Monthly Archives: September 2011

Reuters – Alibaba founder and CEO Jack Ma is keen on buying Yahoo Inc if the opportunity presents itself and has held discussions with other potential buyers about options. Original story here.

Reuters – Verizon Communications Inc on Friday asked a federal appeals court to block the Federal Communications Commission from imposing new rules on how Internet service providers manage their networks. Original story here.

Mashable – Ronald Brown is a successful startup CEO with an extensive background in technology and consumer marketing. His new book, Anticipate. The Architecture of Small Team Innovation and Product Success is available via iTunes, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and … Continue reading →

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of EarthLink Inc (NASD: ELNK) were yielding above the 3% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.20), with the stock changing hands … Continue reading →

Comcast helping low-income families with internet accessDearborn Press and GuideINKSTER — Comcast announced a program Thursday to help low-income families get on the Internet with a $9.95 monthly broadband plan and small laptop computers available for $150. To qualify, families … Continue reading →

Mashable – Google may still be the world’s most visited website with users spending nearly 2 hours on the site in a given month. But the average U.S. Internet user spends nearly 4 times the amount of those hours on … Continue reading →

No, it’s not “free to other MagicJack users and 5 cents/minute to landlines,” but just plain free to any number in North America. Wow! Alas, call quality is spotty. Originally posted at iPhone Atlas Original story here.

Top Tech Reviews Microsoft in Talks with Comcast, Adding TV Service to Xbox LiveGamePro.comMicrosoft is currently in talks with Comcast and Verizon as part of their plans to add TV context to the next expansion of Xbox Live. by McKinley … Continue reading →

INKSTER — Comcast announced a program Thursday to help low-income families get on the Internet with a $9.95 monthly broadband plan and small laptop computers available for $150. Original story here.

Appolicious – It turns out the iTunes App Store might be a little more like the Android Market than previously believed, at least in terms of the fact that many game developers struggle with exposure, while a small group rakes … Continue reading →

Eager career-seekers arrived early, resumes in hand, for a Comcast job fair Friday in Plymouth. Original story here.

RCN launches TiVo Premiere DVR in Comcast's backyardFierceCableIt lets subscribers to record 400 hours of standard definition programming, or 150 hours of HDTV programming, While TiVo has teamed up with Comcast to allow subscribers that buy a TiVo DVR in … Continue reading →

Reuters – Internet companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook are increasingly co-opted for surveillance work as the information they gather proves irresistible to law enforcement agencies, Web experts said this week. Original story here.

Comcast Stock To Go Ex-dividend Monday (CMCSA)TheStreet.comBy TheStreet Wire 09/30/11 – 09:53 AM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The ex-dividend date for Comcast (Nasdaq:CMCSA) is Monday, October 3, 2011. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible … Continue reading →

Appolicious – Question-and-answer community website Quora has finally come to the iTunes App Store with an app that taps you in to experts, community members and anyone else who can dish out information when you need a question answered. Read … Continue reading →