FaceBook is now the largest social networking site in the world; but in the fast-paced Web 2.0 era, today’s big winners can quickly turn into tomorrow’s losers. Even as FaceBook continues to dominate online social networking, upstarts such as the mega-popular Twitter are challenging FaceBook’s status.
The Future of FaceBook: Dwindling Hits?
Is Success Ruining Twitter?
It seems like everybody is Twittering these days. From Oprah Winfrey, to CNN’s Anderson Cooper, media movers and shakers are jumping on the Twitter bandwagon at breakneck speed, not to mention the millions of school kids, rock bands, business consultants and housewives who have recently discovered the joy of Twittering.
Is Google Making the Internet Boring and Predictable?
The charge has been made so many times that it’s beginning to sound like a broken record: Google is too big for its own good.
The latest example of Google’s total online dominance is the lesson learned by Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia. Wale’s “dared” to challenge Google by creating a massive open source search engine, Wiki.com. However noble Wale’s intentions though, it was simply not meant to be, and the project lasted just one year before going under.
Cable TV Emulating the Internet
A recent article on BusinessWeek.com makes an interesting point: cable TV networks are gradually becoming more and more like video-based web sites. The fear is, of course, that if cable networks do not evolve, they will continue to lose ground to the popularity of Internet-based media sites such as YouTube and Hulu.
FBI Report: Internet Fraud Up Sharply
According to a recently released FBI report, 2008 was a record year for online fraud, with Internet fraud complaints rising an astonishing 33% over the previous year. ITWorld.com is reporting that the Federal Bureau of investigation processed over 275,000 new complaints in 2008. The dollar lost value associated with Internet fraud is estimated to be in the neighborhood of $265 million.
Tough New Anti-Piracy Law Halves Web Traffic in Sweden
Illegal file sharers seem to be running scared in Sweden after the enactment of a new tough anti-piracy law last week that streamlines the process of prosecuting for copyright infringement, based on computer IP addresses.
Is Google Really Buying Twitter?
The blogosphere is buzzing like crazy with rumors that Google is finalizing an agreement to buy the micro-blogging social networking upstart Twitter. Over the past week, searching the phrase “Google buying twitter” yielded over 100 million search results. But is this just a Internet rumor gone wild, or is the big G actually putting in a bid for Twitter?
Supreme Court Shoots Down New Spam Law
Since the passing of the Can Spam Act several years ago, federal and state courts in the United States have begun cracking down on spammers, and seeking to put an end to the barrage of useless promotional e-mails clogging up our inboxes. But a controversial new spam law in Virginia seems to have gone too far.
Gmail Celebrates Fifth Birthday with New Features
Google has announced that their Gmail web-based e-mail service is once again expanding, adding new features, including support for 49 languages. While most extra e-mail features already supported numerous languages, the new update should make Gmail the first truly international advertising supported e-mail service.
It’s True: Skype is Coming to the iPhone
It seems that 2009 might finally be the year that Skype hits the mainstream — and with a vengeance. Ever since eBay purchased the online voice over IP (VoIP) business, Skype has been making a big push to challenge the big telecommunications players in the North American market and abroad.
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