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How Facebook Tracks Users

facebook-cookiesInformation on how Facebook tracks its users behaviors both on and off site has been released. Most worrisome is that Facebook keeps a running log of the sites a user has visited in the past 90 days. more…

Shopping and classifieds top internet users’ list

Experian Services India Pvt Ltd, a leading market research company, recently surveyed the online behaviour of the Indian population in the online shopping category. The company monitors and provides daily insights on how internet users interact on websites. more…

Russia’s Top Internet Company, Yandex, Makes U.S. Debut With IPO

YandexNEW YORK – Russia’s largest Internet company and most visited website goes public today with an initial public offering (IPO).

Yandex, a popular search engine and web portal that has shown a profit since 2002, will offer 52.2 million shares priced between $24 and $25. more…

‘Yes We Ban!’ – Turks Protest Internet Censorship

OB-NX424_turkeyISTANBUL – Thousands of Turks gathered in some 40 cities and towns around the country on Sunday, to join marches organized on Facebook against state Internet censorship.

The trigger for the protests was a decision by Turkey’s Internet regulator, the Information and Communication Technologies Authority, or BTK, to introduce more…

Will Netflix Destroy the Internet?

NetflixOn Sept. 22, Netflix began offering its streaming movie service in Canada. This was Netflix’s first venture outside of the United States, and because the company wasn’t offering its traditional DVD-by-mail plan to Canadians, its prospects seemed questionable. How many people would pay $7.99 per month (Canadian) for the chance to watch Superbad whenever they wanted? more…

Oracle v Google: Why?

When Android debuted in 2007, I couldn’t figure out how Google had managed to apply an Apache license to the project. Java, like Linux, was governed by the GPL and thus incompatible with the more permissive license Android was sporting. Stefano Mazzocchi subsequently answered the Java related questions: Google wasn’t using Sun’s VM, they’d built their own. more…

Online Advertising Revenue Grows To $1.82 Billion in Canada

Online advertising in Canada continues on a double digit growth trajectory, despite an overall slowdown for ad spending in other major media. more…

Borrow, Rent, Buy and Lend with Your Neighborhood

Quick Pitch: Why buy when you can borrow? Save money and resources by sharing with your friends and neighbors on this online community.

Genius Idea: You know how Polonius was all, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be,” in Hamlet? more…

Five Steps to Writing Profitable Classified Ads

Writing classified ads can be difficult, especially when you factor in the issues of space and time. You want your ad to be effective and noticed right away above all the rest in its category. Below are five steps that will help you when writing your ads and make them more profitable over all. more…

Internet advertising ends 2009 on a high note

Internet advertising revenue was down in 2009, but record-breaking spending during the fourth quarter indicates advertisers are slowly regaining their willingness to invest in online ads, a new study has found.

According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) more…

Will You Pay for Online News? Pew Study Says No

The average U.S. consumer loves to read news online, but only one in five is willing to pay for it. And if your favorite news site suddenly erects a pay wall that requires subscription or pay-per-article fees, more than four of five of you would simply get your news elsewhere. more…

7 Pitfalls of Internet Marketing

Internet marketing is still a great means anyone can turn into 5-figure income monthly without getting sucked by a Boss. This is the major reason why millions of people start their businesses online. However, of all the people jumping on this phrase ‘internet marketing business,’ only a few will ever succeed. more…