PayPal explains Indian service suspension
Unannounced temporary suspension due to enquiries from country's regulators over revised licensing rules, confirms e-payment services provider.
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YouTube's traffic data for music questioned
The number of visitors to Warner Music Group's YouTube videos doubled in January and outpaced the much larger Vevo. But those numbers are now being questioned.
Find more stories in: Earning reports/forecasts, Public relations, Vevo, Universal Music Group, EMI Group Plc., Music, advertisement, Warner Music Group Corp., Video, YouTube Inc.
Cisco predicts wireless-data explosion
Company's mobile data forecast predicts a 39-fold increase in mobile data traffic over the next four years.
Find more stories in: IPv6, Servers, Web servers, Data Traffic, M2M, Mobile Broadband, Cisco Systems Inc., network, Wireless, mobile
Google's social side hopes to catch some Buzz
Facebook and Twitter are the darlings of the social-media world, not Google--which hopes to change that with Buzz, betting it can organize your online social life.
Find more stories in: Socialite, Web 2.0, Facebook, Google Buzz, Socialite, Google Inc., Phone, Twitter Inc., Social Media, network
How CoverItLive failed users during iPad unveiling
Liveblogging platform CoverItLive, enables journalists to file live reports that are transmitted as they typed to online readers, fails during iPad announcement.
Find more stories in: Web 2.0, Web sites, Keynote, Apple Inc., Super Bowl, CoverItLive, Gdgt, Site, advertisement, CBS Interactive Inc.
University worker accused of extorting student file sharers
Security analyst at University of Georgia tasked with catching copyright violators allegedly uses his position to shakedown students.
Find more stories in: Piracy, University of Georgia, Student, officer, Worker, RIAA, Internet Security, payment, File-sharing, Internet
Netflix says ISPs could threaten Web video
Some bandwidth providers sell access to film and TV shows. Will that prompt them to relegate competitors to Web's "slow lane?" Netflix recently outlined its concerns.
Find more stories in: Data Management, Network Operator, TV, network, Video, Internet Video, Cable, Comcast Corp., online video, FCC
PayPal suspends service in India
Halt temporary while company in discussion with partners and stakeholders to address service issues, says e-payment service provider.
Find more stories in: E-commerce, Web services, Web sites, PayPal, eBay Inc., India, Online Payment, bank, Web sites, Associated Press
Google to make Gmail a little more social
Sources familiar with company's plans say Google is ready to integrate status updates into Gmail in Twitter-like style, with a stream of text and multimedia updates.
Find more stories in: E-mail clients, Web sites, Web 2.0, Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Twitter Inc., Web sites, Web 2.0, Social Web
Authors Guild: We don't want to be like RIAA
Google's settlement with authors and publishers was agreed to by plaintiffs because they thought a legal victory would not necessarily end copyright infringement.
Find more stories in: Digital rights management (DRM), Regulations, Federal Government, Google Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Copyright Protection, RIAA, Settlement, Napster Inc., Judge
Facebook takes over display ads from Microsoft
In blog post, Microsoft says it will expand its search ad partnership with Facebook, but notes that it has lost rest of display ad business it had with the social network.
Find more stories in: Internet advertising, Mobile advertising, Facebook, advertising strategy, Internet Search Advertising, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Internet search, Search Result, strategy
DOJ not pleased with latest Google Book agreement
U.S. Justice Department says amended settlement didn't adequately address antitrust issues that give Google competitive advantages in the digital marketplace.
Find more stories in: Content management, Copyright, Rights Holder, electronic book sale, Google Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Internet search, Sales, Class Action, agency
Sci-fi writers' group vaporizes Amazon links
After e-books from publisher Macmillan were pulled from Amazon in a publishing dispute, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America is protesting by pulling Amazon links from its Web site.
Find more stories in: Web sites, Web 2.0, E-commerce, Sci-fi Writer, e-book sale, e-book pricing, Macmillan, Amazon.com Inc., E-book, Web sites
Social network Tweets to classes
Educator backs use of social media in classes, where students' familiarity with such tools will enable them to be knowledge workers in future.
Find more stories in: Web 2.0, Web services, Personal development, Social Networking, Wiki, SMU, NUS, Online Collaboration, Student, Asia
Blogging declines among teens, young adults
A recent survey from the Pew Research Center shows that only 14 percent of teenagers are bloggers, down from 28 percent in 2006.
Find more stories in: Web 2.0, Adult, Facebook, Social Networking, MySpace, Phone, laptop computer, Survey, network, mobile
Monster buys Yahoo's HotJobs for $225 million
Another divestiture for Yahoo will result in an upfront cash payment and three-year exclusive deal with Monster to supply job search listings on Yahoo's home page.
Find more stories in: Web sites, Yahoo! Inc., Zimbra, Monster, Recruiting, revenue, job, Web sites, HotJobs, Canada
Analyst: Silverlight still needs more developers
Microsoft's exclusive content deals for Web platform are step in right direction but must still court more developers to achieve ubiquity, says Forrester analyst.
Find more stories in: Web sites, Web browsers, Forrester Research Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, SingTel, Microsoft Corp., Singapore, Web sites, Developer
HTML vs. Flash: Can a turf war be avoided?
After Apple said its iPad doesn't support Flash, Adobe sticks up for its tech. The anti-Flash crowd has increasing clout--but still plenty of chaos, too.
Find more stories in: Web sites, Notebooks and tablets, Apple Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web Browser, Video, Lawson Software Inc., Web sites, CSS
Mozilla weighs privacy warnings for Web pages
New icons in Firefox could reveal how much privacy a Web site provides--a useful new feature, but only if publishers agree to rate themselves.
Find more stories in: Privacy, Web 2.0, Web browsers, P3P, Icon, Cranor, Web Page, Web Browser, Mozilla Labs, advertisement
Google begins search for Middle East lobbyist
Search giant looking for Arab political professional to advocate Google's policies on Internet law and regulation across Middle East region, report says.
Find more stories in: Web sites, Regulations, Lobbyist, Dubai, Internet company, Cairo, Google Inc., hacking, Middle East, U.S. Government
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