News tagged with web monitoring

Hacker attack shuts down Twitter, Facebook also slows down (Update 2)

(AP) -- Hackers on Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter for hours, while Facebook experienced intermittent access problems.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 5

Google unveils Web-free 'tweeting' in Egypt move

Google, in response to the Internet blockade in Egypt, said Monday that it had created a way to post messages to microblogging service Twitter by making telephone calls.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Some Internet porn sites in China now accessible

(AP) -- Word leaked out slowly, spread by Web-savvy folks on Twitter: Internet porn that once was blocked by Chinese government censors was now openly available.

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created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Internet safety not a lost cause for parents

Evenings at the Svanascini home in Palos Heights, Ill., Kathy, Mike and their two teenage sons are as likely to be huddled around their laptops as they are the television set.

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created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New web tool to improve accuracy of global land cover maps

An interactive web tool has been developed to improve the accuracy and extent of global land use and forest cover information. The new 'Geo-Wiki' uses Google Earth and information provided by a global network of volunteers ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google to step up anti-porn efforts in China

(AP) -- Google Inc. said Friday that it was working to block pornography reaching users of its Chinese service after a mainland watchdog found the search engine turned up large numbers of links to obscene ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1