October 2011
43 posts
FCC Champing at Bit to Broaden High-Speed Internet... →
At least 18 million Americans have no access to broadband Internet connectivity, and the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission wants to do something about that. Julius Genachowski…
Weekly Wrap-up: The Death of Steve Jobs and... →
This week the internet said goodbye to the incomparable Steve Jobs. The staff of ReadWriteWeb covered some of his best moments, and his worst. Though he has passed on, his impact was…
T-Mobile Clients Dwindling Amid Deal Delay →
As the U.S. Justice Dept. questions the proposed takeover by AT&T, T-Mobile’s client losses may triple because cutting prices would buttress the government’s case
Dalai Lama Joins Google+, Plans Hangout With... →
The Dalai Lama has officially joined Google+ — and he’s already planning a Hangout with South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
The Hangout,…
Are Domain Names 'Personal Property'? →
In a recent decision handed down by the Ontario Court of Appeal, the issue centered on whether domain names could be considered “personal property.” The view from most international jurisprudence and…
The Other Steve Jobs: Censorship, Control and... →
The death of Steve Jobs has rocked people the world over, affecting everyone from the most hardcore Apple fanboy to Barack Obama to all those gathered outside the new Apple store in Shanghai….
Steve Jobs: The Products →
How Apple stokes desire, and what the Apple experience says about the modern world
Find a Job in Social Media, Communications or... →
If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable‘s Job Lists gather all our resource lists, how-tos…
Microsoft and Yahoo: Will They or Won't They? →
Recent corporate shake-ups at Yahoo and anonymous insider reports to various media outlets added fuel to the fiery rumors that Microsoft is eyeing an acquisition of the search engine. Though…
Apple Looks to Overseas Growth to Stay on Top... →
The company will look for overseas growth to extend Steve Jobs’s legacy and remain an investor favorite
Experian QAS introduces online data cleansing... →
Apple Fans Worldwide Mourn Passing of Jobs →
From Cupertino to Singapore, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’s death was met with a spontaneous outpouring of grief
From Silicon Valley to Bahrain, the Web Mourns... →
Following the news of the death of Steve Jobs on Wednesday night, millions of people took to the Web to mourn the founder and former chief executive of the biggest technology company in the…
Mark Zuckerberg Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs →
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has posted a message paying tribute to late Apple founder Steve Jobs. Writing on his Facebook profile,…
Xbox Gets Set-Toppy With Cable Deal →
Verizon and Microsoft are teaming up to bring a new FiOS TV-powered entertainment offerings to the Xbox 360 gaming console, a move that highlights the rapid expansion of diverse content across…
OpenStack Leaving Home: Foundation Coming in 2012 →
OpenStack is going to be taking another major step in open governance next year. According to Rackspace, the time has come to form an OpenStack Foundation. Rackspace president Lew Moorman …
Social Network Ad Revenues to Hit $10 Billion in... →
Global social network ad revenues will hit $5.5 billion this year and then top $10 billion by 2013, according to eMarketer.
The bulk of those…
Middle East: 27% of consumers make online... →
E-Commerce Without Borders - What It Takes to... →
Today’s increasingly connected world makes it possible for anyone to transact and do business anywhere — from anywhere. But just because we now increasingly live in a “global village,” that doesn’t…
If Google’s Management Doesn’t Use Google+, Then... →
One of the most important rules in software is to eat your own dog food. The concept is simple: if you have confidence in your product, you…
Apple Aims to Woo Shoppers Without Pizzazz of... →
Apple and CEO Tim Cook will have to persuade shoppers to upgrade to a new IPhone that looks exactly like their old one
Gingerbread Almost on 40% of Android Devices,... →
The Android fragmentation numbers for October have been released by Google and it looks like Gingerbread updates are accelerating. All Gingerbread versions from 2.3.3 and up gained 7.5%…
Celebrities Say F–k You to Famine [VIDEO] →
A host of celebrities have joined anti-poverty advocacy group ONE to launch a PSA campaign fighting the growing famine in Somalia.
The video features an all-star cast including George…
Is Dropbox Really The World's 5th Most Valuable... →
Dropbox, the online file sync and sharing service, was recently named 5th in a list of the The World’s Most Valuable Startups by Business Insider. To put that in context, the only 4 companies…
HOW TO: Reduce the Spam in Your Inbox, Mailbox and... →
Pretty much anyone — man, woman or child — has at some point received an email telling them they weren’t sufficiently endowed. This is spam, and it…
Yahoo Takeover Under Discussion →
Private-equity firm Silver Lake, China’s Alibaba Group, and Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies may make a joint bid for the portal
Oracle Goes Hunting for Big Data →
Oracle announced at its OpenWorld conference on Monday that it’s ramping up its move into big data analytics. An Oracle big data appliance was one of the announcements made at OpenWorld 2011 by…
iPad as a Notebook Alternative, Part 1 of 2 →
An iPad or other tablet isn’t a notebook computer, any more than a smartphone is a tablet, or a notebook computer is a desktop computer. But, with the right understanding of what it is and…
5 Brands That Are Surprisingly Successful on... →
The Digital Marketing Series is supported by Hubspot, an inbound marketing software company based in Cambridge, Mass., that makes a full…
Zoovy introduces Kount's enterprise fraud... →
Facebook Launches New Metric: “People Talking... →
Facebook has overhauled its Pages Insights analytics tool and added a new metric to gauge the health of a page: “People Talking About.” That…
Asian Stocks Slump as U.S Data Adds to Global... →
Asian stocks fell, extending the regional benchmark index’s biggest quarterly decline in three years, after U.S. consumer spending slowed as incomes unexpectedly dropped, souring the earnings outlook…
Facebook 101 [COMIC] →
There are some people who think Facebook has become too complicated. There are other people who agree with those people.
Mashable Comics are…
Micron Falls After Reporting Loss as PC Slump Cut... →
Micron Technology Inc., the largest U.S. maker of computer-memory chips, fell in U.S. trading after reporting a fiscal fourth-quarter loss on weak demand for personal computers.
E-Commerce Success in Any Language →
Consumers are increasingly shopping on global sites, and they want to shop in their own language. By demonstrating cultural awareness, businesses will truly be able to expand internationally….
62 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed →
This week seemed to go by fast, am I wrong? You barely had time to finish last week’s roundup — it was a doozy with 61 stories — before our newest…
Zain Saudi Tumbles Most in Six Weeks After Stake... →
Mobile Telecommunications Co. of Saudi Arabia, or Zain Saudi Arabia, tumbled the most in six weeks after Kingdom Holding Co. and Bahrain Telecom Co. abandoned their offer to purchase a stake.
Virtualizing Business-Critical Database... →
You might feel stuck, if you have large and business-critical database applications on expensive UNIX RISC systems. The number of applications running on virtualized systems has jumped, but…
Facebook Is Getting Too Damn Complicated [OPINION] →
Ever noticed how the remote for each new TV you check out seems to have more and more buttons? Or how that online game you used to enjoy is feeling…
Zain Saudi Tumbles Most in Two Months After Stake... →
Mobile Telecommunications Co. of Saudi Arabia, or Zain Saudi Arabia, tumbled the most in two months after Kingdom Holding Co. and Bahrain Telecom Co. abandoned their offer to purchase a stake.
RIM's PlayBook May Have Run Out of Moves →
Is the tablet market so saturated that Research In Motion has thrown in the towel? The company has halted production of its PlayBook and will not pursue any other tablet projects, according to a…
IBM Now No. 2 in World Tech Value →
International Business Machines surpasses Microsoft to become the runner-up tech company in market value, after Apple
Which Countries Use Social Networks The Most?... →
Experian Hitwise has released some new numbers about social network use around the world. It found that Brazil and Singapore are the top two countries for overall social networking use. But…
September 2011
72 posts
Making a Flawless Transition to Cloud Billing →
Many organizations pursuing lower overhead costs and improved customer service are adapting their business models to the cloud. However, some fail to realize that this move only pays off when…
Facebook, It’s Time To Kill the Poke →
Facebook has gone a half step to putting the Poke out of its misery — but I don’t see why they don’t kill it off completely. Would we really miss…
IBM Now No. 2 in World Tech Value →
International Business Machines surpasses Microsoft to become the runner-up tech company in market value, after Apple
How Adobe Plans to Enable More Fluid Web Layouts... →
In its ongoing quest to help publishers and designers adapt print-style layouts to the Web across devices, Adobe has admittedly run into a few limitations. As powerful as HTML and CSS are, they…
CRE Secure makes Loaded Commerce 6.5 shopping cart... →
Free Press Sues FCC to Get Real About Net... →
Media reform group Free Press has filed a lawsuit against the FCC following the official publication and impending implementation of the the commission’s Net neutrality rules. Network neutrality is…
Look at the Honey Badger, He’s Cracking... →
Internet meme and utterly fearless mammal the Honey Badger, not content with his 18 million views on YouTube, is headed for the TV screen. He opens pistachios in true badass style in the…