Internet / Social Media
NZ Court Finds Megaupload Search Warrants Illegal
Search warrants used when 70 New Zealand police raided the mansion of the suspected kingpin of an Internet piracy ring were illegal, a New Zealand court ruled on Thursday, dealing a blow to the FBI's highest profile global copyright theft case.
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Megaupload Founder still Faces NZ Extradition Battle
The suspected kingpin of an Internet piracy ring still faces a battle to avoid extradition from New Zealand but the case against him has likely been weakened by a ruling that search warrants used by police were illegal, experts said on Friday.
Not All of Wall Street 'Friending' Facebook
Facebook Inc may be having trouble connecting with Wall Street. Facebook Inc may be having trouble connecting with Wall Street. Banks behind Facebook's initial public offering kicked off formal coverage of the social network on Wednesday by warning about its uncertain business model, margin pressures and a difficult transition to mobile technology.
New Zealand Court Finds Megaupload Search Warrants Illegal
Search warrants used when 70 New Zealand police raided the mansion of the suspected kingpin of an Internet piracy ring were illegal, a New Zealand court ruled on Thursday, dealing a blow to the FBI's highest profile global copyright theft case.
Google's Digital Glasses Move out of Lab and Closer to Reality
Google Inc expects to roll out a consumer version of its electronic eyewear that can live-stream images and audio and perform computing tasks in less than two years, though it stopped short of putting a price tag on the "smart" glasses.
Why Facebook Email Service @facebook.com is Raising a Stink?
If you tend to be very aware of your Facebook status, you have probably already noticed that Facebook surprisingly changed your email contact address to one ending up with "facebook.com." Well, this definitely commercial move has made thousands of users upset. There are shocking amounts of comments, forums and even blogs criticizing Facebook and questioning whether this was a legit move or not.
‘Tout’d’ Provides Recommendations by Friends on Everything, Built by Wall Street Veterans
“Tout’d,” a social media app for providing recommendations on anything a user asks, has been announced. The service is built by Wall Street veterans Rob Morelli and Saro Cutri, and aims to leverage the trust friends have.
Wall Street Analysts Like, Don't Love, Facebook
A month after Facebook Inc's rocky initial public offering, some of Wall Street's top analysts have published their first assessments of prospects for the world's No. 1 social network. And most are cautiously optimistic.
U.S. Charges 24 People in Massive Hacking Sting
U.S. law enforcement officials on Tuesday said 24 suspected hackers had been arrested in a sting operation spanning four continents that targeted online financial fraud of stolen credit card and bank information.
Planned Google Tablet to Rival Amazon: Asustek Exec
Google Inc will soon unveil a tablet co-branded with Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc and priced to compete with Amazon's Kindle Fire device, an Asustek executive said on Wednesday.
Zynga Plans to Build a Gamer's Social Network
Zynga Inc unveiled a social network for gamers dubbed "Zynga with Friends" on Tuesday, hoping to wean itself from a longstanding, symbiotic relationship with Facebook Inc that has shaped two of Silicon Valley's closely watched Internet companies.
Microsoft Buys Yammer for $1.2 Billion - Why?
Yammer is a well known successful digital company that offers businesses a chance to have private social networks of their own. This allows everyone inside a given company to have better communication, faster response from employees and ease of access to updated data of their interest. It surely sounds like a potential Internet leader and, not surprisingly, has drawn Microsoft's attention, which has decided to acquire it for a whopping $1.2 billion.
Microsoft Acquires Yammer at $1.2 Billion to Conquer the Social Network
On June 25, Microsoft made an official announcement that the company has acquired Yammer for $1.2 billion.
