Time Warner Cable Testing Online TV

Time Warner Cable announced Thursday it is working with a number of networks to provide its customers with more online access to programming. The networks involved in the upcoming trials of TV Everywhere include TBS, TNT, HBO, CBS, Syfy, BBC America, AMC, WE tv, Sundance Channel, Discovery and the Smithsonian Channel. Last month Comcast began a similar test offering content from HBO and Cinemax online.

Facebook Announces Plans for Privacy Improvement

Facebook has announced plans to give users more control over their information and make them better informed about privacy settings. This includes notifications and information about privacy settings and practices, additions to the Facebook Privacy Policy, and technical changes that give users more transparency and control over the info they provide to third-party apps.

8 Firefox Add-Ons to Boost Productivity

If you use Firefox, you are no doubt aware that there are many add-ons that can enhance your browsing experience. Many of these can make your online life a whole lot easier and save you time. Following are some that I have found particularly useful. Which do you like? Tell us. 1. Fire Gestures

Content Sites More Popular Than Social Networks

The majority (53.1%) of Internet users belong to at least one social networking site, but the amount of time spent on the sites is somewhat short, compared to overall time spent online, according to a new report from Burst Media. Among 18-34 year olds, 40 percent spend less than 30 minutes per day on sites like Facebook and MySpace. The top content categories for that…

Search as Navigation On the Rise

Compete has shared some interesting data indicating that web users are increasingly using search engines to simply navigate to the sites they want to visit. For example, they are typing "facebook" in Google rather than just going to facebook.com from their address bar. Following is a look at the fastest growing search terms according to Compete, for the top five search engines. You'll notice that…