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Internet
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.
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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