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Facebook closing market share gap with MySpace

September 26, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

MySpace's share of the US online social networking market slipped while rival Facebook's piece grew in the year leading up to September, industry tracker Hitwise reported Thursday.


MySpace tries to strike new chord in digital music

September 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Make room, iTunes. MySpace is hoping to shake up the digital music scene. In a bid to spruce up its popular online hangout, MySpace plans to flip the switch Thursday on a much-anticipated service that will give its ...


Review: Lifestreaming sites can organize Web lives

September 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Slowly but surely, my online life has spiraled out of control. Between posting photos on Flickr, updating my status on Facebook, blogging and commenting on and perusing various other sites, I'm having ...


Yahoo launches major upgrade to display ad system

September 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. launched a much-anticipated upgrade to its online advertising system Wednesday, one the company termed revolutionary as it bids to emerge from the shadow of search industry leader Google Inc.


Never miss a call when using Internet service

September 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

If you think about it, the Internet is the ultimate chameleon, able to change, transform and adapt itself so that it perfectly mimics a process done by a dedicated system. In other words, the Internet can become something ...


MySpace to connect users with US presidential debates

September 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2

MySpace will stream Friday's debate between US presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain live online in an Internet first and provide software tools letting people see which candidate is in tune ...


LIFE magazine resurrected ... in cyberspace

September 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

LIFE magazine, the legendary but now defunct US magazine known for its prize-winning photos, is getting a new lease on life -- as a website.


More advertisers seek to block Yahoo-Google pact

September 23, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1

An international network of advertisers publicly criticized the proposed search-advertising partnership between Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. on Monday, saying the deal may "have a detrimental effect on competition."


Some colleges checking students' social-networking sites

September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | User comments: 3

Lauren Pfeiffer said she doesn't have to worry about what's on her Facebook profile, but she can't say the same about her fellow students.


New study highlights risk of fake popup warnings for Internet users

September 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

A new study by researchers at North Carolina State University shows that most Internet users are unable to distinguish genuine popup warnings messages from false ones – even after repeated mistakes. The fake ones were designed ...


Google co-founder Sergey Brin begins blogging

September 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has started a blog, candidly telling of being at risk for Parkinson's Disease and plugging his wife's genetic testing start-up firm.


Yahoo starts web page makeover

September 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Yahoo on Thursday began a promised homepage makeover intended to revitalize its popular but financially stumbling website.


Internet group sues Bush for electronic eavesdropping (Update)

September 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | User comments: 9

A non-profit Internet rights group on Thursday filed a lawsuit against President George W. Bush and others in his administration for the "massively illegal" surveillance of emails and telephone calls without ...


Hunt bargains online: Add computer clicking to your coupon clipping

September 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

Although we no longer trek through the jungle or cross wild plains to gather food, searching for affordable groceries can still feel like a hunt. And even that landscape is changing. Scissors and paper are giving way to the ...


Australian company launches 3D Internet tool (Update)

September 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 42 vote(s) | User comments: 5

An Australian company on Thursday launched a free tool it says offers web browsers a world-first opportunity to view the Internet in three dimensions.


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