Apparently Google’s protest of SOPA goes beyond a black Google Doodle. Its engineers have also slowed down the search engine’s web crawlers, meaning sites that are blacked out today in protest won’t suffer as much in Google’s …
Google+ Addresses Internet’s Dangerous Shortage of Memes
Like Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards, memes have burst onto the internet and refuse to leave, no matter how annoying you might find them. Before, you had to have some minor knowledge of Photoshop or at least know the url …
Lawmakers Call for Official Hearing over Carrier IQ, Cellphone Security
With all the concern and conversation surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) these days, you’re forgiven if you forgot about Carrier IQ and the possibility that your cellphone contains hidden keystroke-tracking software …
SOPA: Reddit Confirms Jan. 18 Blackout; Wikipedia, Others May Follow
It’s on — at least partially: Reddit has announced that it will go dark for 12 hours to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has said that he hopes to coordinate with the site so that …
Google Nexus Tablet Rumors: Why I’m Not Excited
What Will 2012 Mean for Social Media?
On the one hand, it’s easy to predict where social media’s going over the next 12 months: more of the same, with the sublime, ridiculous and mundane occurring in equal amounts, both reaffirming and quashing our faith in humanity …
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A Few New Year’s Resolutions for Tech Companies
Constructive advice for HP, Google, Netflix and RIM–because hey, nobody’s perfect.
“In the next six months, we plan to market a tablet of the highest quality.”
Google’s Festive New Easter Egg: ‘Let It Snow’
Google, maker of such hit Easter eggs as “Do a Barrel Roll” and “Tilt,” has apparently gotten into the holiday spirit: Open up Google (it’s a search engine, very popular with the kids these days) and enter “Let it snow” into the …
British Telecom Sues Google for Patent Infringement on Android, AdWords, Gmail and More
Google is facing another lawsuit over whether or not its Android mobile OS infringes on existing patents and intellectual property, with British Telecom having filed a suit in Delaware that claims ownership of six patents …
The Battle for Smartphone Intenders
Ben Bajarin is the director of consumer-technology analysis and research at Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley.