US technology writer, Nicholas Carr, found widespread fame after penning the essay ‘Is Google making us stupid?’ He has now followed this up with a book that explores the subject …
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Groupon to float on stock market
Groupon hopes that it can raise around $750m from an initial public offering and has confirmed its intention to float on the US stock market. Formed just three years ago, …
Google seeks to monitor spread of dengue fever
Google hopes that by monitoring search patterns relating to dengue fever, it will be able to warn health officials should there be an outbreak. Through keeping tabs on dengue-related search …
Top five ranking success for Just Search Ireland
After only eight months in business Just Search Ireland, an internet marketing company, is ranking in the top five results on Google Ireland for three key search terms. Since the …
PayPal says Google poached its staff
PayPal has filed a lawsuit against Google after the latter launched Google Wallet, saying that the search giant could only produce the product because it had poached PayPal staff. Google …
Wikipedia considers itself a World Heritage Site
The Wikimedia non-profit organisation which is behind Wikipedia is campaigning for the online encyclopaedia to be considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the grounds that it is “a masterpiece …
High speed internet getting cheaper but still...
Recent research carried out by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has found that throughout the world broadband costs have, on average, halved in the last two years. The ITU said …
New Facebook tool added to Bing
Bing users who are logged in to Facebook are now able to take advantage of a new feature that allows them to identify sites and services recommended by their friends. …
