Web Sites That Dig for News Rise as Watchdogs

With the incessent proliferation of social media, citizens are becoming more empowered and bringing many stories which in normal course would have never got covered. Just as blogs and podcasts have empowered individuals to express themselves, Many website are empowering...

Vancouver Green Web and Mobile Companies Merge - Press Release

What happens when a happy frog and a pod of whales get together to change the world? Vancouver, Canada-based, green web companies 3rdWhale.com and happyfrog.ca announced an equity merger with plans to grow...

The Dark Side Of The Web

Are you entangled in the web? Millions of us across the globe use the internet on a daily basis. It has revolutionised communication just as Gutenberg’s printing press did in the Middle Ages. At a flick of a...

Twitterank Snatches Passwords, Raises Security Concerns

Is Twitterank an elaborate prank to "steal all of ur passwords" or is it a legitimate ranking system for Twitter users? I have to admit a heavy dose of skepticism on hearing the deafening din of "did you get your...

Valleywag Shuts Down, Consumerist to Follow

Gawker Media empire scion Nick Denton announced his so-called "doom-mongering" 2009 Internet Media Plan on Wednesday and then promptly announced that Valleywag, the widely-read, Silicon Valley "tech gossip rag",...

First Web reporter to cover White House, Washington Post takes lead

Media outlets in the US have started preparing to cover the new Presidency. President elect Obama had harnessed the power of the internet and it has proved one of the key to his success. The Obama campaign has...

How to Get Paid for Journalism on the Web: The Information Valet

"The Information Valet will allow the industry to make money whether users are buying services (including music and entertainment) or being paid for online contact with sponsored messages and advertising." This article is newsworthy because it looks at ways citizen...

How President Obama Plans to Use Social Media

As NowPublic previously reported, "digital politics" and Social Media Mania, played a huge part in the US Election. But how is the web-savvy President-Elect Obama planning to use social media during his...

Obama Picks High-Tech and Washington Veteran to Transition Team

"Obama has said he would also focus on protecting online privacy of users and improve access to broadband Internet services by increasing speed standards for broadband and freeing up more government spectrum for public use."I think this Washington Post article is newsworthy...

US Election Slang: GoBama FTW!

UPDATE: Barack Obama has been elected President of the United States. Not surprisingly, the top term on Twitter has quickly become "President Obama".But also getting traction are hot topics such as...

Medvedev: US to blame for global financial crisis

Blame game is started now everybody is blaming US for the global finencial termoil .It was Europians who started and now Russian also shoughting on USA for sheading the poison in the system." MOSCOW - Russia's president says the United States is to blame for the global...

Is surfing the Internet altering your brain?

According to the article, it makes people sharper, although with some people it interferes with in person social interaction and contributes to ADD; i'm on so many email lists and RSS feeds, i'm losing my mind!!!"CANBERRA (Reuters) - The Internet is not just changing the way...

Report: Mobile Devices Set to Overtake PCs for Internet Usage

Mobile web's good; who's ready for brain impants? Seems that would be a logical progression; even the VR glasses and headphones are a clumsy interface between your soul and cyberspace. If that gives you the heebie...

Web content 'disturbing children'

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in the US has launched a new initiative to encourage children to share their problems online and report abusive behaviour. Recent research by the charity found that over half of the 2,000 respondents to a...

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