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Sharing every happening in your life with friends and family on social networking sites is getting more and more popular. However, providing up-to-the-minute updates on websites such as Twitter or Foursquare has also made it a lot easier for users...
The young prefer Facebook to blogging, Twitter
A new report paints a picture of how teens and young adults are using social media these days. Teens are eating up Facebook but are not so keen on Twitter, and they are not blogging as much as they used to, according to the Pew Internet Project's ...
Google may quit China over censorship
Internet giant Google Inc has made a shock threat to quit China, the world's biggest Internet market by users, after hackers accessed human rights activists' e-mail accounts.
U.S. hacker pleads guilty, faces 17-25 years
A 28-year-old college dropout pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges that he stole tens of millions of payment card numbers by breaking into corporate computer systems.
Facebook 'memorialises' profiles
Facebook has announced that it will be giving friends and family the option to "memorialise" the profiles of members who have died.
Hotmail security breach spreads as 30,000 Gmail and Yahoo! passwords are posted online
The massive security breach that led to millions of Hotmail customers being advised to change their passwords has now spread to users of email services including Gmail and Yahoo! Mail.
Warner Music Videos to Return to YouTube
Ending a nine-month standoff, YouTube said Tuesday that it had reached a new agreement with Warner Music Group that would return the label’s music videos to the world’s largest video Web site.
Pigeon transfers data faster than South Africa's Telkom
A South African information technology company on Wednesday proved it was faster for them to transmit data with a carrier pigeon than to send it using Telkom , the country's leading internet service provider.
Google makes concessions to European publishers
In a move to assuage European publishers' concerns over book digitization, Google on Monday said European books still listed as commercially available will not be included in its online registry of orphaned and out-of-print works--unless rights ho...
Active Twitter user celebrates 104th birthday
Tuesday is her 104th birthday, but that hasn't stopped Britain's Ivy Bean from being an avid Twitter user and possibly the oldest person on the social networking site.
Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo unite against Google
Three technology heavyweights are joining a coalition to fight Google's attempt to create what could be the world's largest virtual library. Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo will sign up to the Open Book Alliance being spearheaded by the Internet Archive.
Twitter tweets are 40% 'babble'
A short-term study of Twitter has found that 40% of the messages sent via it are "pointless babble."
Celebrate All Things Woodstock at Woodstock.com, A Revolutionary Destination Site For The Music Community
Woodstock Ventures and Sony Music Entertainment have joined forces to create Woodstock.com, a revolutionary destination website for live music fans from every generation. A new social networking website devoted to the live music community, Woodsto...
North Korean leader's sitting room discovered by Google Earth
An American economist said that he found the satellite photographs of Kim Jong-il’s mansion on Google earth.
Twitter, Facebook Sites Disrupted by Web Attack
Multiple Internet sites, including popular hangouts Twitter and Facebook, were temporarily disrupted Thursday after they were struck by apparently coordinated computer attacks.
US Marines renew ban on Twitter, Facebook
WASHINGTON — The US Marine Corps on Tuesday renewed a ban on Twitter and other social networking sites as the Pentagon weighed a similar prohibition over cybersecurity concerns.
Grad Student Admits to Illegally Downloading, Distributing Songs 6 Years Ago; Music Downloader Ordered to Pay US$675,000
Joel Tenenbaum of Providence, R.I., now admits he illegally downloaded and distributed 30 songs six years ago. What the 25-year-old Boston University graduate student couldn't have known was how much sharing music with his friends would cost him.
China hackers crash Aussie film festival website
SYDNEY — Chinese hackers crashed the website of Australia's biggest film festival, organisers said on Saturday, escalating tensions over a visit here by the exiled leader of the Uighur minority.
UK Pentagon hacker loses appeal, will be sent to U.S.
The Briton accused of hacking into U.S. government computers on Friday lost his court appeal to have his case heard in Britain, his legal team said. The decision means Gary McKinnon faces extradition to the United States, where he is wanted for al...
British government tells civil servants to tweet
LONDON — The British government has told civil servants: Go forth and tweet. The government published guidelines Tuesday for its departments on using the microblogging service Twitter.