News tagged with internet newcomers

Balancing your Facebook

It seems everyone is on Facebook these days: your co-workers, your best friend from third grade, your mom. Facebook usage has exploded in the past year, with the site claiming its fastest-growing demographic ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Social networks play emerging role in Mexico election

Online social networks, a newcomer in Mexican elections, are making a mark on the country's presidential campaign, forcing candidates to respond to issues and protests enabled by the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google likely next in antitrust push on tech giants

Google is likely the next major tech target of US and EU trust-busters after the US Justice Department sued Apple Wednesday for illegally colluding with publishers in the e-book market, legal experts said.

Technology / Business

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Facebook buys Instagram photo app for $1 bn

Facebook on Monday announced a billion-dollar-deal to buy the startup behind wildly popular smartphone photo sharing application Instagram.

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created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

SBU study finds informal awards contribute to higher Wikipedia participation

When Stony Brook University Sociology Professor Arnout van de Rijt and graduate student Michael Restivo decided to find out what makes Wikipedia work, they knew they faced quite a challenge. After all, neither ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Celebrities pile into tech startups

Robert DeNiro co-owns restaurants and Jennifer Lopez sells perfume and clothes, but the most coveted job for multihyphenate celebrities these days is something a bit less glitzy and a lot more geeky - tech entrepreneur.

Technology / Business

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nintendo chief promises to do Wii U launch right

(AP) -- Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping season, and acknowledged Friday some mistakes with selling its 3DS handheld.

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created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7

New Cain Internet ad shines focus on viral videos

(AP) -- Before Smoking Man, there was Obama Girl. And who can forget Jib Jab?

Technology / Internet

created Oct 30, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 6

The James Webb Telescope will see Earth-like worlds

The James Web Space Telescope has been in the news a lot lately.  Often referred to as the replacement for the Hubble Space Telescope, its existence has been in jeopardy since a House committee voted ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Indonesian tech frenzy tantalizes venture capital

(AP) -- Venture capitalists from Silicon Valley to New York all have the same question about Indonesia's come-from-nowhere tech frenzy: Are the young entrepreneurs that have piqued their interest smart bets ...

Technology / Business

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pay TV industry loses record number of subscribers

(AP) -- The weak economy is hitting Americans where they spend a lot of their free time: at the TV set.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 13


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