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Since we’re in the final stages of Major League Baseball’s pennant race–not to mention the start of NFL football–Microsoft has introduced a service that may interest the sports die-hards among you. At the very least, it beats screaming at the top of your lungs, “Hey, anybody know the Mets’ score?”
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Yahoo got through the Carl Icahn crisis, but now it’s tackling perhaps a more formidable challenge: How to make good on a promise to develop a next-generation, socially networked user experience. CNET News’ Stephen Shankland, who spent major quality time with Yahoo executives last week, offers his insight.