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FILE - In this May 18, 2009 file photo, a customer reads magazines inside the Barnes and Noble store in Tallahassee, Fla. Barnes & Noble said Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, it posted a wider loss in the second quarter because of costs for an acquisition.(AP Photo/Phil Coale, File)

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Top 2 bookseller... FILE - In this May 18, 2009 file photo, a customer reads magazines inside the Barnes and Noble store in Tallahassee, Fla. Barnes & Noble said Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, it posted a wider loss in the second quarter because of costs for an acquisition.(AP Photo/Phil Coale, File)
Facebook creates... FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2007 file photo, Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks to press and advertising partners at an event in New York. Facebook on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 created a dual-class stock structure designed to give Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
Google documents... Google chief Eric Schmidt, left, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill attend a ceremony at Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Internet search engine Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
HP profit jumps ... FILE - In this March 8, 2009 file photo, the Hewlett-Packard Co. facility in Palo Alto, Calif., is shown. Hewlett-Packard Co. releases quarterly earnings after the market close Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
Friends go onlin... In this photo taken Friday Nov. 20, 2009, the Foursquare application is shown on an iPhone in front of a Starbucks in San Francisco. Foursquare lets you share your whereabouts with friends, no matter if you're at a hot new bar or a neighborhood pet store. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)
Astronauts take ... In an image provided by NASA, astronaut Randy Bresnik, STS-129 mission specialist, salutes crewmates while positioned near the European Space Agency's Columbus module on International Space Station Saturday Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/NASA)
GE, Vivendi talk... FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2007 file photo, a view of the headquarters of Vivendi SA in Paris, is shown. Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, on whether to sell its stake in NBC Universal, which would clear the way for the creation of one of the most powerful media companies in the world. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, file)
Senate Dems movi... Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., center, accompanied by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Dell's profit, s... FILE - In this June 30, 2009 file photo, a man works behind Dell laptops on display at a computer store in Beijing, China. Dell Inc. reports quarterly earnings after the market close Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, file)
Comcast's NBC ta... FILE - In this July 9, 2001 file photo, Comcast executives, from left, founder Ralph Roberts, CEO Brian Roberts, and Steve Burke pose after a morning conference call in New York. Comcast is close to sealing a deal to take control of NBC Universal from General Electric Co. in a transaction ultimately expected to be worth $30 billion. If regulators approve the deal, Comcast would be one of the nation's largest entertainment companies. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Drug industry pr... FILE - In this April 12, 2005 file photo, the world headquarters of Pfizer Inc. is shown in New York. In April, 2009, the FDA fired off warning letters to Pfizer Inc., GlaxoSmithKline and a dozen other drugmakers for search engine ads that violated federal rules. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
Cisco forecasts ... A sign outside Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, Calif. is shown Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Cisco Systems Inc. says its quarterly income dropped 19 percent but that recession-dampened orders are improving. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Microsoft CEO: I... Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a meeting with the media in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday corporate spending on information technology will not recover to levels seen in recent years before the global economic slowdown. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
IAC reports 3Q p... The IAC building is shown, Oct. 26, 2009 in New York. IAC/InterActiveCorp, which runs Match.com, Ask.com and other Web sites, said Tuesday that asset sales helped it profit in the third quarter while advertising revenue continued to slump. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
DreamWorks beats... This publicity still released by DreamWorks Animation shows a scene from DreamWorks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens." DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. shot past analyst estimates in releasing third-quarter earnings Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, saying its only release this year, "Monsters vs. Aliens," is off to a strong start in the home video market. (AP Photo/ DreamWorks Animation LLC)
Microsoft hopes ... A customer takes a new Windows 7 software in a store in Rosenheim, southern Germany, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Microsoft Corp. put a new edition of Windows on sale Thursday, hoping for a fresh start after a bad reception for the previous version of the software that runs most of the world's personal computers. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)
MySpace Music vi... This image provided by MySpace shows a Facebook page featuring a video by singer Ashley Tisdale. Social-networking site MySpace is using its joint venture with recording companies to launch a music video service that will pop into millions of profiles at rival Facebook as well. Starting Wednesday Oct. 21, 2009, music videos that MySpace has licensed for its site will run as well on the iLike music recommendation application, which the News Corp. unit acquired for $20 million. (AP Photo/MySpace)
Investors lap up... The Apple logo is seen on an Apple store in San Francisco Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Apple Inc. is expected to release fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)
PepsiCo iPhone a... PepsiCo Inc's "Amp up before you score" iPhone application is shown in New York Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. PepsiCo Inc. is facing criticism for the application that promises to help men "score" with two dozen stereotypes of women by giving users pickup lines and a scoreboard to keep track of their conquests. (AP Photo/Dan Goodman)