Twitter expanding the number of ads shown to users
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you’re on Twitter, expect to see more ads flowing through your stream of tweets in the next few months. The ads will show up even if the promotion is from a company that a person…
Man accused of threatening Google exec via Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal grand jury in San Francisco has charged a San Antonio man with harassing a high-ranking Google executive with more than 20,000 Twitter posts, some of which were threatening. According to court records, Gregory Calvin…
Ohio woman settles suit over laptop sex images
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman has settled a lawsuit that alleged her privacy was violated when a company grabbed sexually explicit images of her and her boyfriend from a computer she didn’t know was stolen. Susan Clements-Jeffrey said…
2 Mexicans deny terrorism, face 30 years for tweet
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Think before you tweet. A former teacher turned radio commentator and a math tutor who lives with his mother sit in a prison in southern Mexico, facing possible 30-year sentences for terrorism and sabotage in what…
WikiLeaks reveals all, media groups criticise move
LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks disclosed its entire archive of U.S. State Department cables Friday, much if not all of it uncensored — a move that drew stinging condemnation from major newspapers which in the past collaborated with the anti-secrecy group’s…
What is the best tablet?
The tablets I am talking about here are not the medicinal ones. I am talking about technology’s newest best-selling ‘gadget’ – the tablet computer and read iPad. Apple sold 15 million of them in 2010 and many experts predict that…
Social media fuels college megaparty
DENVER (AP) — An apartment complex near Colorado State University that used Facebook to advertise “the biggest pool party of the year’” got more than it bargained for — at least 2,000 people, most of them college students, showed up….
Merriam-Webster adds ‘tweet,’ other new words
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Here’s something for your Twitter feed: “Tweet” has earned a spot in the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. Used as both a noun and a verb, the word describing a post made on the online Twitter message service…
Half of US adults now use social networks
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new study says half of all American adults are now on social networks, and use among Baby Boomers is growing. A report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project says that of the adults…
OffshoreAlert Leads on Mac
OffshoreAlert, known as the unofficial eye on the offshore financial industry has transformed into a new-faced website. The site was launched this week leading with the Premier of the Cayman Islands as its subject. David Marchant, Owner and Editor said, …
