QuinStreet plans $250 million IPO AP (November 20, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - QuinStreet Inc. plans an initial public offering of $250 million in common stock, according to a regulatory filing.
Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty AP (November 20, 2009) TOKYO (AP) - Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.
Library group offers text search to 4.6M books AP (November 20, 2009) ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes.
AOL to lay off a third of staff AP (November 19, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - AOL Inc., the struggling Internet company, plans to cut about a third of its workers if its planned spinoff from Time Warner Inc. goes through.
FAA says flight computers working again AP (November 19, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again.
GAO: Los Alamos computer security has weaknesses AP (November 18, 2009) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Security weaknesses uncovered in Los Alamos National Laboratory's classified computer network could increase the risk of a breach of classified information, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a new report.
Senators blast Web sites for scamming shoppers AP (November 18, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - With Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the Internet holiday shopping season nearing, a Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies, saying they are tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services they don't want.
Fortinet shares price at $12.50 each ahead of IPO AP (November 18, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Fortinet Inc. priced higher than expected at $12.50 each ahead of the computer security company's planned initial public offering Wednesday.
House lawmakers push ban on peer-to-peer software AP (November 18, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - Stung by an embarrassing electronic leak last month revealing ethics investigations into dozens of lawmakers, Congress moved Tuesday to prohibit federal employees from using the same type of Internet file-sharing software blamed for the disclosure.
USA Today tests online edition at colleges AP (November 17, 2009) STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State, Indiana and Missouri are the first schools to participate in a USA Today initiative meant to test how students respond to electronic versions of printed newspapers.
FBI says hackers targeting law firms, PR companies AP (November 17, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - Hackers are increasingly targeting law firms and public relations companies with a sophisticated e-mail scheme that breaks into their computer networks to steal sensitive data, often linked to large corporate clients doing business overseas.
Vietnam Internet users fear Facebook blackout AP (November 17, 2009) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam's growing legions of Facebook users fear that the country's communist government might be blocking the popular social networking Web site, which has become difficult to access over the past few weeks.
YouTube tries to help media find more free video AP (November 17, 2009) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - YouTube is trying to help shrinking newsrooms expand their video coverage without increasing their payrolls.
T-Mobile resumes sale of Sidekicks after data loss AP (November 17, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - T-Mobile USA resumed selling Sidekick phones Tuesday, more than a month after a server meltdown at Microsoft Corp. caused contact numbers, pictures and other personal information to disappear from many of the phones.
Twitter to overhaul user list seen as partisan AP (November 17, 2009) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Social-networking site Twitter plans to end a service that links prominent message posters with new users, a service that was criticized in California because of perceived unfairness toward GOP gubernatorial candidates.
Twitter to scrap controversial suggested user list AP (November 16, 2009) PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Social-media site Twitter plans to scrap its hand-picked list of "suggested users" to follow after controversy erupted over the selection of people on the list, a company executive said Monday.
Motorola buys broadband TV company BitBand AP (November 16, 2009) SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - Motorola Inc. said Monday it has agreed to acquire BitBand Technologies Ltd., a company that makes equipment for delivering television over broadband connections.
Google, book publishers to reveal new settlement AP (November 13, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - The future of Google's plans to scan and sell millions of books online could begin to take shape Friday.
Craigslist founder joins Wikimedia advisory board AP (November 13, 2009) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The nonprofit group that runs online encyclopedia Wikipedia said Friday that it named Craig Newmark, the founder of Web classifieds site Craigslist, to its advisory board.
Swiss privacy watchdog to sue Google Street View AP (November 13, 2009) BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Switzerland's privacy watchdog is taking legal action to force Google to make changes to its Street View service.
Russian policemen turn to YouTube AP (November 13, 2009) MOSCOW (AP) - When a police officer posted a video on YouTube complaining of rampant abuse in Russian law enforcement, it seemed like a lonely voice in a sea of social media.
Clicker.com aims to become Internet's TV guide AP (November 12, 2009) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Web surfing is becoming more like channel surfing as television shows, movies and music videos pour onto the Internet.
Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it AP (November 11, 2009) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until Amazon changes the setup.
Applied Materials to cut 1,300 to 1,500 jobs AP (November 11, 2009) SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Applied Materials is laying off 1,300 to 1,500 people over the next year and a half to cut costs as the company grapples with a downturn in business.
EU agrees on new Internet user rights AP (November 05, 2009) BRUSSELS (AP) - EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.
Orbitz receives $100 million from 2 investors AP (November 05, 2009) CHICAGO (AP) - Online-travel company Orbitz Worldwide Inc. said Thursday it received equity investments totaling $100 million from two companies.
Microsoft lays off 800 more workers worldwide AP (November 04, 2009) REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. says it is cutting 800 more jobs. That's in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January.
Ancestry.com hopes to raise $100 million in IPO AP (November 04, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - Genealogy Web site Ancestry.com hopes to raise about $100 million when it goes public this week. With more than a million paying subscribers, little competition, a small debt load and a record of increasing revenues, it may fare better than other IPOs that have recently priced below their filing ranges.
A growing PayPal could soon overshadow parent eBay AP (November 04, 2009) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from gadgets to antique furniture. But soon, eBay's biggest business will likely be PayPal, the online payments service that has been growing steadily even as the economy has stumbled.
T-Mobile says phone service outage resolved AP (November 04, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - Wireless provider T-Mobile USA Inc. says it has cleared up service problems that were interfering with calls and text messaging for about 5 percent of its customers.
Groups representing Mass. tech firms to merge AP (November 04, 2009) BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) - Two organizations that represent the interests of technology companies in Massachusetts are combining forces.
Study: Internet use leads to more diverse networks AP (November 04, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - A new study confirms what your 130 Facebook friends and scores of Twitter followers may have already told you: The Internet and mobile phones are not linked to social isolation.
Police repost motorized recliner from DWI on eBay AP (November 03, 2009) PROCTOR, Minn. (AP) - Police in Minnesota have had to start over again an online auction for a motorized recliner used by a man who pleaded guilty to driving it drunk.
Author Ken Auletta searches for the Google story AP (November 02, 2009) (AP) - "Googled: The End of the World as We Know It" (The Penguin Press, 336 pages, $25.95), by Ken Auletta. Google is best understood in terms of billions. Three billion searches are conducted daily on the site. Company revenues last year exceeded $22 billion. It spent $1.76 billion for YouTube and $3.2 billion for the digital ad company DoubleClick.
Forrester projects rise in online holiday sales AP (November 02, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - Forrester Research Inc. is projecting an 8 percent increase to $44.7 billion in online holiday sales compared with a year ago as bargain hunters turn to the Web for deals.
Microsoft CEO: IT spending won't fully recover AP (November 02, 2009) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday corporate spending on information technology will not recover to levels seen in recent years before the global economic slowdown.
Reports: Cyberattacks traced to NKorea AP (October 30, 2009) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The North Korean government was the source of high-profile cyberattacks in July that caused Web outages in South Korea and the United States, news reports said Friday.
Expedia's 3Q profit up 23 pct as bookings rise AP (October 29, 2009) BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) - Bookings are up at online travel company Expedia Inc., although prices for flights and hotels continued softening.
BMC Software posts 35 percent jump in 2Q earnings AP (October 29, 2009) HOUSTON (AP) - BMC Software Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped 35 percent, as falling expenses offset a slight decline in sales.
eBay: No auction for suspect in Kan. doc's death AP (October 28, 2009) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Online retailer eBay said Tuesday it will block an auction planned to raise money for the man charged with killing Kansas abortion provider George Tiller.
Chinese paper accuses Google of hampering searches AP (October 27, 2009) BEIJING (AP) - Google Inc. faces a new controversy in China after a Web site run by the Communist Party's main newspaper accused the U.S. search giant of trying to keep Internet users away following its reports on a copyright dispute.
IAC reports 3Q profit but ad revenue still slips AP (October 27, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - IAC/InterActiveCorp, which runs Match.com, Ask.com and other Web sites, says asset sales helped it profit in the third quarter while ad revenue continued to slump.
Internet set for change with non-English addresses AP (October 26, 2009) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The Internet is set to undergo one of the biggest changes in its four-decade history with the expected approval this week of international domain names - or addresses - that can be written in languages other than English, an official said Monday.