Google, which rose to prominence on the basis of its highly popular search service, has been moving away from its core business at an increasingly swift rate. read more »
MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta is leaving the company after just 10 months on the job, as MySpace continues to struggle in the social networking market now dominated by Facebook. read more »
By Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld (US) 11 Feb, 2010
I wake up each morning with the same mix of hope and dread. I hope Google will buy me for a princely sum and allow me to retire to some sandy beach where they serve mojitos 24/7. And I fear Google will simply invent a better version of me, forcing me to get a job as a greeter at Wal-Mart. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, Computerworld Kenya 10 Feb, 2010
The remote lakeside town of Kendu Bay in the Karachuonyo district of Kenya is expected to get a lift after winners of an Internet Society (ISOC) award decided to set up an academy that will extend Internet technical skills in the country. read more »
By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service\Miami Bureau 5 Feb, 2010
It has been a long three and a half weeks since Google made the dramatic announcement that it will no longer censor its search results in China, even if that means exiting that huge Internet market. read more »
By Network World staff, Network World (US) 3 Feb, 2010
The Network World column, "Cloud security: Root of trust," which was auto-posted to the newswire Tuesday, had an incorrect byline. The correct byline is Andreas M. Antonopoulos. The byline has been corrected on the wire and online editors are asked to correct it on their sites as soon as possible. read more »
By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service\London Bureau 3 Feb, 2010
AOL's revenues dropped 17 percent due to declining subscriptions and a weak online advertising market as the company reported its first quarterly financial figures since spinning off from Time Warner. read more »
The latest browser market share numbers are out and, judging by the headlines, Google is crushing the competition with the Chrome Web browser. Chrome is "on a roll", or even "skyrocketing" depending on the source. read more »
All was well meant when Communications and Transport Minister Dora Siliya challenged African Communications Experts at a workshop on sustainable rural telecenters in Lusaka last week to come up with strategies that their governments will use to roll out ICT to rural areas. read more »
