Posts Tagged ‘ online ’

Are AOL Subscribers Dense?

January 25, 2011
Are AOL Subscribers Dense?

First and foremost, you might be surprised to learn that people still subscribe to AOL, the once popular ISP that fell from relevance about the time broadband came into its own. But get this — according to The New Yorker, some 80 percent of AOL profit…

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New Study Blames Facebook for 20 Percent of Divorces

January 24, 2011
New Study Blames Facebook for 20 Percent of Divorces

It might be true that social networking itself doesn’t kill marriages, unhappy couples do, but according to a new survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, poplular social networking site Facebook is involved in one out of every five Ameri…

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Cheezburger Network Can Haz $30 Million in Funding

January 21, 2011
Cheezburger Network Can Haz $30 Million in Funding

Like most, we’re big fans of the Cheezburger Network, which is best known for its weblog of lolcats and other animals, as well as its Fail Blog spinoff and other amusing memes. There’s always that fear that something awesome (and free) will up and vani…

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Sony Gives Rose to Opera Software for Browser Integration

January 21, 2011
Sony Gives Rose to Opera Software for Browser Integration

In the battle for browser market market share, Opera Software can claim victory in a skirmish to land a contract with Sony. As a result, Sony will shove the Opera browser into its Internet-connected Bravia televisions and Blu-ray disc players, the Swed…

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What’s the Easiest Way to Get $1 Million? Ask For It on YouTube!

January 21, 2011

Making a million dollars is apparently far easier than any of us ever thought. Rather than go out in the real world and toil away for ‘the man,’ you can just hop on YouTube and ask for the money. Don’t roll your eyes, it actually works.
So maybe it won…

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Spotify, Sony Ink U.S. Distribution Deal

January 20, 2011
Spotify, Sony Ink U.S. Distribution Deal

Spotify once set a goal of infiltrating the U.S. market before the end of 2010, which on hindsight turned out to be overly ambitious. Perhaps the first half of 2011 will prove a bit more reasonable.
The European streaming music service isn’t bound for …

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Sophos: Social Networking Security Threats on the Rise

January 20, 2011
Sophos: Social Networking Security Threats on the Rise

Facebook alone claims over 500 million active members, though it’s far from the only social networking site on the Web. Social networking is the hottest trend right now, and according to security firm Sophos, scammers and spammers haven taken notice.
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Netflix Wants HBO, How Much Is It Worth to You?

January 19, 2011
Netflix Wants HBO, How Much Is It Worth to You?

There’s a rather interesting article in The Hollywood Reporter that takes an in depth look at Netflix and the impact its fast growing streaming service is having on the industry. One of the points the article touches on is the feasibility of going afte…

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