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Firefox 3.5 Arrives Today, But Are You Dazzled?
Written by Sarah Perez / June 30, 2009 6:54 AM / 38 Comments
There used to be a time when a new Firefox release was an exciting day for early adopters. We'd delve into the new features, rejoice in the speed improvements, and Continue reading »


Pirate Bay Acquired for $7.8 million, Content Providers to Get Paid
Written by Dana Oshiro / June 30, 2009 4:14 AM / 11 Comments
According to their blog and a recent BusinessWire release, controversial Swedish bit torrent tracker the Pirate Bay, is being acquired by Global Gaming Factory X AB for roughly $7.8 million Continue reading »


U.S. Government Reaches Out to the Social Web for Collaboration, But Are Users Reaching Back?
Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 30, 2009 12:12 AM / 14 Comments
In the quest to open government processes to citizens, collaboration and participation were identified as explicit goals in a presidential memo issued earlier this year. Upon the appearance of a Continue reading »


Nowhere to Run to, Baby: Moms' Social/Mobile Web Use Up by 400%
Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 29, 2009 6:15 PM / 8 Comments
The days of moms covertly stalking their children on MySpace or freaking out over Facebook party pics are not-so-slowly shifting to headier days of proactive moms using the Internet to Continue reading »


A Closer Look at Facebook's New Privacy Options
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 29, 2009 12:37 PM / 24 Comments
Chances are you wouldn't tell grandma about the wild party you went to last Saturday night. Likewise, you might have spent Sunday evening at home knittin' a mitten and only Continue reading »


New Tool From Aviary Makes Taking Website Screenshots Really Easy
Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 29, 2009 11:45 AM / 8 Comments
Aviary, which is known for its fully featured, browser-based image creation and manipulation tools, just released a new tool that makes it extremely easy to capture a copy of any Continue reading »


Google Wants Citizen Journalists and Professional Media Organizations to Upload More & Better Videos to YouTube
Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 29, 2009 10:59 AM / 3 Comments
This morning, Google's YouTube opened up its Reporters' Center - a new hub for teaching citizen journalists to become better reporters by teaching them about how to prepare for interviews, Continue reading »


Google Launches SMS-Based Services for Africa
Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 29, 2009 9:01 AM / 5 Comments
Google today announced a number of SMS-based services for the African market. Google SMS provides access to information by SMS (news, local weather, sports, agriculture tips, etc.), while Google Trader Continue reading »


Oh FriendFeed, What You Really Need is Accountability
Written by Sarah Perez / June 29, 2009 7:57 AM / 45 Comments
Last month, we posed the question "are trolls ruining social media?" - a topic that seems to have reared its ugly head once again over the weekend, this time with Continue reading »


Firefox May Come to Android - Too Little Too Late?
Written by Sarah Perez / June 29, 2009 6:12 AM / 3 Comments
Last week, Google announced a change in how software can run on Android, the company's mobile operating system which powers such devices as T-Mobile's G1 and the upcoming MyTouch 3G. Continue reading »


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