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Google has announced that it will comply with a Brazilian court's order to turn over data that could identify users of its social networking site, Orkut, who are suspected of illegal activities such as child pornography. A Brazilian judge hearing the case had threatened to levy a US$23,000 fine for ...
YouTube is exploring ways to monetize its traffic flow of 100 million downloads a day by launching a pay-for-play video advertising service. Its inaugural spot is a promotion for Paris Hilton's new album, "Paris." YouTube will feature one ad each day, which site visitors can rate and comment on in ...
As social networking sites such as MySpace.com continue to gain traction among today's youth, two new studies about online predators offer varying perspectives on the controversial issue. First, the results of a national survey of 1,500 young Internet users conducted by University of New Hampshire r...
Microsoft is steadily advancing its plan to make Windows Live an entertainment and communications hub with its rollout of Windows Live Spaces. The next generation of the company's blogging service, it now focuses heavily on social networking. Microsoft is approaching the concept of social networks a...
Viacom is giving a new meaning to the adage, "I want my MTV." MTV Networks UK & Ireland -- which Viacom owns -- on Tuesday unveiled MTV Flux, an interactive online community that lets audience members control their own television channel. Flux members can upload their own content and be part of...
Napster. The brand name stirs memories of a Digital Rights Management frenzy that had copyright holders up in arms over the once-illegal file-sharing service. Of course, Napster has cleaned up its act and Apple's iTunes Music Store has helped transition digital music downloaders to the right side of...
Online social networking site MySpace.com has surpassed Internet giant Yahoo as the most popular Web site in the United States, according to Hitwise research. MySpace accounted for 4.46 percent of all Internet visits in the U.S. for the week ending July 8, 2006. In fact, MySpace drew more online vis...
It has worked for geeks, but can the popular Digg technology news site -- an enormous online water cooler that attracts masses of readers who determine the top and most-viewed article rankings -- surface with success in mainstream news? Fans of Digg, which has grown to rival other Internet news gian...
A former MTV executive is hoping that music will become the killer application for social networking, launching a site that lets users interact with others based on their musical tastes. MOG.com, which ex-MTV marketing executive David Hyman created last year with $1.4 million in venture funding, lau...
MySpace claimed almost 5 million registered users in 2005, and that number has grown to exceed 70 million today. Though currently the most popular, MySpace is only one of a number of social networking sites online, and their attractiveness to teens and pre-teens has spawned worry over a growing Inte...
Social networking Web sites like MySpace, Friendster and Facebook are becoming increasingly popular with the nation's youth, prompting attempts to control the medium. However, though protecting children is the goal, the outcome is too often the opposite. Recently proposed legislation by Congressman ...
Search giant Google, playing the odd role of challenger when it comes to Internet searches for video, updated its video upload service this week, promising users the ability to easily post, e-mail and embed video on Web sites and blogs. Google dominates the advertising-lucrative Internet search busi...
Lawmakers are ratcheting up their attempts to provide some level of protection to minors who might be victimized by online predators. Rep. Michael G. Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., has introduced a bill that would prohibit anyone under 18 from using school or library computers to access online communities such...
Helio on Tuesday launched a U.S. mobile service aimed at young consumers who want to surf the Web with their cell phones. Users can send content, photos and video messages to friends. Dynamic news feeds are incorporated to keep them connected. "Helio is custom-built for the lifestyle of young peopl...
Hundreds of Internet message boards are a haven for teens who cut, scratch, burn or otherwise mutilate their bodies, a Cornell University study reveals. "Internet message boards provide a powerful vehicle for bringing self-injurious adolescents together, and to a great extent, they provide a safe fo...
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