For regular users of the intertubes, Black Friday hysteria seems kind of pointless, as it’s inevitable that at some point between now and Christmas, someone is going to have a better deal and ship it to your house- no pepper […]
Microsoft has announced the acquisition of VideoSurf, an online content analytics technology firm that will allow users to more easily find content across the company’s Xbox Live platform. Using the service users will likely be able to type in a […]
UK owned Future Publishing has taken advantage of Apple’s Newsstand in a big way, earning $1 million since launching their digital titles such six weeks ago. Future Publishing currently offers 65 titles via Newsstand that service various verticals cycling and […]
Yahoo! Inc. says it will “rigorously defend” itself against a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against the firm by Singapore Press Holdings, the countries largest print media outlet. According to the lawsuit Yahoo! has been reproducing content from the company’s newspapers […]
A new type of network proxy is being developed by researchers at Aalto University in Finland that could help cut the power consumption required by 3G Smartphones by 74 percent. The new device sits between the internet and mobile phones and handles most […]
Podcasting network Wizzard Media has announced that it has seen a 30% increase in average weekly signups in 2011 vs. average weekly signups for 2010. In a nearly identical figure, Wizzard’s podcast distribution and monetization platform Libsyn.com has seen average […]
Finance site The Motley Fool piqued the interest of aspiring money bloggers everywhere with a recent announcement it was about to launch a blogging network, promising “handsome” compensation for interested and capable writers seeking a decently-paying writing gig in the […]
The Huffington Post hasn’t stopped snatching up big names for their ever-expanding series of verticals within the site, as evidenced by a new acquisition for the ‘Gay Voices’ vertical on HuffPo. Prominent Sirius XM talk show host and author of […]
Even though Hugh Hefner makes more money in a minute than you do in a year and lives in a house built entirely of high-grade silicone women, it’s hard not to feel a little bad for him. Pretty much the […]
In the lead up to the release of the upcoming installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise- Mission: Impossible, Ghost Protocol– Paramount Pictures has taken a very forward and social approach to promoting the franchise on their Facebook page. Facebook movie […]
Microsoft this week jumped into the Yahoo! acquisition game by signing a non-disclosure agreement that allows the company to examine Yahoo!’s core business finances and other important documents that could lead the company to a bid. According to reports Microsoft […]
Spotify on Wednesday announced that their paying subscriber base on an international level has now exceed 2.5 million people. On their blog the Spotify team says: So we’d like to say a big thank you to all our subscribers, new […]
When Spotify hit US shores, it created a tremendous buzz among users and quickly caught on- if the constant updates to our Facebook feeds are anything to go on. And while the service got its hooks into users with alacrity, […]
Low-cost airline Spirit was slapped with a $50,000 fine by the US Department of Transportation over advertising, including tweets, that the government says deceived some customers by not fully disclosing additional costs. A $9 airfare may too good to be […]
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