Word: reaping
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...surprising to think that for most of the 1990s, very large corporations fought for the privilege of helping us search the Web. After all, there was no money in it, at least not directly--searching is free. Everybody assumed that one day somebody would figure out a way to reap dollars from it. But what's even more surprising is that the first round of the search wars was won by two twentysomething Stanford graduate students named Sergey Brin and Larry Page. In 1998 Brin and Page invented a new kind of search engine, one that assessed the importance...
...possible. For that reason, most of the major phone companies--AT&T, BellSouth, Qwest Communications, Sprint and Verizon--have already announced a VOIP offering of some sort. They too are responding to upstarts like end-to-end IP service provider GoBeam, based in Pleasanton, Calif. Ultimately, residential customers will reap some of the same rewards...
...Yale administration’s tolerance extends through the gates of Old Campus, which is home to most of Yale’s freshmen. First-year Yalies not only have the opportunity to reap the benefits of residential college parties, but they can party in their rooms without much fear of being busted by a proctor or having to report to their freshman dean...
...have been driven out of neighborhoods such as the Fenway by rents that they cannot afford—this development should help stem the tide. With Harvard’s purchase, graduate students will have the opportunity to form a close graduate community. Harvard’s deal will reap rewards for students and neighbors alike...
Maye need not wait until then to reap the perks of fame, though. His video, along with those of the other semifinalists, is already in the network’s video rotation...