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250 Million Europeans Are Online
More than half of Europeans are now regular Internet users, 80 percent of them have broadband connections and 60 percent of public…
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Twitter Account And Googleplex Tour On eBay
It started with Rocketboom founder Andrew Baron putting his Twitter account up for auction on eBay. He had 1,500 followers then and at last check he’s at 1,757.
Global PC Shipments Remain Solid
Global PC shipments grew by 14.6 percent to 69.5 million units in the first quarter of 2008, which beat previous estimates of 13.2 percent according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.The U.S. market showed signs of the economic slowdown, but growth remained positive at 3.5 percent for the quarter. The other international markets compensated for the U.S. coming in more than 2 points above estimates…
Search Engines Increasingly Important To Video Sites
Video sites should thank comedy shows, car magazines, and news anchors for traffic - they've been plugged by all of them. Search engines and social networks also belong on that list, though, and new Hitwise data shows that they're about even in terms of significance.
Lonelygirl15 Creators Grab $5 Million
The minds behind the smash made-for-the-Web series lonelygirl15 and, more recently, KateModern, have formed EQAL (a la "equal"), a web video content production company with Series A backing of $5 million.Spark Capital, which includes names like Conrad Riggs, Ron Conway, Marc Andreesen and George Harik, leads the way in funding.
House Bill Would Ban The Use Of Cell Phones On Planes
A new bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would ban the use of mobile voice calls while flying in planes.The new bill co-sponsored by democrat House Representative Pete DeFazio of Oregon, is called the "Hang Up Act" and would still allow text messaging and Web browsing to be used.Currently the FCC does not permit in-flight voice calls and has put…
