Monthly Archives: January 2011
Egypt shuts the net, net strikes back!
Egypt shutdown worst in Internet history. "In 24 hours we have lost 97 per cent of Egyptian Internet traffic," said Julien Coulon, co-founder of Cedexis.
China blocks citizens searching ‘Egypt’ online
China blocks searches with keywords "egypt", "riot" and likes from the country's most popular microblogging service, Al Jazeera confirms.
Internet users worldwide reaches two billion!
At least two billion people already connected to the Internet -- meaning that "nearly one person in three surfs online."
If a book is just a URL …
This is another experiment on how to read ebooks digitally, offering an access (instead of ownersip) to the books. And since a book is just a URL, you can easily lend a book to a friend!
What happened with the Internet in 2010?
There are almost two billion Internet users worldwide; 107 trillion emails sent in 2010; and 152 million blogs tracked in 2010!
Why did Quora get so popular so fast?
Beyond its technology and platform, Quora really enjoyed Silicon Valley rockstars' endorsement.
Ballmer at CES 2011: ‘Windows will be everywhere’
Looks like Microsoft came up with a few surprises at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. "Windows will be everywhere," he said.
Facebook now worth $50 billion!
Facebook hits the world's headlines today with its new cash: The popular social networking site has raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and a Russian investor at a $50 billion valuation, the New York Times' Dealbook reports.