According to the market research firm Hitwise, Facebook.com has overtaken Google to become the most popular website in the United States for the first time. For the week ending March 13, Facebook had a 7.07% market share, beating Google's 7.03% market share. "The market share of visits to Facebook.com increased 185% last week as compared to the same week in 2009, while visits to … [Read more...]
Is Internet Access a Fundamental Right? BBC: 87% Of Users Say Yes
According to a new poll released by the BBC, 80% of 87% of internet users feel internet access should be the "fundamental right of all people", like water and air. The survey was of more than 27,000 adults across 26 countries. According to the BBC, The UN is pushing for universal net access. "The right to communicate cannot be ignored," Dr Hamadoun Toure, secretary-general of the … [Read more...]
Are “Rating” Sites That Accept Ads Destined To Be Sued, Even For RICO? Welcome to the World of Yelp.com
What happens when a site which is suppose to be giving out unbiased reviews of products is accused of changing it reviews based on ad dollars? Welcome to the world of Yelp.com, which was hit with a second class-action suit this week, alleging that they "extorted" companies by offering to hide bad reviews and promote positive ones in exchange for advertising. The suit, filed by D'Ames Day … [Read more...]
You Don’t Think We Live In The Internet Age: Topeka Changes Its Name To Google, Kansas
At 79, doesn't exactly understand the Internet boom. The Topeka, Kansas, mayor has an e-mail account, he said, but his assistants take care of most of his online communications and tend to search the Web for him. The mayor of Topeka, Kansas Bill Bunten, signed a formal proclamation Monday, changing the domain of his city from Topeka, Kansas to Google, Kansas. Ok so before the owner of … [Read more...]
Chrome Up To Over 5.5% Market Share
According to Net Applications Google’s Chrome browser has jumped to a market share of 5.61%, or up almost 1% this year. Here is the current market share and percentage change since the beginning of the year. Internet Explorer 61.5% down .50% since January Firefox 24.25% down .20% since January Safari 4.45% down .08% since January Opera 2.35% Net Applications measures operating … [Read more...]
Germany & France: Stop Using Internet Explorer
German and French officials warned people against using Microsoft's Internet Explorer pointing out it has a security hole that hackers are believed to have exploited in recent attacks on Google, Baidu and other internet companies. Germany's Federal Office for Information Security, known by its German initials, BSI, said in a statement that Internet Explorer advised "temporary use of alternative … [Read more...]
Is The Tribune Company Doing Some CyberSquatting?
We couldn't help but notice, especially when one of our readers pointed it out to us, that the Tribune Company, one of those giant "old media" companies and owner of the Chicago Tribune, just registered the domain ChicagoSlate.com. The Domain was registered on just a few days ago on January 10, 2010, well after all the speculation over Apple's new iSlate product hit the news right after … [Read more...]