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YouTube: Why the Flash era isn't over June 30, 2010 at 1:54 AM HTML5 adds support for Web video that doesn't need Flash. But there are many reasons Adobe's plug-in still is necessary, YouTube says.   Amazon.com experiences hours-long outage June 29, 2010 at 7:23 PM Online retailer experiences an unusually long outage that frustrates customers by displaying blank product pages and empty shopping carts.   Dating site tries to out-Facebook Facebook June 29, 2010 at 4:36 PM Pirate Date attempts to trade on the concept of friends of friends being the best people to date. It also claims to be able to trawl Facebook to five degrees of separation in order to find The One.   Google mobile apps collect Wi-Fi location data June 29, 2010 at 3:19 PM While Google's Street View cars are sidelined pending the investigation into its Wi-Fi spying scandal, it has a backup plan for providing geolocation services: crowdsourcing.   Green tech, jobs hailed in Virgin America expansion June 29, 2010 at 10:59 AM The colorful airline brought in California's governor and San Francisco's mayor to celebrate its first international route from San Francisco to Toronto.   Hulu unveils $9.99 premium service June 29, 2010 at 10:44 AM The monthly fee, which has long been anticipated, means Hulu Plus subscribers will get access to full seasons of TV shows. But the fee may not sit well with some Hulu fans.   'Google Me' Google's next social experiment? June 29, 2010 at 9:55 AM Social media relevance has eluded Google for years. If a pair of industry executives are to be believed, it's readying another attempt at cracking that market.   AT&T completes 3G upgrades in NYC June 29, 2010 at 8:23 AM Scrambling to improve its 3G reception in certain major U.S. cities, AT&T has finished an upgrade to its wireless network in New York City and notes better service over the last six months.   MapQuest remaps itself June 29, 2010 at 7:01 AM New options are intended to help people share personalized maps via social networks, plan a trip to include landmarks along the way, and find nearby hotels and restaurants.   A hard look at the Web's 'shallows' June 29, 2010 at 4:00 AM Nick Carr's new book "The Shallows" examines how our brains are changing in response to the Web. While there is cause for concern, it's not all bad.