Home fiber, city fiber, where's my fiber?

Who should own the last mile of fiber to your place? It’s been the telcos for years, but what if it were the cities or even you who owned that important bit of connectivity?

British Man Wins Facebook Libel Case

A UK businessman has won a libel case and $44,000 in damages at London's High Court after false allegations were made about him on Facebook.Mathew Firsht sued a former friend for creating a bogus profile on the site that featured personal information about him and untrue claims about his sexual orientation.

Twitter Bug Torches Follower Lists

A slew of Twitter users posted this morning the disappearance of significant portions of followers and followees from their accounts. Has Twitter lost swaths of user data? Or is it the side effect of ousting "aggressive followers," who Twitter equates with spammers? Are followers worth much?

Full RSS Feeds Won’t Get You Banned

Toads cause warts; new clothes on Easter bring good luck; and Google penalizes sites for having full RSS feeds. MentalFloss.com issued a "never mind" on that last superstition after Matt Cutts dropped a little science. Pay any attention at all in this industry and you'll find desperate Web marketers and publishers grasping at any explanation of why their site has suddenly been delisted from Google's…

Web Site Warns Drivers About Speed Traps

Njection.com is a Web site that provides drivers information on the location of red light cameras and speed traps by allowing users to upload locations of such places which are then displayed on a mapDrivers in the U.S. can download information directly to their in- car GPS device for $40 a year and have access to continually updated files pointing out the locations of speed…