Category: Internet

Category Archives: Internet

28Sep/15

Indian PM Modi visits Facebook headquarter in California, meets Mark Zuckerberg

September 28, 2015InternetBarack Obama, China, Digital India, Facebook, Foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government, Foreign relations of India, Government of India, Gujarati people, India, Indian Hindus, Mark Zuckerberg, Modi, Narendra Modi, SEATTLE, Software, States and union territories of India, United States, Xi Jinpingsmbale

Social media has bridged the gap between governments and public, says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a town hall-style interactive session at Facebook’s headquarters at Menlo Park in California.

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27Sep/15

Facebook Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg announces global campaign on internet connectivity

September 27, 2015InternetAngela Merkel, Awards, Ban Ki, Ban Ki-moon, Bono, Extreme poverty, Facebook, FACEBOOK INC., Germany, Human rights, Humans, Internet access, Internet.org, Kofi Annan, Mark Zuckerberg, Millennium Development Goals, Nerd culture, One Campaign, Orders, decorations, and medals, Secretary General, the Facebook, The Social Network, un global compact, United Nations, United Nations Global Compact, Zuckerbergsmbale

Facebook Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg announces during the United Nations Private Sector Forum, the launch of a global campaign to support a connectivity declaration, which recognises internet access as an important enabler of human rights.

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17Sep/15

China says committed to countering Internet hacking

September 17, 2015InternetBarack Obama, Beijing, China, China–United States relations, Chinese communists, Chinese people, co-operative, Communists, Crown Prince Party, energy, Environment, Finance, Foreign relations of China, Hacker, Hacking, law enforcement, Politics of China, SHU GUOZENG, U.S. Commercial, United States, Washington, Xi, Xi Jinping, Xi Jinping visit to the United States, Zheng Zeguangsmbale

China says it opposes Internet hacking and is committed to cracking down on such activities, ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S. next week.
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16Sep/15

Facebook working on alternative to ‘like’ button

September 16, 2015InternetCairo, Computing, Criticism of Facebook, Facebook, Facebook like button, Like button, Mark Zuckerberg, News Feed, social media, Social software, Software, The Social Network, United States, World Wide Websmbale

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says the social media site will introduce an alternative to the ‘like’ button, to enable users to express empathy.

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28Aug/15

One billion use Facebook in one day

August 28, 2015InternetComputing, Creative works, Criticism of Facebook, Facebook, Facebook features, Facebook Graph Search, FACEBOOK INC., Germany, Heiko Maas, Initial public offering of Facebook, Internet privacy, Mark Zuckerberg, Nerd culture, Photo sharing, Social information processing, social media, Social networking services, Social software, Software, The Social Network, United Statessmbale

(REUTERS/FACEBOOK) – A billion users in one day.

Facebook setting a new record this week.

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11Aug/15

Google to become Alphabet Inc in shakeup

August 11, 2015InternetAlphabet Inc., Artificial intelligence, Companies, Economy of the United States, Eric Schmidt, Google, GOOGLE INC., Larry Page, Life extensionists, Ruth Porat, Science and technology in the United States, Sergey Brin, Sundar Pichaismbale

Google morphs into Alphabet Inc in bid to highlight new ventures

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20Jul/15

FTC looks into Apple’s rules

July 20, 2015InternetAndroid software, Andy Perkins, App Store, Apple, Apple Inc., Apple Inc. litigation, Apple Music, Apple Store, Business/Finance, Computing, Criticism of Apple Inc., Digital audio, Electronics, Google, IPhone, ITunes, Online music stores, Operating systems, Rhapsody, Software, Spotify, Technology/Internet, Universal Windows Platform apps, USDsmbale

(Reuters Business Report) – Apple’s streaming music rivals are crying foul, saying Apple’s App Store puts them at a competitive disadvantage. And now, sources tell Reuters the Federal Trade Commission is looking into it. Last month, Apple became a competitor to the likes of Spotify and Rhapsody when it launched its paid streaming service, Apple Music.
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11Jul/15

Billionaire Slim tackles Mexico digital divide with Zocalo internet village

July 11, 2015InternetAmérica Móvil, Brazil, Business, Businesspeople, Carlos Slim, Carlos Slim Domit, Economy of Mexico, Irvin Rojas, Lebanese people, Mexican people, Mexico, Mexico City, Slim, Social Issues, Technology/Internet, Telcel, United Statessmbale

Mexico City’s historic Zocalo turns into an internet village to celebrate the latest in cutting-edge technology, with the support of Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim.

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10Jul/15

Ellen Pao resigning as CEO of Reddit

July 10, 2015Internetacting chief executive, Alexis Ohanian, Business, Business/Finance, Businesspeople, co-founder, Digital media, Ellen, Ellen Pao, Hipmunk, Kleiner Perkins, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, News websites, Ohanian, Pao, Reddit, Sam Altman, San Francisco, Science and technology in the United States, Social bookmarking, Software, Steve Huffman, United States, Victoria Taylor, World Wide Websmbale

Ellen Pao resigning as acting chief executive of Reddit.

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09Jul/15

Docomo and GE to team up on IoT solutions

July 9, 2015InternetACCESS, Business/Finance, Cloud computing, Communications modules, Computing, Disaster/Accident, Economy of Japan, GE Energy Japan, Information Age, Information appliances, Infrastructure, infrastructure management, Internet of things, Japan, NEXT MEDIA, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, NTT DoCoMo, NTT DOCOMO INC., real-time data, smartphone, Technology, Technology/Internetsmbale

Japan (Next Media) – Japan’s NTT DoCoMo and GE Energy Japan announced on Wednesday they plan to form a business alliance to provide an Internet of Things solution for infrastructure management.
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