The Guardian

Bloggers hate Google & Verizon's net-neutrality proposal to FCC Computerworld (blog) In their proposals to the Federal Communications Commission, they seek to "protect the future openness of the Internet and encourage the rapid deployment of ... From Google and Verizon, a path to an open Internet Washington Post Companies' idea of how to regulate Internet assailed Houston Chronicle Verizon, Google and the Future of the Net PC World Salt Lake Tribune  -Los Angeles Times all 739 news articles »

Skype plans $100-million IPO - Los Angeles Times

 

MiamiHerald.com

Skype plans $100-million IPO Los Angeles Times The Internet phone service registers its initial stock offering with the SEC but doesn't say how many shares would be sold or at what price. ... Internet calling service Skype files for IPO Forbes Skype files IPO registration with SEC BusinessWeek Skype plans $100m IPO Boston Globe Wall Street Journal  -New York Times  -San Francisco Chronicle all 535 news articles »

Ford exec: Internet needs to rev up - CNET

 

Ford exec: Internet needs to rev up CNET Although the Internet is coming quickly to the car, more work is needed to create services that will be of use to drivers who need to keep their hands on ... and more »

Justin Bieber's head meets water bottle, makes Internet users giggle - Washington Post

 

Globe and Mail

Justin Bieber's head meets water bottle, makes Internet users giggle Washington Post ... ever-growing industry known as Justin Bieber Meme Generating (or JBMG), it can be visited and revisited for as long as the sweet, sweet Internet allows. ... Bieber Fever hits Duluth Gwinnettdailypost.com all 227 news articles »

Symantec completes purchase of VeriSign's Web-authentication business - San Jose Mercury News

 

TechDay.co.nz

Symantec completes purchase of VeriSign's Web-authentication business San Jose Mercury News Mountain View Internet-services provider VeriSign sold what it considered "noncore" businesses to focus on its online infrastructure operations. ... VeriSign's Sale of Authentication Services Business to Symantec Closes MarketWatch (press release) all 107 news articles »

Topix.com agrees to stop fees for stopping abusive posts - TheDay.com

 

Columbus Dispatch

Topix.com agrees to stop fees for stopping abusive posts TheDay.com An Internet message board that charged a fee to people who flagged inappropriate content agreed Monday, under pressure from Attorney General ... Topix will review abuse charges for free. Denver Post Cyber-bullying claims prompt Topix.com deal with states Knoxville News Sentinel In anti-cyberbullying effort, Topix to drop fee for quick review of posts WalletPop (blog) The Record-Courier  -Lexington Herald Leader  -Memphis Commercial Appeal all 201 news articles »

Behavior: Internet Use Tied to Depression in Youths - New York Times

 

Behavior: Internet Use Tied to Depression in Youths New York Times Of the 1041 subjects, 94 percent were classified as normal Internet users and 6 percent as moderately pathological or at severe risk for addiction. ... Too much tweeting can lead to depression? 89.3 KPCC (blog) all 2 news articles »

Alibaba Takes Stake in Chinese Web Portal - New York Times (blog)

 

Alibaba Takes Stake in Chinese Web Portal New York Times (blog) Chinese e-commerce firm, Alibaba Group, will acquire a 16 percent stake of Sogou, the search engine of China's second-largest Internet portal, Sohu, ... Alibaba to invest in local search engine Financial Times Sohu, Alibaba Reach Agreement on China Search Engine BusinessWeek Alibaba, Sohu to build China's second largest search engine Global Times PR Newswire (press release) all 33 news articles »

TorrentReactor Buys Town, Gives It Free Internet - Tom's Guide

 

TorrentFreak (blog)

TorrentReactor Buys Town, Gives It Free Internet Tom's Guide TorrentReactor.net, supposedly one of the biggest torrent sites on the Internet, has apparently purchased a small village in Russia for $148000 and re-named ... Russian Village Purchased by TorrentReactor File Sharing Website The Epoch Times Despite Confusion, Village Still Wants Torrent Site Investment TorrentFreak (blog) Torrent Reactor buys a Russian town Tech Eye Afterdawn.com  -Geek.com  -p2pnet.net all 29 news articles »