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WSJ.com Launches Redesign
The Wall Street Journal will introduce a new redesign to its Web site WSJ.com on Tuesday that will offer more social networking…
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Japan Is Future Internet Ready
It’s time for our periodic We-Suck-At-Internet rant, which entails comparing and despairing (thanks, Stewart Smalley) over how slow the Internet is in the US. Once again, Japan has us beat and is ready for next-generation applications like high-quality video streaming. But Slovenia? Lithuania? Latvia? They’re faster than us, too?
Politico.com Talks About Its New Ad Network
Popular political Web site Politico.com has partnered with Adify to launch an ad network and Webproworld spoke to Roy Schwartz, VP of business development at Politico about the new ad network.
Google Caters to Lazy Texters
Google has added the "My Location" feature to its mobile search, which previously had only been available on Google Maps for Mobile. My Location recognizes your location (go figure) and gives you relevant search results based on where you are. Instead of having to enter your geographical information, you can just automatically receive geographically relevant results. This will be a lot easier than texting out…
Scientists Ponder Galactic Internet
If you believe aliens are using special types of stars to create a galactic internet and transfer data at about 180 bits per year then I have TONS of stuff I’d like you to consider for exclusive purchases: an invisible suit; a magic rock; a stick that will heal you.
Politicians Battle For Narrative Control On The Web
There was a time, if your only source of information was the Internet, when it seemed Ron Paul was a shoe-in for the Republican nominee. Internet reality is not always true reality—then again, what’s reality matter in politics? What really matters is narrative, and in that sense, the Internet is a mirror of the brick-and-mortar world, and there are lessons in political campaigns for businesses…
