Web & Social Archive

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  13 million American Facebook users don't manage privacy settings, says Consumer Reports

  By Andrew Webster on May 3, 2012 01:44 pm + 9 comments

  According to a new survey from Consumer Reports, an estimated 13 million Americans don't make use of Continue reading…

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  eBay bids big on New York with launch of massive new R&D office

  By Ben Popper on May 3, 2012 01:21 pm + 3 comments

  eBay bought New York startup Hunch last November, and today it announced the launch of a massive new Continue reading…

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  YouTube pledges $200 million in marketing support for its original channels

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 3, 2012 11:12 am + 13 comments

  YouTube's original content channels have been a major focus for the company in 2012 — and at an Continue reading…

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  Virgin becomes first UK service provider to block The Pirate Bay

  By Adi Robertson on May 3, 2012 09:46 am + 41 comments

  Mere days after the UK's High Court ruled that internet service providers must block access to Continue reading…

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  Startup steroids: Pinterest feels the burn of Facebook's Open Graph

  By Ben Popper on May 3, 2012 09:30 am + 81 comments

  A packed room of more than 200 founders, VCs and internet bankers took a moment to look up from Continue reading…

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  Copyright, cover songs, and YouTube's Content ID: how the law is stifling creativity

  By Jamie Keene on May 3, 2012 08:55 am + 11 comments

  Until recently, the majority of cover songs uploaded to YouTube were technically illegal, falling Continue reading…

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  Can Turntable.fm recover its early success?

  By Adi Robertson on May 3, 2012 08:53 am + 26 comments

  Turntable.fm has barely been up for a year, but in the world of startups, many are already worried Continue reading…

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  Skype IP security hole existed in 2010, according to researchers

  By Jamie Keene on May 3, 2012 08:20 am + 7 comments

  The IP-revealing security flaw in Skype's systems that emerged late last month was discovered in Continue reading…

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  Internet Explorer 'silent' upgrades help push IE9, but show little effect on XP users

  By Tom Warren on May 3, 2012 07:11 am + 37 comments

  Microsoft started to automatically upgrade Internet Explorer users on a variety of Windows editions e Continue reading…

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  NYC Department of Education cracks down on teacher-student social media

  By Amar Toor on May 3, 2012 06:14 am + 5 comments

  The New York City Department of Education issued new guidelines this week that warn public Continue reading…