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Free Broadband Isn’t Really Free
The US broadband situation is so dire that you may not even be able to give away access. Worse, there might be…
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CafeMom Mops Up $5 Million In Funding
As tradition would have it, Facebook’s for college students and LinkedIn’s for professionals. But what about mothers? Yes, mothers can of course be both college students and professionals, but in any case, there’s CafeMom, and for CafeMom, there’s $5 million - the social networking site just had a successful round of funding.
Social Networks Positive For Job Recruiters
Sixty-eight percent of staffing and recruiting professionals say they use social networks at least occasionally to source candidates, according to an online survey from Bullhorn, "Making the Most of the New Tools: How online resources impact placement ratios, time-to-fill and profitability."
Virgin Mobile Bonds With Social Networking Sites
Social networking is hot - has been for years, really - and the mobile market isn’t exactly unpopular, either. So Virgin Mobile is embracing both trends, and, as described by the company, “Virgin Mobile USA’s over 4.8 million customers can now access a variety of social networking opportunities including a group of niche-targeted mobile-optimized sites.”
Proof of Concept Gives Comcast Headaches
In the Net Neutrality debate, the last thing phone and cable companies want is a proof of concept. In fact, as one FCC commissioner has noted, avoiding these proofs is what has kept them on relatively good behavior recently. So, it was bad news when torrent users accused Comcast of degrading and blocking torrents over the weekend.
TVs Losing Ground As Media Device
The proliferation of cellphones and other devices have carved away some of television's lead as the electronic gadget of choice for media consumption.
