Over the last several years, TIME Magazine has published its list of what the publication considers the “best blogs” in the world. The latest list was just recently announced: http://bit.ly/cOKYkG
The list covers everything from politics, housekeeping, and technology, to entertainment, consumer behavior and architecture — and just about everything in between.
While it is admittedly just one publication’s opinion, the list nonetheless is an informative look at the increasing bounty of resources — and opinions— available on the Internet.
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Facebook’s financial performance is stronger than previously believed, as the Internet social network’s explosive growth in users and advertisers boosted 2009 revenue to as much as $800 million, according to two sources familiar with the situation. The company also earned a solid net profit, in the tens of millions of dollars last year, one of the sources said. That growth in profit and revenue underscores how Facebook is increasingly making money off its 6-year-old service, which ranks as the world’s largest Web social network with nearly half a billion users.
That sort of performance is likely to whet the appetites of investors keen for a public share float, despite the company’s insistence that an IPO is not a near-term priority. If Facebook eventually seeks to go public, unveiling financial figures above expectations could help bolster investor interest. As investors wait for signs of a Facebook IPO, a vibrant market has developed for private shares of Facebook in specialized exchanges like Sharespost and SecondMarket
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday launched a formal effort to give itself the clear authority to police Internet-service providers by changing the way Internet lines are regulated.
Under consideration is a proposal that would reverse a 2002 decision by the FCC that deregulated Internet lines and would give the agency stronger authority to police Internet providers and prevent them from favoring their own traffic over that of rivals.
The FCC’s voted 3-2 to launch its re-regulation effort. The vote kicks off what promises to be a contentious debate about the government’s role in controlling Internet traffic and access.
To read more about the proposal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704289504575312742566475122.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews
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The World Cup has long been a social experience for fans around the world who cheer on their teams at bars, friends’ houses and other public gatherings. This time around, brands are betting on a different kind of “social” to connect with fans.
Coca-Cola, Nike and Anheuser-Busch are just some of the brands that have made YouTube an important component of their World Cup ad campaigns. Others, like Visa, have added Facebook to their efforts, while still others, including Microsoft, are tapping into the still-emerging field of location-based services.
No matter the platform, the goals are similar: to use new social technologies to connect soccer fans while building goodwill for the brands.
To learn more about what companies are doing: http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3icd5f9626039b502cfd72f83890f24709?imw=Y
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World Cup fever pushed the Internet to a new record on Friday, according to measurements from Akamai. Traffic to news sites globally started a steady climb about 6 a.m. Eastern time and peaked six hours later at noon, reaching nearly 12.1 million visitors per minute. The traffic dipped going into the afternoon but stayed well above normal. The figures suggest that the Internet was most active during the Mexico-South Africa game and stayed heavy through the France-Uruguay game. The day’s traffic far exceeded the previous record of 8.5 million visitors per minute, which was set when Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential election in 2008.
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