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What the Facebook IPO really meansupdated: Mon May 21 2012 04:53:00

A look at the economic impact of the Facebook IPO, from taxes to the broader economy. CNN's Dan Simon reports.

Twitter joins 'Do Not Track,' gives users privacy optionupdated: Thu May 17 2012 20:47:00

A Federal Trade Commission official announced that Twitter users will be able block personal data from being shared with third-party websites.

Report: Smartphones, not computers, drive most Facebook useupdated: Wed May 09 2012 05:35:00

According to comScore's new Mobile Metrix 2.0 report released Monday, Facebook's mobile usage is on the rise. In fact, the report revealed that Facebook users spent more time accessing the social network on smartphones than on computers in March.

Unemployed flier travels world for freeupdated: Thu Apr 26 2012 05:43:00

An unemployed man spills the secrets on how he went on 52 trips worldwide without spending a dime on airfare or hotels.

Looking for low airfares? You'll need some luckupdated: Thu Apr 26 2012 05:43:00

Douglas Quinby was shocked at the price. Traveling from Atlanta to New Orleans in two weeks for work, the travel industry analyst found an airline ticket for $130 a week ago and grabbed it.

The danger of Twitter, Facebook politicsupdated: Tue Apr 24 2012 07:52:00

I make a living encouraging politicians and candidates to use social media.

Why one in five U.S. adults doesn't use the Internetupdated: Mon Apr 16 2012 08:06:00

Even though the Internet has become a key tool for accessing services, getting an education, finding jobs, getting the news, keeping up with people you know and much more, one in five U.S. adults still does not use the Internet at all, according to a new Pew report.

Will Facebook ruin Instagram?updated: Mon Apr 09 2012 14:54:00

Facebook's purchase on Monday of the photo-sharing app Instagram had the Internet asking one question:

Dad makes app to shut down teens' phonesupdated: Thu Mar 22 2012 18:07:00

One innovative father spends $20,000 to develop an app that blocks teens' phones in the car.

Why parents should educate their kids about techupdated: Thu Mar 22 2012 18:07:00

How young is too young for a child to have a cell phone?

Firefox's plans for 2012: Silent updates, sharing on social networks updated: Thu Mar 15 2012 16:23:00

After releasing a new version of its browser, Firefox 11, the Mozilla foundation has laid out its plans for 2012, and there are definitely some interesting things in the works for one of the most popular web browsers out there.

Filmmaker Kevin Smith: Podcasting saved my careerupdated: Mon Mar 12 2012 17:27:00

Podcasting saved Kevin Smith's career.

CNNMoney: YouWho? Chinese online video companies mergeupdated: Mon Mar 12 2012 13:24:00

Two Chinese online video companies agreed to merge Monday in an all-stock deal that will create a major new player in the rapidly growing market.

CNNMoney: New cybersecurity reality: Attackers are winningupdated: Tue Feb 28 2012 14:58:00

This past year's wave of high-profile, extremely sophisticated cyberattacks are a watershed moment for the security field, according to RSA chief Arthur Coviello.

Attorneys general have 'strong concerns' about Google privacy rulesupdated: Wed Feb 22 2012 18:18:00

The top government lawyers from three dozen states sent a letter to Google on Wednesday, expressing "strong concerns" with the privacy policy the Web giant intends to roll out soon.

CNNMoney: Microsoft: Google violates our users' privacy tooupdated: Tue Feb 21 2012 13:28:00

Last week, Google was caught circumventing Apple's Safari browser privacy settings. Microsoft chimed in Monday with a "me too" complaint, saying that Google is also dodging around Internet Explorer's privacy settings.

Walmart ups stake in China e-commerce groupupdated: Mon Feb 20 2012 02:43:00

Walmart is taking a 51% stake in Yihaodian, a leading Chinese e-commerce website, in a significant move by the U.S. retailer to boost its online presence in China.

Kenyan chief foils robbery via Twitter, highlights reach of social media updated: Sat Feb 18 2012 08:53:00

A Kenyan chief in a town far from the bustling capital foiled a predawn robbery recently using Twitter, highlighting the far-reaching effects of social media in areas that don't have access to the Internet.

CNNMoney: Google caught skirting Safari privacy settingsupdated: Fri Feb 17 2012 18:09:00

In the latest high-profile flap over online data privacy, Google has been caught bypassing the privacy settings on Apple's Safari Web browser, letting advertisers track users in unintended ways.

Study: More women, traditional media are bloggingupdated: Mon Feb 13 2012 19:11:00

The blogosphere -- arguably the first engine of the new-media age -- is becoming more female, while traditional media is horning in on the blogging action, a new study said Friday.

Campaign tech scorecard: Tracking the candidates onlineupdated: Thu Feb 09 2012 08:20:00

On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, we took a look at the Republican candidates' standing in the social-media world -- comparing everything from Facebook "likes" to Twitter followers to YouTube channel views.

Chrome Web browser comes to Android phones, tabletsupdated: Tue Feb 07 2012 16:36:00

Android is finally getting Chromed out.

Employers, workers navigate pitfalls of social mediaupdated: Tue Feb 07 2012 10:36:00

If you've ever wondered what a social-media presence is worth in an increasingly digitized business world, just ask Noah Kravitz's former employers.

CNNMoney: Verizon and Redbox team up to battle Netflixupdated: Mon Feb 06 2012 17:46:00

Verizon and DVD kiosk company Redbox said Monday that they're teaming up on a streaming video partnership, a move that puts Netflix squarely in their crosshairs.

SI.com: Andy Staples: For top football recruits, behavior on social media has consequencesupdated: Tue Jan 31 2012 13:20:00

In most football locker rooms, the words recruit Yuri Wright used on Twitter tend to pepper casual conversation between teammates -- provided no coaches are around. Most players would not use the kind of language Wright used around their mothers, their grandmothers or their teachers. Nor would they stand before a room packed with more than 1,600 people and repeatedly yell out their favorite slang term for a particular part of a woman's anatomy.

Sims to get Katy Perry's helpupdated: Tue Jan 17 2012 18:32:00

Singer-songwriter Katy Perry will lend her "distinctive talents, style and personality" to the virtual world of The Sims through an extensive collaboration with Electronic Arts, the computer game company said Tuesday.

Really? IBM predicts the end of the digital divide in 5 yearsupdated: Tue Jan 17 2012 16:38:00

IBM recently released its annual 5 in 5 list, in which the technology company tries to predict emerging trends and technologies that will transform our lives over the next five years.

Online piracy bill debateupdated: Mon Jan 16 2012 09:52:00

Declan McCullagh of CNET discusses how an online piracy bill could affect the internet.

White House blasts Internet piracy billsupdated: Mon Jan 16 2012 09:52:00

The Obama administration said over the weekend that it would not support legislation mandating changes to Internet infrastructure to fight online copyright and trademark infringement.

Any website can be a dating siteupdated: Wed Jan 11 2012 10:52:00

Recently, a reader dropped the following query into our inbox:

Google search undergoes 'most radical transformation ever'updated: Tue Jan 10 2012 12:01:00

Google search is about to get way more personal.

NRC: Nuclear technicians surfed web on the job updated: Mon Jan 09 2012 18:10:00

Nine technicians responsible for monitoring operations at a Louisiana nuclear power plant spent on-duty time surfing the Internet -- visiting websites that included news, sports, fishing and retirement information -- jeopardizing the safety of the plant, federal regulators say.

Could Chrome overtake Internet Explorer in the browser wars?updated: Wed Jan 04 2012 09:26:00

A month ago, Google's three-year effort to push its Web browser, Chrome, took a major step when analysts said it had passed Mozilla's Firefox to become the second-most popular tool of its kind on the Internet.

Campaign-tech scorecard: How the candidates compare onlineupdated: Tue Jan 03 2012 21:39:00

In 2012, a strong Web presence must be part of every political hopeful's strategy.

Paul leading social media battleupdated: Tue Jan 03 2012 21:39:00

CNN's Ali Velshi looks at how often the GOP presidential candidates are mentioned on social media sites.

The top 10 gaming stories of 2011updated: Fri Dec 30 2011 17:25:00

It was a year of crippling -- and creative -- hacks, a year of blockbuster sequels and (yet again) a year of slinging vengeful birds at corpulent pigs.

Who owns your Twitter followers?updated: Wed Dec 28 2011 13:45:00

CNN's Ali Velshi speaks to a defendant in a lawsuit brought by his former employer over the ownership of twitter followers.

Experts: Twitter account case may blaze new trails in social media lawupdated: Wed Dec 28 2011 13:45:00

Who, exactly, owns your Twitter account? It's a potentially complicated question when an account is used both professionally and personally. Now a case regarding whether a Twitter account belongs to a company or its former employee has raised questions about the use of the social media phenomenon.

Keepers of the Internet face their greatest challenges everupdated: Thu Dec 22 2011 09:28:00

The Internet doesn't have a flag or a national anthem, but it does have a government.

The 10 biggest stories of 2011 in mobile techupdated: Wed Dec 21 2011 11:11:00

For Americans who own cell phones or other mobile devices (at least 85% of the adult population, according to a new survey), 2011 ushered in a whirlwind of news.

CNNMoney: Social media ETF is a 'gimmick'updated: Mon Dec 19 2011 13:55:00

A social media exchange-traded fund has made its debut, but experts say to hold off before you "like" and "+1" it to share it with all of your friends.

CNNMoney: Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer 8updated: Fri Dec 16 2011 15:01:00

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 is no longer the world's most-used browser, according to a Web analytics firm. But its replacement isn't a different version of IE: It's Chrome, Google's upstart Web browser.

Put e-gifts in virtual stockings this holidayupdated: Wed Dec 14 2011 07:23:00

Digital gifts may be tough to wrap. But they can be more convenient for both givers and recipients.

Scramble for 'dot africa' internet domain name updated: Tue Dec 13 2011 12:53:00

A proposed new ".africa" internet domain name will provide a stronger brand identity than current little known country domains, while preventing registration revenues flowing abroad, say backers.

Opinion: XXX domains an obvious failureupdated: Mon Dec 12 2011 07:46:00

Is it just me or is the ICANN plan to corral online porn going terribly wrong? We already have reports that universities are snapping up XXX domains in an effort to get ahead of porn pranksters who want to besmirch a few good online names with smut.

CNNMoney: Google unveils 'Find My Face' toolupdated: Fri Dec 09 2011 09:27:00

Google made its first foray into the growing field of social facial recognition technologies on Thursday, introducing Find My Face, a tagging suggestion tool for its Google+ social network.

Proposal to block harsh online criticism of leaders sparks anger in Indiaupdated: Tue Dec 06 2011 20:00:00

Indians expressed outrage Tuesday at a top telecommunication official's push to get social media sites to screen content considered defamatory to religious and political leaders.

On Tuesday, porn sites set to go .XXXupdated: Tue Dec 06 2011 09:21:00

It's either a new, safer era for adult content on the Web or the first step in creating a digital porn ghetto, depending upon who you ask.

YouTube gets its biggest makeover everupdated: Fri Dec 02 2011 09:14:00

We already knew about YouTube's redesign, which tech-savvy readers have been enabling for the past 10 days. As of now, however, the new YouTube is available to everyone.

CNNMoney: Today is Napster's last day of existenceupdated: Wed Nov 30 2011 16:10:00

Napster, the music-industry scourge that blazed a trail that led to modern digital music services, is about to head off into its final good night.

Blog your way to a better careerupdated: Fri Nov 18 2011 15:04:00

Do you know why you should have a blog?

Google opens online music store and free storage lockerupdated: Thu Nov 17 2011 00:41:00

Google opened an online music store and a free Web storage locker on Wednesday for listening to tracks from computers, tablets and phones, the company announced at a news conference in Los Angeles.

CNNMoney: Google offers opt-out for Wi-Fi trackingupdated: Tue Nov 15 2011 12:59:00

A year and a half after Google admitted that it had inadvertently collected unsuspecting people's personal information sent over the Internet via their wireless routers, the company has implemented a way for people to opt-out of having their routers tracked in the first place.

Mom bloggers take on politicsupdated: Tue Nov 15 2011 08:34:00

Jaelithe Judy has been taking her son with her when she votes ever since he was born. They've been talking about politics since he was 4.

Apple's cloud-based music service now live on iTunesupdated: Tue Nov 15 2011 08:26:00

iTunes 10.5.1 is now available, and with it comes iTunes Match, Apple's cloud-based music subscription service.

The Internet: Frontline of the next war?updated: Mon Nov 07 2011 19:32:00

DARPA, the agency that really did invent the Internet, is now looking at ways the Web might be used to fight the next war.

Google TV to get massive Android software updateupdated: Fri Oct 28 2011 15:32:00

Google TV had such potential when it launched in October 2010. But for many users, the lack of Hulu -- along with the awkwardness of the interface and lack of cooperation from TV networks and content providers -- was a huge turnoff.

How colleges use, misuse social media to reach studentsupdated: Thu Oct 20 2011 08:58:00

It was a joyous day for Lucie Fink when she received her acceptance letter from Johns Hopkins University.

CNNMoney: Hulu takes itself off the blockupdated: Thu Oct 13 2011 22:50:00

TV on demand website Hulu, which has been not-so-quietly hunting for a buyer for several months, said late Thursday that it has decided not to sell itself.

China tech companies have army-linked 'cybermilitias'updated: Wed Oct 12 2011 22:55:00

Nanhao Group is, in many ways, an ordinary technology company. Its staff make online scoring systems, exam-mark scanners and other educational hardware and software.

Web savvy Africans fuel growth in online shoppingupdated: Tue Oct 11 2011 06:45:00

Armed with her mobile phone, Temiloluwa Akinremi embarks on her daily online routine, scouring the internet to keep up-to-date with what's happening in her city of Lagos, Nigeria.

CNNMoney: Sprint is running out of moneyupdated: Fri Oct 07 2011 14:51:00

Sprint is trying to convince investors that it really could be the comeback story of the year -- next year. Or maybe the year after.

CNNMoney: Rhapsody buys Napster subscribersupdated: Mon Oct 03 2011 16:39:00

Streaming music service Rhapsody will buy Napster subscribers and other assets in a bid to boost its user base.

Internet pioneer Sean Parker: 'I'm blazing a new path'updated: Tue Sep 27 2011 11:06:00

At 31, Sean Parker has a lot more going for him than Justin Timberlake.

The internet's billionaire entrepreneurupdated: Tue Sep 27 2011 11:06:00

Facebook's first president and the co-founder of Napster, Sean Parker, discusses his next move. CNN's Dan Simon reports.

CNNMoney: Video streaming battle heats upupdated: Mon Sep 26 2011 13:34:00

It pays to be a content provider these days. This morning, both Netflix and Amazon announced new digital video streaming deals.

With Facebook, streaming music lowers barriersupdated: Mon Sep 26 2011 09:40:00

When Spotify debuted in the U.S. two months ago, the streaming-music service was starkly different from its competitors.

5 features missing from Facebook Musicupdated: Mon Sep 26 2011 07:49:00

First, some perspective: Even after yesterday's big Facebook f8 hullabaloo, people will still listen to and discover music without Facebook, as hard as that might be to believe right now, given all the attention paid to the social network's shift into media sharing, which suddenly made Twitter look like the stripped-down communications protocol it has always been.

One-third of Americans prefer texts to voice calls updated: Thu Sep 22 2011 18:47:00

Do you prefer to get a text message or a phone call if someone wants to reach you on your cell phone? According to a new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 31% of American adults prefer text messages to phone calls.

CNNMoney: Blockbuster's Netflix rival will make streaming market even more confusingupdated: Thu Sep 22 2011 12:19:00

Cable companies were ticked off when "cut the cord" became a rallying cry in 2009, with disgruntled consumers vowing to cancel their expensive TV plans in favor of cheaper options -- namely, Netflix.

CNNMoney: Netflix can't afford a streaming content warupdated: Mon Sep 19 2011 13:12:00

Netflix's move to rebrand its DVD-by-mail service as Qwikster sets that business up for a spin-off and underscores Netflix's longtime desire to go all-in on streaming. But it's a high-risk strategy: Streaming video has become a very expensive game -- and Netflix's rivals have much fatter wallets.

Netflix renames DVD-by-mail service, adds video gamesupdated: Mon Sep 19 2011 10:30:00

The ubiquitous red envelopes will endure, but they will carry a new name.

Staying safe while using Facebook on mobile phonesupdated: Tue Sep 13 2011 15:52:00

Configuring your Facebook settings from a laptop is confusing enough, but try monitoring your Facebook privacy and security setting on a mobile phone. It's even more of a mess.

E-mail typos result in 20GB of stolen dataupdated: Fri Sep 09 2011 08:17:00

Two researchers who set up doppelganger domains to mimic legitimate domains belonging to Fortune 500 companies say they managed to vacuum up 20 gigabytes of misaddressed e-mail over six months.

Fallout from fake Twitter reportsupdated: Thu Sep 08 2011 06:12:00

Mexican authorities charge two people with terrorism and sabotage for allegedly posting false information online.

Why smartphones still haven't taken over the U.S. market updated: Wed Aug 31 2011 09:28:00

Smartphones may attract nearly all of the marketing hype and news coverage, but comScore's latest statistics show that smartphones still comprise only a minority of the U.S. mobile market -- about 35%, as of July 2011.

Google explores re-ranking search results using +1 button dataupdated: Tue Aug 30 2011 08:02:00

Google is making plans to turn its +1 button into a crowdsourcing tool that helps it re-order search results and fight web spam.

Report: Young women are 'power users' of social media sitesupdated: Fri Aug 26 2011 17:10:00

People keep on flocking to sites like Facebook and Twitter, and young women are leading the way.

CNNMoney: #Earthquake aftershocks spread on social mediaupdated: Tue Aug 23 2011 17:42:00

When the ground starts shaking, the tweets pour in.

'The Sims' comes to Facebookupdated: Thu Aug 18 2011 16:44:00

What do you get when you combine the top-selling PC game franchise of all time with the world's biggest social network?

LinkedIn's new mobile app loosens its tieupdated: Tue Aug 16 2011 11:19:00

LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, has a suit-and-tie type of reputation in the flip-flops-and-hoodies world of the Internet.

What makes Foursquare different?updated: Tue Aug 16 2011 08:15:00

Dennis Crowley of Foursquare, tells CNN about what makes Foursquare different from other social network sites.

A day early, a sneak peek at Firefox 6.0updated: Mon Aug 15 2011 19:21:00

Firefox 6, the newest version of Mozilla's popular Web browser, is set to be released Tuesday. But some savvy Web folk have snatched it up early and are describing the features that are on the way.

L.A. sheriff probes rapper for allegedly setting off 'flashcalls'updated: Sat Aug 13 2011 18:28:00

Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives are considering misdemeanor charges against rapper The Game for allegedly tweeting the phone number of a sheriff's station and prompting hundreds of his followers to flood dispatchers and deputies with phone calls, a spokesman said.

What makes Spotify different? A brief guide to online musicupdated: Fri Aug 05 2011 07:48:00

Ever since online music service Spotify launched in the United States last month, it has caused about as much confusion as it has excitement.

Move over iTunes, Spotify's in townupdated: Fri Aug 05 2011 07:48:00

Would you rather buy or rent your music? With 15 million songs, Spotify's digital music service could rival iTunes.

CNNMoney: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a cyber attack?updated: Thu Aug 04 2011 11:14:00

With a few thousand bucks, a tool box and some technical skill, you could bring about the cyber apocalypse.

CNNMoney: Countries brace for The Code Warupdated: Thu Aug 04 2011 08:17:00

Repeated and constant cyber attacks against the United States have turned the country's assessment of national security threats on its head.

CNNMoney: Back to school deals your 'friend' on Facebookupdated: Wed Aug 03 2011 13:29:00

Expensive TV and newspaper ads are so passé. This year retailers are betting on Facebook to hype their deals on backpacks and jeans during the critical back to school shopping season.

Congress gathering debt-crisis feedback via Facebookupdated: Fri Jul 29 2011 19:34:00

As members of Congress navigate the shifting political sands of the debt-ceiling crisis, many of them are turning to a digital platform more associated with sharing personal updates and funny videos about cats: Facebook.

Are Internet Explorer users dumb?updated: Fri Jul 29 2011 15:55:00

Are users of other Web browsers smarter than the people who use Microsoft's Internet Explorer?

CNNMoney: Sprint throws 4G Hail Mary. Stock plunges.updated: Thu Jul 28 2011 11:40:00

Sprint is losing its most valuable subscribers to its biggest rivals. Shares are plummeting. And its once-leading 4G coverage is getting passed by.

CNNMoney: Netflix addresses customers 'upset' with price hikeupdated: Tue Jul 26 2011 10:22:00

When you're a new tech company with a cool product, life is good. But once you become an industry leader, pleasing people is a lot tougher. Just ask Netflix.

CNNMoney: Why Hulu is so hot right nowupdated: Fri Jul 22 2011 16:33:00

With so many rumors about a Hulu buyout swirling around, it might be easier to list who isn't interested in snapping up the video streaming service.

Apple considering Hulu purchase?updated: Fri Jul 22 2011 08:16:00

Apple could be considering a purchase of popular online video service Hulu, according to "two people who weren't authorized to speak publicly."

Spotify founder: Future of music is access, not ownershipupdated: Thu Jul 21 2011 17:37:00

Spotify founder Daniel Ek said Thursday he has been "overwhelmed" by the response to the U.S. debut of his music-streaming service and hopes to attract 50 million users stateside within a year.

Who says social games are shallow?updated: Tue Jul 19 2011 12:58:00

Popular wisdom holds that because they're more intuitive, approachable and inviting than traditional video games, social games are shallow.

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