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Internet Crime Report Records $485 Million Lost To Scams In 2011

BY Nidhi Subbaraman | 05-14-2012 | 6:59 AM | INNOVATION

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Iran Begins To Lock Out The World From Its Intranet, Beginning With Email

BY Kit Eaton | 05-14-2012 | 3:57 AM | INNOVATION

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The Next Wave of Pinterest Growth is About to Begin

BY JD Rucker | 04-28-2012 | 4:43 AM | MANAGEMENT

The social site that was the darling of many social blogs and tech reporters for the last 3 months is starting to fade in buzz and attention after growth leveled off in March. The next boom is about to start, but this time it won't be nearly as glorious.READ MORE›

Brin Backtracks On Facebook, Apple Internet Control Concerns

BY Nidhi Subbaraman | 04-18-2012 | 11:15 AM | INNOVATION

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Amazon Rolls Out In-App Purchasing, Instagram Android Hits 5 Million Downloads, Sony To Report $6.4 Billion Loss

BY Nidhi Subbaraman | 04-10-2012 | 6:56 AM | INNOVATION

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Want To Boost The Economy? Boost Internet Speeds

BY Michael Coren | 03-27-2012 | 3:30 PM | INTERNET

The best way to give economies a little juice is to get their Internet going faster, and not just because it’s annoying to wait for that YouTube video to load. READ MORE›

Why CMOs and CFOs should talk shop with each other regularly

BY Reid Carr | 03-12-2012 | 4:03 PM | DESIGN

Both entities are sharing a common goal of maximizing value and performance of all investments. The opportunities for marketing and finance departments to work together to this objective have never been greater. Here are three ways just to name a few:READ MORE›

Why Email Sabbaticals Are An Essential Part Of danah boyd's Work Flow

BY Amber Mac | 03-08-2012 | 11:34 AM | VIDEO

Is it possible to be a top Internet researcher for Microsoft while also occasionally going pretty much off the grid? Meet the woman who is living proof that the answer is yes. Serenity now!READ MORE›

What is Socializing Business

BY Andrew Collins | 02-05-2012 | 12:12 AM | MANAGEMENT

The power of social media, technology and even more recent developments in gaming has created enormous opportunities to transform the user experience of many product categories. The concept of ‘socializing business’ first coined by Mailman is meant to capture the essence of this phenomenon.READ MORE›

Remain Diligent: SOPA And PIPA Must Be Squashed, Not Changed

BY JD Rucker | 01-14-2012 | 3:35 AM | INNOVATION

As members of both the Senate and the House start falling back to a more defensible position by considering the removal of the DNS provision from SOPA and PIPA, many voices of opposition to the bills are claiming victory. This is a big mistake.READ MORE›

Anonymous Grabbed Credit Card Info In Stratfor Hack, China Steps Into Web Security, RIM's Shrinking Smartphone Market Slice

BY Nidhi Subbaraman | 12-30-2011 | 7:12 AM | INNOVATION

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Occupy Wall Street's Philosopher-In-Residence On The Future Of The Movement

BY Rachel Arndt | 12-14-2011 | 8:34 AM | TIENANMEN SQUARE

Shen Tong--a veteran of the Tiananmen Square protests--is now helping OWS work through its own growing pains. What's next? Tong spoke to Co.Exist about the need to move beyond protests, and what happens next. READ MORE›

Startup Favo.rs Does What LinkedIn Should Be Doing

BY JD Rucker | 12-10-2011 | 12:45 PM | CAREERS

We've seen sites in the past blaze a trail in a niche only to be usurped by a slightly better concept. That's one of the unstated goals of Favo.rs, a startup that hopes to take the professional relationships model of LinkedIn and put some weight behind the connections.READ MORE›

Connected: How Technology Explains The World

BY Susan Karlin | 10-26-2011 | 6:05 PM | ETHONOMICS

In her new film, "Connected," Webby Awards founder and Internet philosopher Tiffany Shlain sees digital connection as the next step in harnessing our collective brainpower--as long as we don't lose our ability to relate to each other. READ MORE›

Infographic Of The Day: The Internet Really Is A Series Of Tubes

BY John Pavlus | 09-29-2011 | 10:56 AM | WORLD WIDE WEB

The World Wide Web has been around long enough now that we take the first two "w's" in "www" for granted. And now with the advent of the "cloud computing" metaphor, it's even easier to imagine that our Internet data pings around the ...READ MORE›

Infographic Of The Day: The Internet Really Is A Series Of Tubes

BY John Pavlus | 09-29-2011 | 10:52 AM | WORLD WIDE WEB

The World Wide Web has been around long enough now that we take the first two "w's" in "www" for granted. And now with the advent of the "cloud computing" metaphor, it's even easier to imagine that our Internet data pings around the ... READ MORE›

The Netflix Of Terrorism

BY Neal Ungerleider | 09-28-2011 | 8:21 AM | ETHONOMICS

Terrorist organizations are notorious videographers--particularly when it comes to uploading clips to the web to spread messages or recruit sympathizers. Now private company IntelCenter has assembled one of the world's largest collections of streaming terrorist videos for viewing on demand. READ MORE›

As Facebook Rolls Out Next-Gen Newsstand, Pew Reports That Americans Have Multiple News Sources

BY Nidhi Subbaraman | 09-26-2011 | 12:01 PM | INNOVATION

Sixty-four percent of people polled told Pew they got their weekly news from three different types of media, with 15% reporting that they looked at up to six different media types.READ MORE›

Does Foursquare Have the Juice to Get Huge?

BY JD Rucker | 09-02-2011 | 4:44 AM | INNOVATION

Last week's announcement by Facebook that they were dropping their "Foursquare-Killing" Places service brought cheers from their pure-play check-in competitors. With their biggest threat out of the way, does Foursquare have the plan, the momentum, and most importantly the juice to make it to the big time?READ MORE›

Kill Your Router: The Internet Can Come From Anywhere

BY Michael J. Coren | 08-18-2011 | 1:41 PM | ETHONOMICS

Everyone needs the Internet, and as our data requirements explode, it's putting a strain on broadband networks. Luckily, scientists can make wireless signals come from your TV and your lightbulb.READ MORE›