(Yet Another) Rumor Surfaces About Twitter Acquisition
This time, however, it’s not Facebook or Google that’s reportedly got its eye on Twitter–it’s Apple. And the rumored deal,which could be …
What the Heck is This Twitter Business About, Anyway?
That’s the question that WebProNews posed to its readers. The catch was that responses were limited to one word. As you can …
Want to Google Me? Go Ahead!
We’re all guilt of it: vanity searching. Maybe you just want to make sure prospective employers can’t find out about your college …
How Popular Is Social Media–Really?
How popular is social media? Perhaps less popular than we think, according to Harris Interactive, who reports that 51% of Americans do …
Jeeves’ Triumphant Return to the UK
When Ask.com retired him in 2006, Jeeves, the Internet’s favorite butler-cum-savant, began traveling the world in a “quest for knowledge.” Now he …
Twitter Writhes with Worms, Google Puts News Articles in a Timeline
Over the Easter weekend, Twitter was hit by two worms created by a 17-year-old from Brooklyn. The “StalkDaily” and “Mikeyy” worms proved …
YouTube and Universal Music Group Partner to Form Music Video Site
After announcing partnerships with ESPN and Disney-ABC Television Group and expanding its Click-to-Buy program last week, YouTube has taken another step towards …
Is Web 2.0 the New Industrial Revolution?
Consider this excerpt from Sherwood Anderson’s 1919 classic Winesburg, Ohio: In the last fifty years a vast change has taken place in …
From the Annals of MySpace: Hometown Rant Ruled Not Private
For anyone who’s fled his or her stomping grounds for sunnier skies, the feeling of one’s hometown as a provincial backwoods is …
Google’s Schmidt Says Newspapers Must Innovate
On the heels of yesterday’s brouhaha over online misappropriation of AP content, Google CEO Eric Schmidt delivered the closing speech at the …