News Corp is in talks with Google Inc , Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc about advertising on MySpace, as an existing contract with Google ends, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
The Pew Internet and American Life Project has released its report on Internet-based socialization. The conclusions in The Future of Online Socialization segment of the survey are positive.
The online world, according to most of the Internet specialists surveyed, is going to add to the texture and mood of social interactions, not detract from them.
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Last month, Twitter started promoting ad keywords in its "trending topics" list. With this system, users are brought to a search results page, where the page is topped by a promoted Tweet. But does it work is the question.
The answer seems to be yes. Today the National Basketball Association purchased "LeBron James" as a trending topic. Discussion on Mr. ...
Optimus, as it turns out, means "best" in Latin. At least, that's the pitch LG is throwing out there for their new Android phones, the LG Optimus Chic and the LG Optimus One.
According to the company, the Optimus is a new line of products that will comprise of both smartphones and tablet computers. Apparently, they're going heavy on the project ...
There are more than 20 million single-person businesses in the United States, comprising about three-quarters of all businesses, according to Inc, citing recent
Appolicious - A few months ago, a bank teller at my local Chase (JPM) branch was chastising me for not having the Chase Mobile app on my iPhone. He told me that I’d better download it because an update was in the works to let customers deposit checks into their Chase accounts via a photo. The teller wasn’t pulling my ...
Over the weekend, President Obama announced the Department of Energy would be giving almost $2 billion in conditional funding to two solar energy companies, Abengoa Solar and Abound Solar Manufacturing.Money will come from the $863 billion economic stimulus package. Projects funded by this move are expected to create more than 5,000 construction and permanent jobs.One of these initiatives is the ...
Reuters - Internet search engines pride themselves as being neutral providers of information.
A new initiative, called the "Digital Agenda" is come from on high. Well, from the EU's European Commission, anyway. The agenda could force proprietary systems, such as the iPhone, to open up to competitors.
Officially known as the "Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ...
AFP - For Ruzmammat, the Internet is a crucial way of keeping in touch with his Uighur friends in China's Xinjiang region -- a lifeline that was denied to him for 10 months following deadly ethnic riots.
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Telogis announces the acquisition of the assets of Remote Dynamics, a pioneer in the GPS fleet management industry. The acquisition will further increase Telogis' penetration into valuable industry sectors and the Telogis product line will provide Remote Dynamics' customers with a strong suite of tools to increase the efficiency and profitability of their ...
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Skyhook Wireless has announced that Samsung will deploy Skyhook's technology across multiple Samsung mobile devices. The first handset to launch with Skyhook embedded will be the Samsung Wave (Model: S8500).
The Wave is the initial handset to be released with Samsung's new, open mobile platform, Samsung bada, and is the cornerstone of the company's commitment ...
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Traffic Information maintains its position as the most important feature of navigation services with the global number of traffic information users expected to grow from 57 million in 2010 to more than 370 million in 2015, according to the latest market data from ABI Research.
Telematics and Navigation practice director Dominique Bonte comments: "Navigation users ...
A product listing for a multi-touch mouse, dubbed the Arc Touch, from Microsoft has made its debut at several European online retailers. Details are sparse but the branding suggests that this new mouse may be the next generation of Microsoft’s current Arc mouse which offers a comfortable, curved shape but lacks multi-touch. Further adding a dose of credibility to the rumor ...
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We are winding down the long holiday weekend here in the United States but in the southern hemisphere, the news cycle is in full gear.
And so the story about a new cloud service in India caught our attention as it demonstrates how the cloud is reaching millions of people who have no access to a computer nor a credit card. ...
Reuters - Fujitsu Ltd, Japan's biggest IT services firm, said on Tuesday that it would allow software developers to run their programs on its hardware free of charge so that they can examine performance.
90 degree heat? Check. Sunscreen, sandals and sunglasses? Check, check, check. You are officially ready for the hot winds and bright rays of summer days.With summer already upon us, you're probably planning your next great getaway. No matter if you're a backpacking adventure-seeker or just looking for some places off the beaten path, we've rounded up a bunch of ...
Reuters - Industry power players are getting ready for the annual post-July 4 tradition known as summer camp for moguls.
Gina Trapani points to a Google Accounts Help page that explains part of how Google will allow Google Apps users to access Google services such as Voice, Reader, Buzz and Analytics with their Google Apps accounts. At present, users must maintain a separate Google account to access services that aren't part of Google Apps. Google has previously announced this ...