Monthly Archives: January 2011

AFP – Chinese Web search engine Baidu, which has strengthened its grip on the Chinese market amid Google’s troubles with the authorities, said Monday that net profit nearly tripled in the fourth quarter. Original story here.

AFP – Google, in response to the Internet blockade in Egypt, said Monday that it had created a way to post messages to microblogging service Twitter by making telephone calls. Original story here.

We finally see Comcast's takeover of NBC will mean: NBC football announcers on …USA TodayAfter months of speculation over what new cross-promotions could result from Comcast's takeover of NBC, …and more » Original story here.

AP – Baidu.com Inc., which operates China’s leading search engine, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit more than tripled to surpass Wall Street expectations, sending shares higher in after-hours trading. Original story here.

AFP – Egypt’s last working Internet service provider, the Noor Group, went down on Monday, a US Web monitoring company said, leaving the crisis-torn country completely offline. Original story here.

NewsFactor – The media revolution that is the Egyptian uprising is now going back to the future. Since Internet access was largely shut down shortly after the current protests began, older technology is helping to get the word out. Original … Continue reading →

Black History Month CelebrationLos Angeles Wave Newspapers… at 4:30 pm Auspices: Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women. For information call 323-732-6416, email fspla@earthlink.net, or visit www.socialism.com.and more » Original story here.

SunHerald.com Comcast Continues Its Nationwide Rollout of Wireless Data ServicesTMCnetBy Nathesh, TMCnet Contributor Comcast, a provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, claimed that it has launched its …Comcast Mobilizes In Mile High City With ClearwireMultichannel NewsComcast names … Continue reading →

Comcast's Misstep in NBCU Takeover and How to Fix ItTelevision Week (blog)Comcast received a lot of grief over the Internet last week when–as practically its first move in taking over NBC Universal–Comcast unveiled a new NBC …Mark Lazarus resigns from … Continue reading →

Comcast this month initiated the first North American test of IPv6 — the next-generation Internet protocol — running natively in a DOCSIS environment, with a group of cable modem users in Colorado. Original story here.

Comcast marks IPv6 milestone with native dual stack deploymentCED MagazineComcast has laid claim to being the first service provider in North America to activate native dual stack users in a production DOCSIS …Comcast Kicks Off IPv6 Over DOCSIS TestMultichannel NewsComcast … Continue reading →

PC World – Forgive me if I can’t bring myself to rebrand a bunch of publicly networked computers “the cloud,” but whatever you call it, Sony’s reportedly planning to let you save stuff to it in an upcoming system update. … Continue reading →

Reuters – AOL has teamed with Mark Burnett, publisher John Wiley & Sons and independent film production firm Coalition Films to co-develop a series of comedic video shorts based on the CliffsNotes Literature Guides. Original story here.

Plain Dealer FCC Wants Verizon's Net Neutrality Suit Moved Out Of DC CourtpaidContent.orgVerizon isn't asking just for the same court; it's actually requested the same three-judge panel that handed Comcast victory in its case last year; …FCC moves to dismiss … Continue reading →

NewsFactor – As the tablet wars heat up, the newest version of Google’s open-source Android operating system — version 3.0, or Honeycomb — could become a major factor. That new OS, which is optimized for tablets, will be formally unveiled … Continue reading →