Risky behavior starts young on web—survey
Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five “tweens” admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know.
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Yahoo! vows not to ruin Tumblr after $1.1B takeover
Marissa Mayer has made her boldest move to date as chief of Yahoo! with the billion-dollar purchase of Tumblr, a popular blogging platform she vowed not to ruin after protests from youthful users.
Yahoo! confirms Tumblr deal for $1.1B
Yahoo! announced Monday it would acquire blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, saying the two companies “share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas.”
Yahoo! to buy blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1B—report
Yahoo!’s board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
‘Hatchet hitchhiker’ arrested in US murder
Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as “Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker” ended when he asked for a cup of coffee. A Starbucks employee was credited Friday with recognizing 24-year-old Caleb “Kai” McGillvary, wanted in the beating death of a man nearly three times his age.
Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses
Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market.
Musicians find fame and fortune at YouTube
YouTube is proving to be a powerful launch pad for a new generation of Internet-savvy music stars from Psy to Macklemore and beyond.
YouTube says the battle with TV is already over
YouTube vs. TV? YouTube says the battle — if there ever was one — is over.
20 years on, world’s first web page to be reborn
The world’s first web page will be dragged out of cyberspace and restored for today’s Internet browsers as part of a project to celebrate 20 years of the Web, organizers said on Tuesday.
Dutchman arrested in Spain for ‘biggest ever’ cyberattack
A Dutchman has been arrested in Spain in connection with last month’s unprecedented cyberattack that reportedly slowed down the Internet, the Dutch prosecution service said.
Google boss sees autocrats’ pushback against Internet
Life in authoritarian states is likely to get tougher before it gets better as their citizens gain more access to the Internet, Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt said Friday.
Multiply.com closes shop
Social shopping site Multiply.com is shutting down business operations in May following a failed bid to reinvent itself from being a social networking site to a vibrant e-commerce destination in Southeast Asia.
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