Online research firm comScore reports that more than 172 million Americans watched video online last month. Industry experts are not certain whether any of the largest providers of these videos make money, but there…
The OECD has released a report entitled “Reducing Systemic Cybersecurity Risk” which argues that hackers could bring global financial and infrastructure systems brought to their knees. The shock could be so great that it would…
Patents approved by the US Patent and Trademark Office rose 31% in 2010 , according to IFI Claims Patent Services. The surge may have something to do with a pick-up of R&D after the…
Sixty-five percent of American internet users have paid for content, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The figure does not mean much if theses will not pay for content again and…
Tens of thousands of new products are released at the annual Consumer Electronics Show held once a year in Las Vegas. Technology company executives party late into the night and rise early to manage…
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition was the most widely downloaded software in 2010 according to CNET. It was downloaded over 83 million times at CNET.com last year. It is odd that free PC security software…
E-mail will be the target marketing tool of preference for companies that push their products and services online. Its growth in use will even surpass that of social media and search. E-marketer reports that…
Facebook, Twitter, and Skype face an unusual challenge if they are to keep the dominance in their respective markets. It may be difficult to keep each of the services online all of the time.…
The SEC investigation into Mark Hurd’s departure from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) which eventually led him to the president’s job at Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) will be the front page story about both companies. What will…
The FCC will approve new net neutrality rules, along party lines. The agency’s Chair Julius Genachowski has already proposed rules which would prevent internet providers from blocking legitimate Internet traffic. It may take several years…
LED lighting maker Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) set a 52-week high in April 2010 at over $83/share. The stock hadn’t hit that mark for more than 10 years. Then some of the glow dimmed…
Some Facebook users will be able to redesign their profiles pages beginning today. These sections of Facebook accounts are essentially the front porch to the online presences of countless numbers of people. The new…
Groupon, the online discount coupon company, did not sell itself to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). Many media including The Wall Street Journal, AllThingsD, and The New York Times reported that the deal was a good…
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shuttered more than 70 websites recently. Some were e-commerce operations. Others were set up to use filing sharing technology to transfer premium feature-length content which violates copyrights. Still others were…
Researchers at the University of Texas claim they have conducted a survey that finds that “Facebook is making us more social, albeit in ways unique to the digital age.” Online socialization, however, may come…