Archive for April, 2010
eBay, AOL Benefit from Increased US Web Usage
eBay and AOL benefited the most from an uptick in Americans’ internet habits during March 2010, according to data from The Nielsen Company.
Americans Watch 31.2B Online Videos in March ‘10
More than 180 million US internet users watched 31.2 billion videos in March 2010, according to the comScore Video Metrix service.
Since its incorporation just over five years ago, Facebook has undergone a remarkable transformation. When it started, it was a private space for communication with a group of your choice.
Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney Kurt Opsahl has gone spelunking in the history of Facebook’s privacy policies over the past five years, presenting a timeline that starts with something fairly moderate and reasonable in 2005 and moves to the current 2010 version which basically says, “By using Facebook, you agree to let us film your life 24/7, sell it to advertisers, ridicule it, or make a reality show from it.”
Baidu, which operates the largest search engine portal in China, announced on Thursday that its first-quarter profits had increased by 165 percent. According to The Associated Press, profits rose thanks to increased advertising revenue and volume of advertising customers.