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The assertion that autism is linked to childhood vaccinations has run and run, even as study after study has failed to find such a link, either with MMR vaccines or ones containing thimerosal,  an organic compound that contains mercury. One prominent article fingering thimerosal  was  “Deadly Immunity,”  written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , and co-published by Salon.com and Rolling Stone (which fact-checked it) in 2005. Salon on Jan. 16 announced it was removing the story from its website.

The very funny Maria Bamford earned "Best of the Web" from Salon.com and the Harvard Crimson for her web series, "The Maria Bamford Show. " She was also named one of Variety's "Top Ten Comics to Watch" and Comedy Central viewers voted her as one of their "Top Ten Favorite Comics. " See what all the buzz is about by catching her live. Hollywood Improv, 8162 Melrose Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sat. $20. (323) 651-2583; http://www.hollywood.improv.com.

The chief of struggling Internet media company Salon.com called on his Web media peers to share marketing efforts with the goal of limiting their reliance on online advertising services firms and cutting costs. "I do think it's silly for us to keep reinventing the wheel," Salon.com Chairman and Editor in Chief David Talbot told an audience of Internet professionals at a New York conference.

The assertion that autism is linked to childhood vaccinations has run and run, even as study after study has failed to find such a link, either with MMR vaccines or ones containing thimerosal,  an organic compound that contains mercury. One prominent article fingering thimerosal  was  “Deadly Immunity,”  written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , and co-published by Salon.com and Rolling Stone (which fact-checked it) in 2005. Salon on Jan. 16 announced it was removing the story from its website.

'Pure-play" news and information Web sites--exclusively online rather than offshoots from print or broadcast journalism--often seem to model themselves on USA Today: Most stories work best in a few paragraphs, plus a colorful chart. Such sites, which are all bright lights and colored buttons, engender a click-here culture that tends to parse, summarize or list-ify everything, leaving little screen real estate for reflection.

The very funny Maria Bamford earned "Best of the Web" from Salon.com and the Harvard Crimson for her web series, "The Maria Bamford Show. " She was also named one of Variety's "Top Ten Comics to Watch" and Comedy Central viewers voted her as one of their "Top Ten Favorite Comics. " See what all the buzz is about by catching her live. Hollywood Improv, 8162 Melrose Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sat. $20. (323) 651-2583; http://www.hollywood.improv.com.

Salon.com, which runs a money-losing Web news magazine, unveiled plans to fire 13 employees, or about 9% of its work force, in a bid to cut expenses by 20% and move toward profitability. San Francisco-based Salon.com also said it plans to spend less on freelance writers and marketing. The plans were announced after the close of regular U.S. trading. Salon.com shares, which have fallen about 58% this year, rose 9 cents to close at $2.13 on Nasdaq.

Salon.com launched a subscription service that offers premium content, including what it calls "erotic art and photography," for a $30 annual fee. The premium service is designed to bring in additional revenue for Salon, which has depended mostly on advertising to support its free Internet magazine. Salon's business has suffered along with many Internet content sites, which have lost some of their original dot-com advertisers.

The Well, a small Bay Area company that pioneered the now-widespread concept of online discussion communities, has been acquired by Salon.com, a leading Internet magazine. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Salon purchased the Sausalito-based company from Rosewood Stone Group, an investment firm headed by Bruce Katz, the founder of Rockport Shoes.

Salon.com is the type of enterprise that by its character attracts far more media attention than its size alone would warrant, like Pixar Animation Studios or Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. We're talking, after all, about a company with $4 million in annual revenue, delisted shares trading in the low hundredths of a point and no record of profit, ever.

Salon.com is the type of enterprise that by its character attracts far more media attention than its size alone would warrant, like Pixar Animation Studios or Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. We're talking, after all, about a company with $4 million in annual revenue, delisted shares trading in the low hundredths of a point and no record of profit, ever.

Salon.com launched a subscription service that offers premium content, including what it calls "erotic art and photography," for a $30 annual fee. The premium service is designed to bring in additional revenue for Salon, which has depended mostly on advertising to support its free Internet magazine. Salon's business has suffered along with many Internet content sites, which have lost some of their original dot-com advertisers.

'Pure-play" news and information Web sites--exclusively online rather than offshoots from print or broadcast journalism--often seem to model themselves on USA Today: Most stories work best in a few paragraphs, plus a colorful chart. Such sites, which are all bright lights and colored buttons, engender a click-here culture that tends to parse, summarize or list-ify everything, leaving little screen real estate for reflection.

The chief of struggling Internet media company Salon.com called on his Web media peers to share marketing efforts with the goal of limiting their reliance on online advertising services firms and cutting costs. "I do think it's silly for us to keep reinventing the wheel," Salon.com Chairman and Editor in Chief David Talbot told an audience of Internet professionals at a New York conference.

Salon.com, which runs a money-losing Web news magazine, unveiled plans to fire 13 employees, or about 9% of its work force, in a bid to cut expenses by 20% and move toward profitability. San Francisco-based Salon.com also said it plans to spend less on freelance writers and marketing. The plans were announced after the close of regular U.S. trading. Salon.com shares, which have fallen about 58% this year, rose 9 cents to close at $2.13 on Nasdaq.

The Well, a small Bay Area company that pioneered the now-widespread concept of online discussion communities, has been acquired by Salon.com, a leading Internet magazine. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Salon purchased the Sausalito-based company from Rosewood Stone Group, an investment firm headed by Bruce Katz, the founder of Rockport Shoes.

Retired Army Col. David H. Hackworth, the highly decorated infantry officer who denounced U.S. policy in Vietnam during the war and later became an outspoken journalist who offered trenchant analyses of the military, has died. He was 74. Hackworth, who lived in Greenwich, Conn., died Wednesday in Tijuana, where he was undergoing treatment for bladder cancer. Eilhys England, his wife of eight years, was at his side.

Don't want to stumble through the sand on laser-cut platforms at a Malibu beach party? Rubber flip-flops too casual? Tkees, a collection of dressy leather sandals, are a beachy choice with an interesting slogan: Cosmetics for your feet. Tkees were introduced in 2009 as foundation-matching flip-flops for a barefoot effect. The basic "nude" colors range from the lightest Seashell to the darkest Mocha. Last summer, the brand expanded the makeup concept to include other cosmetic-inspired shades in different leathers such as patent for glosses, soft suede for creams, shimmery-finishes for eye shadows and matte leathers to match lipstick and eyeliners.