May 20, 2012

China Renews Google’s Internet License

After months and months of censorship, workarounds, and harsh words between them, it’s been decided: the Chinese government will not force Google out of the country.  Google announced this morning that its Internet Content provider license has been renewed. Google’s announcement was quite understated, with no gloating evident.  Indeed, it just came in the form [...]

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China Renews Google’s Internet License

Publish your own Paid Newsletter with Letter.ly

While alternate channels like Twitter and RSS feeds have grown in popularity, the good old email newsletter still has its charm. Provide a newsletter with relevant and well-written content and they’ll come for sure. Email Newsletters – Where the Provider Pays Like everything else, there’re plenty of email newsletter services on the web to choose [...]

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Now Add Images to your Gmail Signatures

You can now add a more elegant and professional looking signature to your outgoing email messages in Gmail (and Google Apps) directly without requiring any complicated hacks. The signature can include pictures, like an image of your company’s logo, and even formatted hyperlinks like links pointing to your blog or your various social profiles. You [...]

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Now Add Images to your Gmail Signatures

Google Knocked By Another Financial Analyst

Google is not having the best possible week.  Yesterday, an analyst representing J.P. Morgan cut his price target on the company’s stock by $73, and today, an analyst with Oppenheimer followed suit, actually cutting his price target by an even-more-dramatic $115. Not all is lost.  Jason Helfstein still feels Google’s doing well in the U.S., [...]

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Google Knocked By Another Financial Analyst

MLB.com In Streaming Deal With Global Crossing

Global Crossing said today it has partnered with MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, to provide a high-speed network for all 30 Major League ballparks, to allow the league to offer live video streaming to its online subscribers. The Global Crossing Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) allows MLB.com’s subscribers to watch [...]

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MLB.com In Streaming Deal With Global Crossing

Bing Captures Bigger Share Of U.S. Search Market

Bing had the most search growth for the month of June, growing 7 percent month- over-month to capture 9.85 percent of the U.S. search market, according to the latest figures released by Hitwise. Google accounted for 71.65 percent of the search market, but saw a one percent drop in growth month-over-month.  Yahoo’s search growth was [...]

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Bing Captures Bigger Share Of U.S. Search Market

Google Could Have Collected WiFi Data From Members Of Congress

Google’s Street View cars could have recorded communications from some members of Congress, involved in national security issues, via unencrypted WiFi connections, according to an investigation by Consumer Watchdog’s InsideGoogle. Rep. Jane Harman, D-CA, chair of the Intelligence Subcommittee of the Homeland Security Committee and former member of the Intelligence Committee has at least one [...]

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comScore Puts Android Up Yet Again

Palm’s out of the running.  Microsoft’s about to lose its advantage.  And although they’re still way out in front, even RIM and Apple appear to be in trouble, according to the latest report from comScore, which indicates that Android has taken market share from all of its top competitors. You can see the data for [...]

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comScore Puts Android Up Yet Again

YouTube Hosting Q&A With Katy Perry

YouTube said today it is hosting an event that will allow fans of singer-songwriter Katy Perry, to ask the artists questions. The YouTube Blog offers more details. "You have until midnight PT on July 18 to submit a video or text question to Katy’s channel (www.youtube.com/katyperry). Everyone will be able to vote on the questions [...]

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Ask LeBron James Questions Tonight With #lebrondecision

Tonight’s the night; LeBron James will hold numerous cities around the country hostage with the anticipation of his decision. He’ll announce his choice via an ESPN special aptly called “The Decision”, which airs at 9 PM ET… oh, did we mention, he’ll be answering your questions via Twitter tonight? What question do you have for [...]

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MTV Gets Into Social Gaming

MTV Networks said today it has purchased Social Express, a social gaming development company. The move by MTV marks its first entry in the social gaming space, the company said it will develop social games based on original IP (intellectual property) as well as shows and characters from Nickelodeon and its other brands, with the [...]

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MTV Gets Into Social Gaming