Internet news
Australia defends controversial web filter
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Australia on Wednesday dismissed as "baseless" claims it was proposing a China-style plan for mandatory filtering of the internet and denied the system could be abused to silence free speech.
No More 'Social Media,' More Single Log-ins for Multiple Platforms
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As more people use social media platforms, they will begin moving away from using the term 'social media' in the new year, predicts Dr. Karla Gower, associate professor of advertising and public relations.
Lawyers: Google execs not liable for abuse video
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(AP) -- Four Google executives should not be held responsible for a video posted online that showed teenagers abusing an autistic youth in Turin, their lawyers argued Wednesday in an Italian court.
Filtering truth?
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plans for mandatory internet filtering in Australia may see a wide range of material disappear from computer screens, according to research led by a UNSW academic.
Australian government to introduce Internet filter
Dec 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Australia plans to introduce an Internet filtering system to block obscene and crime-linked Web sites despite concerns it will curtail freedoms and won't completely work.
Miami Herald asks online readers for donations
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(AP) -- The Miami Herald began Tuesday asking readers of its Web site to voluntarily pay for the privilege, a new wrinkle in newspapers' ongoing battle to increase revenue from their online operations.
Postal services get exclusive '.post' address
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Global postal services will soon have their own address on the Internet, after the web's authority for assigning domain names ICANN, said on Friday that it had approved the new address dot post (.post).
YouTube's top 2009 videos feature eclectic cast
Dec 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The year's biggest hits on the Internet's top video channel were anchored by an improbable singing sensation, a groggy boy nursing a sore mouth, a bride and groom dancing down the wedding aisle, supernatural heartthrobs ...
YouTube leads Google charge in display ad market
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Google on Tuesday outlined a strategy for seizing a bigger share of online display advertising that has long been a key stronghold for rival Yahoo!
Twitter gets more business friendly
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Twitter is testing a way to let businesses better use the popular microblogging service in what could be a future money-making opportunity.
USGS monitoring Twitter for earthquake details
Dec 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- OMG! Earthquake!
Google QR codes to appear in a store window near you (w/ Video)
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Google recently sent out 100,000 stickers to selected US businesses for use on their storefront windows. The stickers have the Google Maps logo and a QR code that can be scanned by smart phone ...
'Anti-social network' aims to be Facebook killer app
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Facebook makes you despair? Social networking makes you want to end it all? You may be ready for online ritual suicide with the aid of a new website that helps you kill your virtual identity.
Google Chrome extensions to be officially released
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is expected to release its Extensions Gallery for general users of the new Chrome browser this week, possibly at the Add-On Conference on browser extensions to be held on December 11, ...
Craigslist exec told Whitman had 2 sides
Dec 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The eBay executive who led the online auction site's efforts to gain a minority stake in Craigslist warned that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman had a Jekyll-and-Hyde personality, the CEO of Craigslist said Monday.
