Twitter Rob Lowe: Foolish Rumor Monger Or Twitter-Savvy PR Genius? We love the NBC cult-hit Parks & Recreation which features Rob Lowe as a hyper-healthy and super-enthusiastic city manager, so we're always a little concerned when we hear rumors that the show may get canceled. So, against that backdrop we got a little suspicious when Lowe, just ahead of a Thursday appearance on the Ellen Degeneres show and the… Social Dave Copeland View comments
News Megaupload Shut Down Twenty-four hours after an Internet-wide protest against controversial anti-piracy legislation, big media and pro-copyright interests won a major victory with the shutdown of Megaupload and related websites. The company's flagship file-sharing site allowed users to upload files and share them via a unique URL. The service, which garnered several… John Paul Titlow View comments
Government This Is How You Defeat SOPA/PIPA Yesterday Internet users across the United States rushed to their keyboards, sat up straight, and starred menacingly into their computer screens while silently saying in their heads: "Take that, Internet censorship!" Then they hit ENTER nearly 8 million times on petitions to help stop SOPA/PIPA. Internet giants Reddit, Wikipedia and Craigslist… Alicia Eler View comments
Google Google+ Has 54 Million Daily Users Google just announced its Q4 earnings, and CEO Larry Page is "super excited." Revenue for the full year was up 29%. The quarter missed Wall Street's expectations, but Page has no reservations. It was a big quarter for Google+, and Page says that's a key to the company's strategy. "By building a meaningful relationship with our users through… Jon Mitchell View comments
Google Why Google Hasn't Fixed Chrome's Password "Glitch" Last May Geeks Are Sexy reported that anyone with access to your computer could access passwords stored in Google's Chrome browser with just a few mouse clicks. When the story inexplicably resurfaced in several Twitter posts this morning, it was time to call Google and find out why they hadn't fixed the perceived glitch. The Geeks Are Sexy post… Dave Copeland View comments