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Google Goes Back To Browser Basics
Leave it to Google to (try to) plug an odd little knowledge gap. Even as people can't find Iraq on a map…
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Mobile Subscriptions To Reach 4.6 Billion
Global mobile subscriptions are on track to reach 4.6 billion by the end of the year, and mobile broadband subscriptions are set to surpass 600 million in 2009, according to a new report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). More than a quarter of the world's population is online and using the Internet, as of 2009. Increasing numbers are opting for high-speed Internet access, with…
The Most Loyal Traffic Comes from Facebook
There's no question that search engines can be a tremendous source of traffic. Social networks are also proving to be big traffic generators for a lot of content producers, and Twitter is one of the big ones. However, it is Facebook and Digg that are driving the most repeat readers according to a study conducted by online ad network Chitika. Traffic is great, but traffic…
Yahoo’s Twitter Releases an API
Yahoo has released an API for Meme, the company's microblogging service, which is still in beta. If you're not familiar with Meme, it's kind of like Yahoo's version of Twitter, minus the enormous amount of hype.
Elizabeth Taylor Twitters Her HEART Out
In what is becoming not so unusual, a celebrity announces news on Twitter in order to beat the mainstream media. Late today actress Elizabeth Taylor announced to her 156,673 Twitter followers, "I am going into the hospital to have a procedure on my heart". Read from the bottom...
Four U.S. States Receive Broadband Mapping Grants
Four U.S. states are among the first to receive grants from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), to map broadband use in homes. California received $2.8 million, Indiana $1.3 million, North Carolina $2.035 million and Vermont $1.2 milliamp.
