Stories Tagged as
Internet
Google Reader fail: Internet outraged (again)
by
Queena Kim
Mar 14, 2013
The Google Reader is going away. Why? Because it was losing users, didn’t make money and what’s good for some of us isn’t necessarily good for Google. That’s the way of the tech world.
10 ways your teenager is using the Internet
by
Molly Wood
Mar 13, 2013
Smartphone use by teens is skyrocketing. The Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project has new stats on how young people are using technology these days.
Internet creator Tim Berners-Lee: Copyright Alert System is bad for democracy
by
Molly Wood
Mar 12, 2013
Internet inventor Tim Berners-Lee speaks out about the importance of an open Internet and why Internet service providers should back off from their new Copyright Alert System.
At Intrade, all bets are off due to financial probe
Mar 11, 2013
Intrade, the online betting site, has shut up shop as it investigates financial irregularities. The Irish based company allowed customers to bet on a wide range of non-sporting events including U.S. elections and the Academy Awards.
Facebook experiments with free Wi-Fi, for a price
by
Molly Wood
Mar 7, 2013
The social network has started offering free Internet in a few places. The catch? It makes it easier for advertisers to find you.
Rachel Haot: New York City's digital commander-in-chief
by
Molly Wood
Mar 7, 2013
New York City's Chief Digital Officer, Rachel Haot, began in the city's startup world and rose to prominence quickly. Now, as member of Mayor Bloomberg's administration, she advocates for more private-public collaboration to make the city a tech mecca that rivals Silicon Valley.
How to bring high-speed Internet to America
by
Molly Wood
Mar 7, 2013
ERF Wireless uses radio waves hopscotched over short to medium distances to bring high-speed wireless Internet to places that wires or fiber optic cables can’t reach.
For public good, not for profit.
Six strikes, then what? A look into the new Copyright Alert System
by
Molly Wood
Mar 1, 2013
What happens when you reach 'strike six' of the new Copyright Alert System, a program launched by several Internet service providers to curb online piracy?
Internet piracy rehab: The latest push to curb illegal downloads
by
Molly Wood
Feb 27, 2013
Internet service providers roll out a 'six strikes' policy to educate rather than punish people for illegal downloads.
GM's Internet cars: The end of FM radio?
by
Molly Wood
Feb 26, 2013
General Motors and AT&T have announced that so-called 'LTE' wireless connections will come as an option in many Chevys, Buicks, Cadillacs, and GMC's next year.