Last year, the Egyptian government shut down the Internet for 5 days during the anti-government protests. Last week, some websites on the Internet voluntarily blacked out to protest SOPA. What would happen if the whole Internet went black? Scientists thought it could happen this week.
The massive solar storm that bombarded Earth’s magnetic field Tuesday morning caused minor disruptions to spac
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Here comes the Sun. There goes the Internet
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Twitter to censor tweets in individual countries
Posted by globe (#4) 22 hours ago (http://www.theglobeandmail.com)
Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis.
The additional flexibility announced Thursday is likely to raise fears that Twitter’s commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money.
The additional flexibility announced Thursday is likely to raise fears that Twitter’s commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money.
FBI plans social network map alert mash-up application
Posted by bbc (#7) 1 day 18 hours ago (http://www.bbc.co.uk)
The FBI is seeking to develop an early-warning system based on material "scraped" from social networks.
It says the application should provide information about possible domestic and global threats superimposed onto maps "using mash-up technology".
It says the application should provide information about possible domestic and global threats superimposed onto maps "using mash-up technology".
An Overview Of Thexyz Network In 2011
Posted by ptoone (#2) 2 days ago (http://www.blog.thexyznetwork.com)
Now we are three weeks into the new year, let us take a look back at the developments in the past year at Thexyz Network.
First, we added a new web hosting data center option to the order form – the fully-redundant Steadfast facility in Chicago, Illinois. It is located in one of the world’s largest data center buildings and offers a great environment for your sites.
Read more here: http://w
First, we added a new web hosting data center option to the order form – the fully-redundant Steadfast facility in Chicago, Illinois. It is located in one of the world’s largest data center buildings and offers a great environment for your sites.
Read more here: http://w
Google on Tuesday said it will begin tracking people as they use Google search and Gmail, watch YouTube videos and use other Google services—at their computers and on their mobile devices.
That announcement came hours after Facebook said it will make Timeline and Open Graph part of the default user interface. These new services chronologically assemble and make more easily accessible the prefe
That announcement came hours after Facebook said it will make Timeline and Open Graph part of the default user interface. These new services chronologically assemble and make more easily accessible the prefe
Google passed $10bn for a quarter for a first time. In fact it was knocking on $11bn with its $10.854bn revenues. Profits were slightly lower than the previous quarter, however - $2.70bn against $2.73bn.
Gmail now has 350m users.
Google+ has 90m registered users - that is, people and organisations that have gone to the bother of creating a profile on it. That's more than doubled from the 40
Gmail now has 350m users.
Google+ has 90m registered users - that is, people and organisations that have gone to the bother of creating a profile on it. That's more than doubled from the 40
iPhone 8: An Animated GIF Attempt At What It Might Look Like
Posted by ptoone (#2) 6 days ago (http://www.thexyz.org)
Animated gifs are everywhere these days. It’s almost like it’s 1997. That’s ok though, because you get stuff like this. Funny or Die posted this animated gif of an “iPhone 8″ on Google+ last night:
When McDonald's began promoting the #McDStories hashtag Wednesday on Twitter, the idea was to get people talking about their experiences with the fast-food giant. And in that sense, it was a rousing success: The phrase exploded in popularity as Twitter users across the country shared stories of their visits to McDonald's.
Canada’s telecom regulator has informed Rogers Communications Inc. that preliminary results of an investigation into the company’s Internet services suggests it engages in unauthorized throttling.
The case centres on a complaint from the Canadian Gamers Organization that Rogers allegedly throttles, or slows, popular online games such as World of Warcraft, in violation of Canadian Radio-televis
The case centres on a complaint from the Canadian Gamers Organization that Rogers allegedly throttles, or slows, popular online games such as World of Warcraft, in violation of Canadian Radio-televis
EmailTwoFax.com Partners With Thexyz Network
Posted by ptoone (#2) 7 days ago (http://www.emailtwofax.com)
EmailTwoFax.com has added the multiple geographic dispersed data centers of Thexyz Network which provides fault tolerance and automated failover in the event of localized issues.
App Store - K.I.T.T.
Posted by knightrider (#98) 36 days ago (http://itunes.apple.com)
K.I.T.T. responds to the user's voice just like the popular talking car did
Hackers retaliate over Megaupload website shutdown
Posted by ptoone (#2) 7 days ago (http://www.bbc.co.uk)
Hackers have targeted the US government and copyright organisations following the shutdown of the Megaupload file-sharing website.
The Department of Justice (DoJ), FBI and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) among others have been bombarded with internet traffic.
Hours later a statement linked to the @AnonymousWiki twitter account announced: "We Anonymous are launching our larg
The Department of Justice (DoJ), FBI and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) among others have been bombarded with internet traffic.
Hours later a statement linked to the @AnonymousWiki twitter account announced: "We Anonymous are launching our larg
Google results disappoint investors
Posted by google (#42) 7 days ago (http://www.theglobeandmail.com)
Google Inc. (GOOG-Q639.57----%)’s quarterly results fell short of Wall Street’s heightened expectations for the holiday season as Europe’s economic malaise weighed, a rare miss that triggered a 9 per cent slide in its shares.
The No. 1 Internet search engine underperformed on both revenue and earnings in the fourth quarter, disappointing investors who had counted on record U.S. online-commerce
The No. 1 Internet search engine underperformed on both revenue and earnings in the fourth quarter, disappointing investors who had counted on record U.S. online-commerce
U.S. shuts down file-sharing website Megaupload.com
Posted by ptoone (#2) 8 days ago (http://www.theglobeandmail.com)
One of the world’s most popular file-sharing sites was shuttered Thursday, and its founder and several company officials were accused of facilitating millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content.
An indictment accused Megaupload.com of costing copyright holders at least $500-million (U.S.) in lost revenue. The indictment was unsealed one day after websites including Wikipedi
An indictment accused Megaupload.com of costing copyright holders at least $500-million (U.S.) in lost revenue. The indictment was unsealed one day after websites including Wikipedi
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