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…
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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…