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Amazon Acquires Voice-To-Text Company Yap, Announces App Store For Kindle Fire

Amazon in September quietly acquired voice-to-text company Yap a buyout that was recently revealed in the company’s financial filing. While Amazon is not directly named in the filing the company is said to have been purchased by an organization located […]

Yahoo Partnership Helps ABCNews.com Numbers Soar

ABC News is reporting that their ABCNews.com portal witnessed a 98% increase in traffic in October when compared to September traffic numbers, an increase witnessed directly after the company signed a partnership agreement with Yahoo, Inc. When the two company’s […]

[Video] Martha Stewart Visits Google For Digital Media Chat

Domestic doyenne Martha Stewart stopped by Google to chat with Marissa Meyer for their @Google Talks series, discussing her new cookbook, her feelings on mobile publishing and how to engage a web audience. Stewart is releasing a new tome titled Martha’s […]

Study Finds Social Media Mostly a Positive Experience For Teens

Although there is a panic that comes and goes surrounding the possibility of “bullying” on social networks and sites like Twitter and Formspring, a new study indicates that teens indicate mostly positive experiences on Facebook and its ilk. There are […]

Publishers Embrace Content For Mobile, Up 9% Over Last Year

Content for mobile is proving to be a major growth area for traditional publishers, who are adapting the practice of optimizing their publications for e-readers, smartphones and other mobile devices at a breakneck pace. 85% of the magazines in the […]

FCC Plans $10 Broadband, $150 Computers For Low-Income Families

Although the availability of broadband internet service has become more widespread and the cost of decent desktop setups is ever dropping, many Americans still find those seemingly basic technological comforts to be out of reach. Computers alone often cost hundreds […]

Saul Hansell Quits AOL To Join Venture Firm Betaworks

Saul Hansell left his 17-year post at the New York Times two years ago to join AOL and now the entrepreneur has announced his departure from the company to take a post at New York based venture firm Betaworks. According […]

Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft Engage In Display Advertising Agreement

Microsoft Corp., AOL and Yahoo! teamed up on Wednesday to offer advertisers the ability to buy non-reserved online display inventory from all three company’s. Agencies will still have the ability to choose who they partner with (Yahoo! Network Plus, AOL’s […]

BlackBerry Delays Investigated By RIM

Research in Motion (RIM) is investigating reports of BlackBerry delays, but has not confirmed any particular scope of delay nor any region specifically impacted by a new BlackBerry outage. The company tweeted roughly an hour ago: We’re getting reports that […]