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From the press release: Yahoo! Inc. and Musicmatch, Inc. today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Yahoo! will acquire Musicmatch for a purchase price of approximately $160 million in cash. “Yahoo! is committed to being a major player in digital music,” said Terry Semel, chairman and chief executive officer, Yahoo! Inc. “This combination bolsters our strategy to capture the largest… Read More

Nielsen//NetRatings today reported that broadband connections for the first time reached 51 percent of the American online population at-home during the month of July, as compared to 38 percent last July. Sixty-three million web users connected to the internet via broadband during July 2004 as compared to 61.3 million accessing the Internet through narrowband. Overall growth for broadband connections rose 47 percent year-over-year, while… Read More