A study from the London Science Museum shows that Brits would have real trouble living without Facebook. In fact, they'd rather live without flushing toilets, central heating, air conditioning, pain killers, vacuum cleaners, and shoes. The .

When I wrote my last article, Being Bad For Great Justice: A New Privacy Scandal Rocks Second Life, and sent it upstairs to the folks that post it, I sent in a warning that things would, sooner or later, get ugly over the topic. Not surprisingly f.

After a certificate verification authority in the Netherlands was compromised, Iranian Google users became vulnerable to phishing, spying, and other cyber-attacks. Google is urging users to re-secure their Gmail accounts immediately. The Fall of.

YouTube announced the launch of an online movie rental program for Canadian viewers September 1. With more than a thousand titles available for $4 to $5, or free for older movies, YouTube is attempting to break into Canada's movie/TV rental .

HTC is suing Apple with patents transferred from Google as a defense against Apple's lawsuit. Meanwhile, Acer and Viewsonic have signed patent licensing agreements with Microsoft. HTC Counters Apple with Google Patents Google transferred nine .

Twitter has reached a significant milestone: 100 million active users )those who sign in at least once a month( converse or simply listen on the microblogging platform, and more than 50 million of those do so every day. In a blog post, Twitter rel.

Have you ever wondered how long a shared link will continue to receive attention? Bit.ly has an answer for you. Their recent study showed that, on average, links have a 3 hour half-life. The Bit.ly Study Curious as to the duration of their lin.

The large majority of external factors that influence organic rankings fall within the classification of link building. There have been great debates in recent months that the ranking impact that can be derived through social media signals falls o.

Black Friday is still several weeks away, but Google is telling webmasters to prepare starting immediately. Beyond increased mobile searches and higher mobile ad actions, more mobile users are starting their shopping early. The Rise of Mobile Ac.

Despite a contentious relationship, Google recently received their Internet Content Provider permit from the Chinese government. Google wouldn't comment beyond confirming that the license has been renewed in China, a search market Baidu dominates.

The 2011 Rugby World Cup begins today in New Zealand and in recognition of this every four year event, Google has a Doodle on the homepage in New Zealand. The link, however, doesn't go to a search for the event, rather a general search for rugby. .

It's official: the moustachioed, scotch-swilling GooglePleaseHire.ME guy has landed his dream job. But it's not with Google. After a month of self-described OMG PR stunts and WTF marketing for a job with the tech giant )or one o.

Baidu, China's largest search engine, has released a mobile operating system built on top of Android. The Baidu OS will be getting hardware from Dell and possibly others. The Baidu Yi OS China is the world's second largest smartphone market, a.

Google has bought Zagat, an innovator of user-generated restaurant surveys. Google promises that Zagat ratings and reviews, which are currently behind a paywall, will become a "cornerstone" of Google's local offering. Terms of th.

In the face of Google AdSense for Mobile and AdMob feature cross-over, Google has decided to make a clear break between the products. Google has announced that AdMob's mobile web publisher features will be discontinued on September 30. Google's .

The Korean Fair Trade Commission )KFTC( raided Google's Seoul offices, according to an individual familiar with the matter, starting on Tuesday. The KFTC planned on conducting their raid for evidence and information on the 6th and 7th. It has yet .

A lot has changed since Google first introduced sitelinks. For one, Google has made them even bigger. Google Sitelinks: Then sitelinks." If a webmaster wanted their si.

Performing tests on search engine algorithms can help you stay current on what the search engines are looking for and help guide your SEO strategies. The hardest part is devising tests that show an effect on individual ranking factors. Because c.

Some early details on the Hulu bidding war have been released. The top competitors are Yahoo, Amazon, and the Dish Network, but Google has allegedly made an offer for a larger-scale purchase. Hulu's Goodbye Story So Far It's no surprise to see.

Blogger has delivered a new, cleaner look and a fully redesigned editor - a facelift that Google first promised in March. This improvement is part of ongoing efforts from Google to improve the look, feel, and design unity of their servi.