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Teens growing cool on Facebook but warming to Twitter, Pew study finds

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:29:25 +0000

Some teens are growing tired of the excessive sharing and "drama" on Facebook and more are turning to sites like Twitter and Instagram to express themselves, according to a new study.

Yahoo returns to list of most valuable brands

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:53 +0000

Yahoo again ranks as one of the world's 100 most valuable brands.

Canadian regulator takes lighter view of Bitcoin

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:43:16 +0000

It appears Canada's anti-money laundering regulator will leave Bitcoin exchanges in the country alone for now.

Nokia Siemens unveils tools to boost mobile video performance

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:28:33 +0000

Mobile network builder Nokia Siemens Networks unveiled tools to optimize video performance on mobile devices on Monday, just in time for the CTIA Wireless trade show that begins Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Google Checkout to shut down in November

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:05:49 +0000

Google will retire its Checkout payment processing tool on Nov. 20, and warned retailers they will need to move to a different payment processing platform.

Google's next act: Diversify and conquer

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:09:17 +0000

Center stage at this year's Google I/O was a company honing its vision for a future beyond search

How to import your Tumblr blog into WordPress

IDGNS staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:57:51 +0000

While Yahoo's acquisition of blogging site Tumblr will make a handful of people very happy, others are not convinced. Here's how to import your posts from Tumblr to WordPress.

Yahoo revamps Flickr and offers a terabyte of free storage

IDGNS staff — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:54:49 +0000

Yahoo has made some radical changes to its Flickr photo sharing service, which now has a more photo-filled interface and comes with a free terabyte of storage so that users can upload images at their original resolution.

The good, the bad and the ugly of Tumblr under Yahoo

IDGNS staff — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:56:39 +0000

Yahoo has promised "not to screw up" Tumblr now that it has acquired the freewheeling blogging site. But there are still several ways Tumblr could get better, and worse, as a Yahoo-owned company.

Yahoo on Tumblr: We won't 'screw it up'

IDGNS staff — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:46 +0000

Yahoo has confirmed widespread reports that it will acquire the popular blogging service Tumblr, and also promised not to "screw it up." The deal is worth about $1.1 billion, nearly all in cash.

Yahoo Japan says 22 million user IDs may have been stolen

IDGNS staff — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:07:04 +0000

Yahoo Japan, the country's largest Web portal, said up to 22 million user IDs may have been leaked during a hack that was discovered last week.

After two-year hiatus, EFF accepts bitcoin donations again

IDGNS staff — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:58:11 +0000

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has resumed accepting bitcoins donations, saying some of the legal ambiguity around the virtual currency has disappeared.

9 social media mistakes your business must avoid

IDGNS staff — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:44:25 +0000

Social media has been a boon for businesses small and large, but it's also becoming a minefield for those unable to manage the increasing complexities of the run-and-gun nature of the beast. On a seemingly daily basis, we suffer through one "Twitter disaster" or another. It's becoming so commonplace that "Twitter disaster" really doesn't deserve to be in quotes.

Bitcoiners rally to enlighten Washington

IDGNS staff — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:19:25 +0000

Washington's biggest problem when it comes to Bitcoin may just be that policymakers on the Hill don't know enough about it, yet.

Bitcoiners crave coders to cope with demand

IDGNS staff — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:13:11 +0000

Bitcoin is not going away, the digital currency's developers say, and they're craving more technically savvy people to support its use.