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US newspaper ad revenue down nearly 28 percent

Newspapers are displayed at a newsstand in October 2009 in San Francisco, California. US newspaper advertising revenue fell by nearly 28 percent in the third quarter, continuing a slide which has led to layoffs, bankruptcies and the closure of several dailies.
AFP - Saturday, November 21

US newspaper advertising revenue fell by nearly 28 percent in the third quarter, continuing a slide which has led to layoffs, bankruptcies and the closure of several dailies. More »

  • The Cisco Systems logo stands in front of the company's headquarters in San Jose, California. Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.

    Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.

  • Gameloft says it, others reining in Android plans

    Reuters - Saturday, November 21

    BARCELONA (Reuters) - French mobile phone games company Gameloft said it and other software developers were cutting back investment in developing games and other applications for Google's Android platform.

  • Online auction giant eBay announced it had completed its sale of Skype to an investment group that includes the two founders of the Web communications company.

    eBay completes Skype sale

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    Online auction giant eBay announced it had completed its sale of Skype to an investment group that includes the two founders of the Web communications company.

  • The frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. Twitter used to ask

    "What's happening?" Twitter wants to know

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    Twitter used to ask "What are you doing?" No longer.

  • An employee rides her bike past a logo next to the main entrance of the Google building in Zurich in this July 9, 2009 file photo.

    Google shows off Chrome operating system

    Reuters - Friday, November 20

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc is opening its much-anticipated Chrome software to external developers, as the search giant prepares to expand its reach into operating systems.

  • A computer screen featuring a Google Book search on the home page of Google's website. French book publishers gave a hostile reception Thursday to new proposals by the Internet giant Google to clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.

    French publishers slam new Google book proposals

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    French book publishers gave a hostile reception Thursday to new proposals by the Internet giant Google to clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.

  • An Apple iPhone 3GS and an Apple Macbook Pro are shown at the Apple retail store in San Francisco, California in this July 21, 2009 file photo.

    Wikipedia, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments

    Reuters - Friday, November 20

    NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.

  • The frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. The birth of Wikipedia, the death of Napster, the iPhone, Facebook, and Twitter were named by the Webby Awards on Wednesday as among the top 10 Internet moments of the decade.

    Webby Awards name top 10 Internet moments of the decade

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    The birth of Wikipedia, the death of Napster, the iPhone, Facebook, and Twitter were named by the Webby Awards on Wednesday as among the top 10 Internet moments of the decade.

  • eBay founder launching online Hawaii news service

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    EBay founder Pierre Omidyar announced on Wednesday that he was launching an online news service about his adopted home Hawaii.

  • Internet still under US grip: forum delegates

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    The Internet is still under the control of the United States, participants at a governance forum said, despite a move by America to loosen its grip over the private corporation that administers the net.

  • China says scrap UN Internet governance forum

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    China on Wednesday called for the abolition of the UN's Internet Governance Forum, blasting it as a powerless gathering where IT heavyweight countries dominate.

  • Lead US disaster agency reaches out electronically

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    The lead US federal disaster agency is hoping to both inform and gather information through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, its top official said Wednesday.

  • State pressure affecting Internet social networks: forum

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    Government pressure on companies linked to social media networks is threatening to infringe civil liberties, an Internet forum in Egypt heard on Wednesday.

  • Hackers hit Latvian president's site on independence day

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    Hackers broke into the website of Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers on Wednesday, leaving a message urging the head of state to save the recession-afflicted Baltic state, his office said.

  • EMI music videos, concerts coming to Hulu.com

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.

  • Video spurs explosion of Internet traffic

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    Internet traffic will have increased six fold by 2012 in a five-year period as more users view and post videos online, delegates at an Internet forum heard on Wednesday.

  • China defence website gets 2 mln hack attacks: report

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    The website of China's defence ministry has been hacked more than two million times since it was launched three months ago, state media said on Wednesday.

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