Monthly Archives: January 2012

AP – Amazon’s fourth-quarter net income dropped sharply, weighed down by higher operating expenses as the company continued to invest in its long-term growth plans at the expense of short-term earnings. Original story here.

Comcast's Xfinity Celebrates Black History Month with Special Entertainment …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)PHILADELPHIA–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Comcast's Xfinity is celebrating Black History Month on Xfinity On Demand, XfinityTV.com, Xfinity.com and through the Xfinity TV app available on the iPad … Continue reading →

Comcast has signed up more than 41,000 low income families nation-wide to receive low cost Internet broadband service since it launched its Internet Essentials program about four months ago, according to Comcast executive vice president David Cohen. Original story here.

AP – Silicon Valley entrepreneur-turned-venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and his partners have raised another $1.5 billion to invest in technology startups as they prepare to profit from a previous bet on Internet social network Facebook. Original story here.

Comcast Corp. has provided low-cost Internet service to 41,000 households in the first five months of a program designed to increase broadband access to low-income families nationwide, the company said on Tuesday. Original story here.

Comcast Corp. has provided low-cost Internet access to 41,000 low-income U.S. households in the first five months of a program that's been criticized by a community activist group, the company said today. Original story here.

After connecting 41,000 low-income households under its $9.95-per-month Internet Essentials broadband service, Comcast will expand eligibility requirements for the program, as well as double connection speeds and step up digital literacy efforts. Original story here.

Comcast released a progress report about its low-cost Internet broadband initiative, which has reached approximately an estimated 160,000 Americans already. Original story here.

WDEL 1150AM Comcast issues six-month progress report for cheaper broadband programZDNet (blog)By Rachel King | January 31, 2012, 12:15pm PST Summary: Comcast released a progress report about its low-cost Internet broadband initiative, which has reached approximately an estimated 160000 Americans … Continue reading →

AP – A group of Internet hackers said Tuesday it took down the website of Brazil’s second largest private sector bank, one day after it did the same with the country’s largest private bank. Original story here.

Mashable – Yen Lee is the founder and president of Uptake, a social travel company that pairs personalized recommendations from friends with an extensive, searchable catalog of expert and consumer travel insights. Yelp, TripAdvisor and Amazon user reviews aren’t enough … Continue reading →

Globe and Mail Streaming Super Bowl a Good Bet for Comcast, NBCInvestorplace.comComcast and NBC are making a good call putting the Super Bowl online. But it's hard not to wonder if there's a greater opportunity in this two-screen strategy. Consider … Continue reading →

Mashable – Two online petitions beseech Apple to improve working conditions in the Chinese factories that make its products. The petitions, both filed within the last two weeks, follow a renewed round of criticism directed at the company over labor … Continue reading →

Comcast snags another customer for its Metro Ethernet serviceCommunications, Engineering & Design MagazineComcast Business Services continues it march into the mid-size market with its Metro Ethernet service with the latest customer win coming from Widener University in Pennsylvania. In addition … Continue reading →

Reuters – Planned changes to Google Inc’s privacy policies that have caught the attention of U.S. lawmakers would not take away the control its customers have over how data is collected and used, the company said in a blog post … Continue reading →