News tagged with communications firm

Zayo Group buying AboveNet for $2.2B

(AP) -- Telecommunications company Zayo Group said Monday it will acquire AboveNet Inc. for $2.2 billion. Both companies offer Internet and phone services to companies over fiber-optic networks.

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created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US calls for Internet freedom amid India plan

The United States called for freedom of expression on the Internet after the India said it planned to find ways to ban offensive content before it is posted. ...

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook hires former Clinton spokesman

Facebook announced on Tuesday that it had hired former US president Bill Clinton's spokesman Joe Lockhart to serve as vice president of global communications at the social network.

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created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

eBay to sell Skype to investor group, to retain 35 pct stake (Update)

Online auction giant eBay announced Tuesday it has agreed to sell 65 percent of its stake in Skype to a group of investors in a deal that values the Web communications service at 2.75 billion dollars.

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created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter forcing a strategy switch for businesses

Brand power takes on a whole new meaning on Twitter, where more than a million people follow Sockington, a tweeting feline who muses about litter boxes and salmon.

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created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cyber-crooks targeting social-networking websites

Computer security specialists warn that Facebook users have been hit with a series of data-stealing attacks in the past week as cyber crooks increasingly stalk social-networking websites.

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created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0