By Craig A. Newman* When Twitter Inc. announced its decision last week to censor tweets that offend country-specific content restrictions, the backlash from free speech advocates and users alike was prompt and…
Connected World
Video Played on Mobile Devices, Tablets and Connected TVs Nearly Doubled in Q4 Ooyala, a provider of online video, recently published a report that documents the accelerating use of online video due…
LinkedIn Top Social Job Recruiter, Followed by Twitter, Facebook
Bullhorn, a developer of a recruitment software and application system, recently released the Social Recruiting Activity Report, and named LinkedIn as the leader in terms of frequency of usage by recruiters and…
US, European Commission Clear Google’s Motorola Acquisition
Both the US Department of Justice and the European Commission have approved Google’s acquisition of Motorola, dismissing concerns that the search engine’s ownership of the mobile phone company would violate antitrust issues…
Groupon Buys Adku, the Ecommerce Big Data Startup
In an effort to provide a more personalized ecommerce experience, Groupon has acquired Adku, the ecommerce big data startup, the company recently announced. Though officially undisclosed, the price has been rumored to…
Leads360 Raises $15 M to Save Telemarketing with Lead Generation Tool
Telemarketers don’t have many friends, but some of them still do have jobs and families to feed, which has become increasingly difficult in the modern era. Leads360 provides a consumer sales and…
Facebook Files IPO for $5 B
Eight years after Mark Zuckerberg launched the world’s largest social media site from his Harvard dorm room, Facebook has finally decided to go public, aspiring to fetch $5 billion for its recent…
Verizon and Redbox Team Up to Take on Netflix Streaming
Verizon has teamed up with Coinstar Inc., the parent company of Redbox, to offer a streaming DVD rental service to give Netflix a run for its money. The service will be national…
Online Retail Spending Hits $50 B in Q4, a 14 Percent Increase Over Last Year
Mobile shopping continues to accelerate, and free shipping offers have added to its agility. Consumers spent $161.5 billion on ecommerce in 2011, including $49.7 billion in the last three months alone. Ecommerce…
Populis Acquires Brazil’s Cidade Internet for a Piece of South America
Populis, the Dublin-headquartered Internet publishing company, has acquired Cidade Internet, one of Brazil’s oldest web portals, to further drive its presence in South America. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Despite…