Idol’s Bad Timing Drives Fans Online
All day on Google Trends, the list of top trending search terms has carried several variations of keyword phrases related to Adam…
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All day on Google Trends, the list of top trending search terms has carried several variations of keyword phrases related to Adam…
The international Red Cross has launched a social network to raise awareness about humanitarian issues and to share what people are doing to make a difference. The new Web portal, "Our world. Your move." Focuses on the human costs of war, climate change, displacement, disease and hunger. The new site allows users to share their experiences via videos, photos and blog posts.
Last week, Digg released the DiggBar, a toolbar that sits at the top of your browser as you view content from Digg. It frames the content not only with the bar itself, but with a custom Digg URL. The following clip demonstrates what it does if you have not encountered it yet.
The worldwide computer meltdown culprit that never was, Conficker.C, is back, this time as Conficker.E, and is floating along peer-to-peer to networks with one apparent mission: to check MySpace, eBay and other major sites for the time of day. Just a week after the April Fools Day hysteria surrounding Conficker.C, most have forgotten and gone on. Security researchers, however, have not, and have noted more…
The Associated Press is both angering the web and making it laugh this week. By now, I'm sure you're familiar with the AP's announced plans to "protect" it's content from "misappropriation." If not, Webproworld Publisher Rich Ord has a good piece on that here.
Credit Suisse analysts may have to revisit their estimate that YouTube will lose $470 million this year. The site has rolled out its Click-to-Buy program - which is intended to result in quite a lot of revenue-sharing - in eight new countries.