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10 March 2010

Retweet Has Been Sold

Retweet.com, which put itself up for sale last month, has sold for $250,000 in an online auction on Flippa.

Internet

10 March 2010

New Realism to the Internet Economy

On 10 March 2000, the Nasdaq index of leading technology shares spiked, bursting the Dotcom bubble

Internet

10 March 2010

Facebook Economy Continues to Grow

Investors are pumping more and more money into web services that are heavily reliant on Facebook.

Internet

09 March 2010

HIgh Number of Complaints For Government Websites

Government websites look set to be hit hardest by plans to strengthen digital marketing regulation.

Internet

09 March 2010

Placebook to Replace Facebook?

Testifying before a congressional hearing in late February, Mike Altschul with the Wireless Association was blunt: Federal mobile phone privacy policy is undefined and the privacy guidelines for location-based services written in 2008 are obsolete.

Green

08 March 2010

Hydropower Hotspots Could Power 850,000 Homes

Report identifies thousands of potential small-scale hydropower sites in English and Welsh rivers that could power 850,000 homes

Green

08 March 2010

Eco Pulse study reveals green views of young people

We hear it all the time: "It's the young people we need to target! They'll buy anything green."

Internet

08 March 2010

Survey suggests internet is 'a fundamental right'

Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.

Green

05 March 2010

New technologies more effectively use natural resources

This report from the Blue Green Alliance, the Sierra Club, the Communications Workers of America and the Progressive States Network, explores how technologies including smart buildings, smart grids, teleconferencing and digital education opportunities can cut carbon emissions and create and retain green jobs in the United States.

Green

04 March 2010

Saving energy online

Every time you go online you increase your carbon footprint.

Internet

04 March 2010

Networks of the future predicted to mimic living ecosystems

The Internet of the future is an intelligent network capable of proactively acting on our needs, following us wherever we go, helping provide focused health care and possibly ushering in a new energy paradigm.

Internet

04 March 2010

Net neutrality enforcement by Ofcom

BBC tech boss says web is 'primary outlet for future Beeb content'.

Internet

26 February 2010

Google Street View causes EU concern

Google is in hot water in Europe once again over Street View map photos.

Green

26 February 2010

Energy suppliers accused of missing renewables goals

Five out of the "big six" energy suppliers failed to invest the £30 per customer per year that is required to help the UK hit renewables targets, according to a new analysis from renewable energy firm Ecotricity.

Internet

26 February 2010

Facebook bug causes messages to misfire

An unknown number of Facebook users had their messages sent to the wrong people for a while on Wednesday after a computer problem, the social-networking company said Thursday.

Internet

26 February 2010

Google offers search ranking explanation

Google has countered the investigation by the European Commission into its business practices by offering a general explanation of how it ranks its search results.

Internet

25 February 2010

IE6 gets farewell wake from web designers

A web design firm will hold a tongue-in-cheek funeral for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 on March 4 to celebrate the aged browser's decline.

Green

25 February 2010

Acclaimed largest in the world carbon ranking system launche

A system claiming to be the World's largest carbon ranking system has been launched.

Internet

25 February 2010

British Library shows concerns over UK web heritage

The UK's online heritage could be lost forever if the government does not grant a "right to archive", a group of leading libraries has said.

Internet

24 February 2010

Adobe patches vulnerabilities in Reader and Flash

Adobe has patched a critical vulnerability in the Windows utility used to download the company's two most popular products, Adobe Reader and Flash Player.

Internet

24 February 2010

Alleged anticompetitive behaviour puts Google under investig

Google is under investigation for alleged anticompetitive practices following complaints filed to the European Commission by three competitors, according to a Google blog post.



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