According to an upcoming report by EdisonResearch.com, entitled, The Infinite Dial 2011: Navigating Digital Platforms, more than 50% of all Americans ages 12 and older are on Facebook. The study, fielded in January of 2011, indicates that 51% of all adults 12+ have profiles on Facebook. "We have been tracking the growth of Facebook since 2008, and have watched it go from 8% usage just … [Read more...]
WSJ: Amazon To Roll Out “Media Locker” Tomorrow
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com is rolling out what they are calling a Media Locker service as early as tomorrow. The Amazon product will allow people to store music and video online and access it from various digital devices. "The online retailer appears to be racing Apple Inc. and Google Inc., both of which are also working on similar offerings, known as "locker" or … [Read more...]
HireAHitman.Net Taken Down After Someone Pays Someone $19K For A Hit & Is Now A Landing Page
According to Cnet.com, HireaHitman.net was a site where you could do just exactly that, Hire a guy to whack someone (and the government thought Craigslist was bad). So according to the story Marissa Mark of Jersey City, N.J. was arrested yesterday accused of hiring a hitman to kill someone using the site Hireahitman.net. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, "the site was created … [Read more...]
CrowdGather.com Acquires RapMusic.com & It’s 5 Million Monthly Page Views
According to a press release today, CrowdGather (OTCBB:CRWG), today announced that it has acquired the domain name, website, and assets related to Rapmusic.com. "According to Google Analytics, Rapmusic.com generates approximately 5 million monthly pageviews and 450,000 monthly unique visitors." "As a result of this purchase and organic growth in traffic experienced by CrowdGather, … [Read more...]
Bill Clinton: The Internet; New gTLD’s and Why .XXX Should Have Been Approved
At a standing room only crowd at ICANN Bill Clinton chatted about the importance of technology, moving the Internet forward to create jobs and get the economy back on track Some of the important takeaways of the speech and Q & A session that followed for me were the following: "Back when I came into office the average cell phone weighted 5 lbs and only 50 sites on the web, by the time I … [Read more...]
Bill To Legalize Internet Gambling Is Introduced Back Into Congress
Congressman John Campbell (R-CA) along with with Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced today The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act was introduced in the House today. The bill would establish a federal regulatory and enforcement framework under which Internet gambling operators could obtain licenses authorizing them to accept bets and wagers from … [Read more...]
New Jersey Governor Veto’s Gambling Bill: Will Iowa Be The First State To Allow Online Gambling?
According to Covers.com, Iowa may become the first state that will allow online gambling. The Iowa Senate will vote shortly on a bill that would its citizens to play online poker. The New Jersey’s bill that would have allowed all types of online gambling within state lines, was vetoed by the Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie on Thursday. "If we don't make a move now, the … [Read more...]