The authors of Uncov, a recently-shuttered blog that heaped abuse upon many Silicon Valley startups, have unveiled a startup of their own. Called Persai, it's a sort of search engine that promises to help users find content that interests them.
Large parts of the Middle East lost internet service Wednesday following damage to a communications cable running running between Palermo, Italy and Alexandria, Egypt. What caused the damage remains unclear.
In an attempt to directly compete with rival social networking site Facebook, MySpace announces it's preparing its own app platform to launch Tuesday, Feb. 5. Developers can sign up now and start building widgets and games to run as native MySpace applications.
Explore the myriad of distribution points -- automated data crunchers, search engines, social networks and fellow bloggers -- a blogger's words take on their way to readers.
Google's dependence on ad revenue makes it particularly vulnerable to an economic recession, some experts say -- but others point out that the nature of its advertising may insulate Google from any downturn.
Film studios and record labels cannot demand that internet providers turn over the names of customers suspected of illegally downloading movies or music.
Shares of software-maker VMware, a high-flying stock that soared after an impressive public offering in 2007, were down more than 30 percent Tuesday, as investors responded to weak fourth-quarter earnings.