Websites
Loss of Megaupload has not stifled piracy
According to the results of three-month research conducted by internet consulting firm DeepField Networks, the recent takedown of Megaupload had almost no effect in web traffic related to file-sharing. As it turns out, Megaupload was responsible for roughly 30-40% of all file-sharing downloads. The site handled such an immense amount of data that the world’s more »
Amazon strikes deal with Viacom to add more shows to Prime Instant Video
Amazon continues to beef up its Prime Instant Video offers, today adding more than 2,000 titlrs thanks to a new deal with Viacom. The new deal with Viacom brings in TV shows from Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, CMT, and TV Land, among others. That means that Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to more »
I Like You, but I don’t Like Like You t-shirt now available on Woot!
What can you say about this one, it is a geeky Facebook shirt that reads “I Like You, but I don’t Like Like You.” The shirt is currently available on shirt.woot.com and is priced at $12 with free standard shipping. It comes in royal blue, is available in a variety of sizes for both men more »
Review: Audiobooks.com unlimited streaming service
A lot of us out there are waiting for a company to provide a true Netflix-like experience for e-books. Amazon and Kobo have dabbled in this kind of service with the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library and the Kobo 2012 Book Club, but there is no all-you-can-eat option from either of these companies. On the other side more »
Flickr now offering deeper discounts for 2-year Pro accounts and an option to go Pro for 3-months at a time
In the past Flickr has had their Pro account memberships fixed at 1-year and priced at $24.95. There was also an option to pay a bit more and make a 2-year commitment. But that said, Flickr has changed things up and officially announced a 3-month Pro account along with some deeper discounts for those choosing more »
Google Takeout can now mass export your Google Docs
Google’s Data Liberation Front has been hard at work making it possible to get all your data out of Google’s services. Google Docs has finally been added tot he list of services that the Data Liberation Front has touched. Right now you can export all the data in your Google Docs en masse very simply. more »
Google Public Alerts keeps you informed on severe weather situations
It’s always a good idea to be aware of severe weather conditions before they hit your area. If the local news station doesn’t interrupt programming to bring you up-to-the-minute updates, you have a few other options. Searching the internet for weather info is the first alternative that comes to mind. Google wants to make that more »
No one will be able to avoid the Facebook Timeline
Many Facebook users have already received the somewhat new Timeline feature. Facebook is making this change mandatory for all of its users whether they like it or not. If you’re one of the few that is still holding out, you only have a few weeks remaining to say goodbye to your cherished Facebook wall.
Megaupload takedown forces other services to straighten up
A few days ago, the founder of Megaupload Kim Dotcom and several executives within the company were arrested and accused of being a part of a worldwide conspiracy designed to pirate copyrighted materials. The expensive assets accumulated by Dotcom and others suggest the individuals made quite a bit of money from running one of the more »
Google+ eases up on real name requirement
During its infancy, Google+ came under scrutiny due to Google’s requirement that all Google+ users use their natural name in their profiles. The problem with this is that some people are better known by their nicknames and stage names. After many months of waiting, Google is now ready to allow everyone to add an alternative more »
