According to a AllthingsD.com, the New York Times is selling About.com to Answers.com for $270 Million dollars. “”AllthingsD goes on to say, the deal hasn’t closed yet, and I’m told that Answers’…
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Google Enters The “Bad Hosts & Networks” List As #27; Oversee Drops To # 50 & MOMENTOUS Makes A Sublist
Google a new gTLD applicant has entered the “Bad Hosts & Networks List” for the 2nd Quarter of 2012 as number 27 while Oversee.net improved to number 50. The list which is complied…
Turner Broadcasting Buys Bleacher Report for a Reported $175 Million
The BleacherReport.com has been sold to Turner Broadcasting for $175 Million dollars. The site was started just 6 years ago by four high school friends . The Wall Street Journal reported the…
Microsoft Replacing Hotmail With Outlook.com
Microsoft is announced today that is going to convert its hotmail service into an email service called outlook.com Microsoft acquired Hotmail in 1998. Hotmail has about 350 million active users. Gmail has…
Forbes: The Second Internet Bubble Is Over
Forbes just published a story entitled With Facebook’s Earnings, The Second Internet Bubble Is Over. “Facebook shares “are slated to open on Friday at their lowest level yet and will likely end…
Google & Amazon, Two Of The Largest gTLD Applicants Team Up To Form A New Lobbying Group
Google and Amazon, two of biggest applicants for new gTLD’s just teamed up to form the InternetAssociation.org a new lobbying group. According to the Washington Post other founding members include eBay and…
Digg.com, 91 On Alexa, Is Sold & Buyer Betaworks Is Folding It Into News.Me
According to a blog post on its site, Digg.com was just sold to Betaworks who will be folding Digg.com into News.Me which is also owned by Betaworks. “We couldn’t be happier to…