Category: Internet News

Google vs. Bing | Is There Really a Winner?

Google vs. Bing | Is There Really a Winner?

Yes, I’ve seen the commercials. Bing has a lush background with waterfalls and sunsets. It’s a decision engine.
Google is the old pioneer of search with that boring white interface. It’s a search engine.
Is there really a difference? This is what I’ve been asking myself.
Now that Bing has taken over Yahoo Search, they’ve positioned themselves as [...]

Twitter Continues to Spur Hati Relief Effort

Twitter Continues to Spur Hati Relief Effort

Not only does Twitter help you keep track of your latest lunch cravings or shopping rampages, but now it can be said the popular social networking tool saves lives.
With users ranging from civilian volunteers and military personal, Twitter has played a large role in helping connect victims and survivors with family members around the globe. [...]

Harry Reid and the Online Ad Attack

Harry Reid and the Online Ad Attack

The 2008 Presidential election changed the political landscape forever. Not only did we see a historical election unfold, with a Cinderella candidate if there ever was one…but, the Obama campaign harnessed something more powerful and effective than anyone had ever seen: the online ad
Yes, Howard Dean was one of the first to pioneer the online [...]

Google Says Human Rights More Important Than Search

Google Says Human Rights More Important Than Search

If you’re wondering what Google’s been up to besides Android….and, yes Android…well, it’s what they won’t be doing that’s made news recently.

As a vote towards Human Rights and open search results, Google executives have made the decision to stop censoring results on Google.cn and leave the China market.
This recent decision has already reaped praise from [...]

AOL Says Global Operations Not Worth It

AOL Says Global Operations Not Worth It

One minute AOL is a media empire, while the other minute turns into total mayhem. Months after deciding to part ways with entertainment giant Time Warner, AOL is back to their consolidation ways by downsizing global operations in over 40 countries.
This news comes on the heels of reports stating AOL is planning on creating an [...]

France’s Recent Diss of Digital Revolution Will Prove Costly

France’s Recent Diss of Digital Revolution Will Prove Costly

Ok, so Europe has made it clear they don’t like Google. With Germany threatening to fine users of Google Analytics, France is now tossing around ideas to tax the online giant’s ad revenue, in order to support creative industries…such as authors, film and music producers.
According to a recent article in the France Liberation, the new [...]

BOXEE.tv – Go Check It Out!

BOXEE.tv – Go Check It Out!

If you have not heard about BOXEE you will soon!
I have thought for years now that the future of converging technologies would include Cable TV vanishing as we know it. The future, as I thought, would include TV and all streaming media coming directly through our wireless routers and Ethernet connections. BOXEE puts us one [...]

FTC Clamps Down In Tight Economy

FTC Clamps Down In Tight Economy

If you’ve ever Googled the term “make money online” or anything of the like…I’m sure the phrase Make Money With Google, or, ” Government Subsidized Grants rings a bell.
In what appears to be a world wide crackdown on companies making false claims about college grants, income earning opportunities, mortgages and bogus reward programs, The Federal [...]

Breaking News – MSNBC In The High Profile Twitter Name Market?

Breaking News – MSNBC In The High Profile Twitter Name Market?

We recently witnessed back in Dec. 2009, when MSNBC bought the Twitter account @BreakingNews and the 1,500,000 followers that came with it, that new trends in social media acquisitions were emerging. Now today MSNBC announced they are expanding this move by acquiring the domain name BreakingNews.com; to further build out their brand.

Right now the domain [...]

Twitter.com Gets An Early Christmas Gift

Twitter.com Gets An Early Christmas Gift

Well, it looks like all of Sarah Palin and Ashton Kuther’s hard work has paid off. It’s been reported in the past few days, after signing deals with Microsoft and Google, Twitter is officially profitable. The two search giants reached combined agreements worth $25 million which will make all ofTwitter’s content searchable.
According to investment sites [...]

Obama Plans to Increase Nation’s Broadband Access

Obama Plans to Increase Nation’s Broadband Access

There’s a Stimulus Job coming to a city near you.
A report surfaced this morning, stating the Obama administration is to award over $2 billion in grants and loans over the next 2 months to increase American’s access to broadband internet..at the same time creating over 10,000 jobs.
Even though the United States is portrayed as the [...]

The URL Shortening Bandwagon

The URL Shortening Bandwagon

Everyone seems to be on Twitter.
Everyone wants a shorter URL.
Everyone wants to supply that URL.
Of course I’m using “everyone” in it’s extreme liberal sense…but with the rise of character limited communication services, there has been an increase in services creating the Twitter Worthy URL.
If you’ve managed to not live under a rock the last few [...]

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