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Chinese Social Networking Site

RenRen is often described as the "Facebook of China". This giant social networking site is now seeking an IPO that could place its market value at $5.1 billion. The RenRen IPO is located at …

Oxford Dictionary Includes Words Related to the Internet

Oxford Dictionary has started including words related to the internet.
Words such as "trackpad" (touchpad) OMG (Oh My God), LOL (Laugh Out Loud), sexting, and others were added. Though it i…

Learn About Web 2.0 Design with Tutorials from File Sharing Networks Such as Amule

Web 2.0 is dominating the internet space. It's a move towards more interactive websites and web design that focuses on greater connectivity between website visitors.

You may be a website owner …

Selecting Social Networking Sites to Network Your Business

Social networking is becoming increasingly significant to the personal and professional lives of people worldwide. Nowadays, even businesses are seeing the immense advantages in connecting with people…

Adding Web 2.0 Effects to Your Website

Web 2.0 is the latest trend and craze all over the internet. It is making human interaction over the internet more interactive and community focused. It also increases the amount of traffic on a websi…

Internet from DSL Providers is More Widespread

Though most city-dwellers may not be aware of it, not everyone has a choice of several providers when it comes to high-speed internet. There are three main ways to get high speed internet service in y…

Like: Facebook Tries to Take Over the Web

In an effort to take over the Web, displace Google as the King of Cyberspace, upset Congress, and perhaps tilt the balance of the Universe, Facebook recently introduced a handful of social plug-ins…

Web 3.0: The Semantic Web

The May issue of Learning and Leading ( a publication of ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Education has a excellent article on the semantic web – which is sometimes referred to as Web…

Your URL Shortener is Slowing Down the Web

I knew that URL shorteners were somehow evil; now I have proof…

TechCrunch reported today that URL shorteners slow down the web. Some more than others.

URL shorteners have been around for a…

Control Center: Viruses, and Wasted Time

I've decided that Flickr is becoming a dangerous place. For whatever reason, I get offered more viruses and malware at Flickr than any other place at the moment. Late Thursday night (maybe earl…