO and co-founder of the online music service Spotify, sat down for a one-on-one with Fortune's Andy Serwer at the Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo.

ANDY SERWER:  Hello, hello, hello.  Look at this, they're so generous, Daniel.  There's just water, water everywhere.

DANIEL EK:  It's great, I like it.

ANDY SERWER:  Excellent.

Please join me in welcoming Daniel Ek.  As you may know, Daniel is the founder and CEO of Spotify, MORE

Spotify CEO: Music access, not ownership, is the future

Daniel Ek, the CEO of the online music service Spotify, has ambitious plans for penetrating the U.S. market. Profitability, for now, isn't a concern.

FORTUNE -- One week after Spotify launched in the U.S., CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek discussed his company's rapid growth at Brainstorm Tech in Aspen, Colo.

The simple, legal "all-you-can-eat" music service has made waves in parts of Europe with a freemium model that lets users listen to MORE

Clear Channel: What digital music disruption?

Pandora. Spotify. SoundCloud. A number of companies are challenging a space dominated by the likes of Clear Channel.
FORTUNE -- Despite services like Spotify, Pandora, and Turntable.fm, which have all received generous buzz lately for one reason or another, digital music services aren't quite as disruptive to the music industry as you might think.

At least that's what Clear Channel's Bob Pittman insinuated during a discussion about online music services at Brainstorm MORE

Today in Tech: Google + tops 10 million users

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* One third-party reported it, but now it's official: Google+ grew to 10 million in two weeks, with users sharing more than 1 billion items being shared daily. "We're only at 1% of what's possible," Google CEO Larry Page said during this week's conference call. "Google's just getting MORE

Why Spotify deserves the hype

One of the most innovative online music services to come along in years has finally hit the States. Here's why you should be excited. (Hint: no monthly listening cap for free U.S. users.)

FORTUNE -- Yes, America, Spotify is finally here.

After nearly two-and-a-half years of promises and speculation, the music streaming service opened up shop in the U.S earlier this morning and already promises to potentially transform the way U.S. listeners consume MORE

Today in Tech: Spotify launches today!

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* After two-and-a-half years of waiting and speculation, Spotify will launch in the U.S. later this morning at 8 AM EST. The streaming music service from CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek will offer an invite-only free, ad-supported service, a $4.99 ad-free option, and a $9.99 version including mobile MORE