PayPal is the latest company to suspend service to WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks was using a PayPal account to accept donations in order to fund its operations, but PayPal has permanently disabled the account. After Amazon dropped WikiLeaks from its servers last week, the company has been directing users to a Swiss web address ...
Want An iPhone 4?
on 12.6.10
RadioShack is selling the iPhone 4 at prices lower than any other retailer. In an effort to promote its wireless business, RadioShack has discounted the phone by $50 and with a trade-in the smartphone can be purchased for as low as $24. RadioShack will be running the promotion through December 11th. Read the full story on ...
Childish Facebook Profile Pictures
on 12.6.10
Have you noticed that several of your Facebook friends have recently made their profile pictures a cartoon? The Campaign to End Violence Against Children is encouraging users to make their profile pictures cartoon images from one’s childhood to help raise awareness of the cause. Read the full story at theatlantic.com ...
Groupon Not Selling To Google
on 12.6.10
Google was looking to purchase Chicago-based Groupon for $5.3 billion, but the negotiations have ended, and Groupon will not sell to Google. Groupon’s model for attracting local advertisers has been a huge success and companies like Yahoo, Google and Facebook are all interested in expanding within that market. Read the ...
Jilted Lover Uses Netflix To Seek Revenge
on 12.3.10
People do strange things when their hearts get broken, but one man found an interesting and harmless way to get back at his cheating ex-girlfriend. The man identified as Reddit user Contra3, hacked into his ex’s Netflix account and rated movies until the recommendation engine automatically returned movie results such as ...
IAC’s Diller Steps Down As CEO
on 12.3.10
Barry Diller is stepping down as CEO of InterActiveCorp. The announcement comes just after IAC bought out Liberty Media Corp.’s large stake in the company. IAC paid Liberty $220 in cash plus the Evite and Gifts.com businesses. It’s no secret that Diller and Liberty Media’s John Malone have not seen eye to eye for some ...
Amazon Stops Hosting WikiLeaks
on 12.3.10
Amazon.com has stopped hosting WikiLeaks on its servers. The U.S. Government was recently embarrassed by the publication of many sensitive documents on the site and strongly insisted that Amazon terminate its relationship with WikiLeaks. In a tweet, WikiLeaks responded by saying, “If Amazon are so uncomfortable with the ...
YouTube Now Allows Users To Skip Ads
on 12.3.10
YouTube viewers can now choose to skip pre-roll ads when watching videos on the site. YouTube’s new ad system “TrueView” allows users to skip a commercial after five seconds. What’s in it for advertisers? An advertiser only pays if the viewer doesn’t click the skip ad button and it’s more likely that those who ...
Convicted Murderer Active On Facebook
on 12.2.10
A convicted murderer was able to access Facebook from prison where he posted several pictures of his life as an inmate. Among the posts were pictures of Justin Walker with a bong and marijuana in his cell and a photo of Walker holding a knife. Walker was able to use a contraband BlackBerry to post updates and pictures from ...
Verizon’s New 4G Network
on 12.2.10
Verizon Wireless On Sunday Verizon Wireless will start offering its faster 4G network in 38 cities across the U.S. The 4G data plans will be offered at a lower price than current 3G plans. Verizon will begin selling 4G compatible smartphones next year. Read the full story on wsj.com ...
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