Glenn Chapman
AFP technology correspondent
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/ 19 March 2008

New website guides music lovers to concerts

British internet start-up Songkick launched on Wednesday with a vow to inspire digital-age music lovers to reclaim the joy of hearing bands play live in real-world venues. The London-based website debuts with a free online service that matches people’s tastes in music with the schedules of bands performing in the United States or Britain.

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/ 14 January 2008

Tech firms are mapping the world

Two firms are racing to map the world as the internet goes increasingly mobile with ever more sophisticated gadgets for people on the move. Netherlands-based Tele Atlas and Navteq, which has its headquarters in the United States, criss-cross countries around the world to gather information about what is where and how to drive to it.

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/ 26 December 2007

eBay launches microlending website

Online auction giant eBay has launched a microlending website that lets people invest in entrepreneurs in poor communities around the world and get a return on their money. Microplace.com offers investors profits for funding folks trying to build better lives, said founder Tracey Turner.