Articles tagged with: challenges
Facebook Beacon is over (almost)
Last week, there was a little stir in the blogosphere when some users and developers discovered that Facebook’s Beacon service (designed to easily share information about your off-Facebook activity with friends inside Facebook) still exists.
In …
Search Beats Display Ad Spending in the UK
As Yahoo! tries to assert itself globally against Google, it rebranded its advertising network this week, which it says reaches 80% of Web users in the UK and Ireland. Search will be more and more …
ValueClick: Has the Hunted Become the Hunter?
It has long been assumed by many investors that acquiring Valueclick (VCLK) would be the first step in “plan B” for Microsoft (MSFT) if its bid to take over Yahoo (YHOO) was unsuccessful. When …
Americans prefer old fashioned Internet access
A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don’t have high-speed Internet access.
New e-mail snooping law outraged Swedes
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Swedes may cherish openness and transparency, but not enough to accept a new law giving the government the right to snoop on all e-mails and phone calls crossing the country’s borders. Outrage …
Amazon sues New York about new tax
Amazon.com has filed a lawsuit challenging New York State’s new law forcing online retailers to collect sales tax on shipments to state residents. On Friday, Amazon filed a complaint in State Supreme Court in Manhattan …
New Trend: The rise of social gaming
Last week a brand-new video game, Grand Theft Auto IV, racked up US$500 million dollars in sales — in one week.
Last year online gaming attracted 28 percent of the total worldwide online population — almost …
