Disney to buy social gaming site Playdom (AP)
AP - Disney says it is buying online social gaming company Playdom for more than $560 million. It's the latest sign the company is becoming a formidable player in the video game industry. Full text
Google not sure if China behind service disruption (AFP)AFP - Google does not know if the Chinese authorities were behind a disruption in the company's services on Thursday, chief executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Full text |
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Amazon Gamers Slam StarCraft II in User Reviews (PC World)
PC World - Guaranteeing an internet dust-up, Amazon StarCraft II buyers (or users posing as such) have posted a litany of complains about Blizzard's just released PC real-time strategy sequel to 1998's StarCraft. Full text
Chatroulette.com cracking down on perverts (AFP)
AFP - Chatroulette.com is cracking down on unsavory behavior by capturing pictures and Internet addresses of people being naughty at the service that randomly links strangers using live webcams. Full text
Stieg Larsson passes 1 million Kindle milestone (Reuters)
Reuters - Stieg Larsson, author of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", has become the first writer to sell more than one million Kindle e-books thanks to his popular mystery Millennium Trilogy novels, online retailer Amazon.com said on Tuesday. Full text
Ask.com to ask users to help answer queries (AFP)
AFP - Internet search engine Ask.com is planning to go beyond algorithms and ask real human beings to help answer questions. Full text
The Internet Loves Walmart Moonwalker [Randomly Viral] (Mashable)
Mashable - Yesterday, a little vid started spreading around that web that is glorious in its simplicity: a man moonwalking through the corridors of that most meme-producing of establishments: Walmart. Full text
Ask.com Goes Back to the Days of Q&A (PC World)
PC World - Could this be a return to the days of Mr. Jeeves? Ask.com announced in a blog post this week that it is going back to its roots as a question-and-answer focused search service. The "new" Ask.com was launched in an invite-only private beta on Monday that takes advantage of the "explosion of the social Web," the company says. Full text
Browse online for beautiful sperm and eggs! (AFP)
AFP - Ever worried about having an ugly baby? Fret not, a popular dating website exclusively for beautiful people has branched out to provide a fertility forum aimed at creating beautiful babies. Full text
Twitter Encounters More Digital Certificate Problems (PC World)
PC World - Twitter is having trouble again with a digital certificate that secures communications to its Web site, which has been causing trouble for third-party applications that integrate with it, but the problem may have been fixed. Full text
Yahoo Japan Rejects Microsoft's Bing, Selects Google (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Score another win for Google. Despite Yahoo's intimate relationship with Microsoft's Bing search engine, Yahoo Japan has snubbed Bing in favor of the world search leader. Full text
