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Pandora Reports Slight Loss; Spotify Raises $250 Million

Pandora Reports Slight Loss; Spotify Raises $250 Million

Andre Lapierre November 21, 2013 0

Pandora, the Internet music service, reported a net loss of $1.7 million (-$0.01 EPS) in its earnings report released after today’s closing bell.  The slight net loss is in contrast to quarterly earnings from Q3

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GMail Down For Many Users This Morning

GMail Down For Many Users This Morning

Michael Convente December 10, 2012 0

Millions of people who rely on GMail for their electronic communications have been left in the dark this morning and early afternoon, as users are reporting their GMail accounts are down.  Currently, this morning’s

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Google Fiber Hitting Speeds Over 700 Mbps in Kansas City

Google Fiber Hitting Speeds Over 700 Mbps in Kansas City

Matt Moran November 15, 2012 0

Google Fiber finally launched on Tuesday in Kansas City, Kansas, and the speeds are nothing short of breathtaking.  Customers, who pay $70 per month to have the Google Fiber internet service, have reported consistent

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Facebook Reaches 1 Billion Users

Facebook Reaches 1 Billion Users

Michael Convente October 4, 2012 0

Facebook has announced an incredible milestone this morning.  According to a status update from Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the company announced that it has crossed the one billion user mark, and according to specifics

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“Mr. Trololo” Of Internet Fame, Dead at 77

“Mr. Trololo” Of Internet Fame, Dead at 77

Michael Convente June 4, 2012 1

Some sad news to break to you this morning.  The Russian man of meme stardom, Mr. Trololo (also known as Eduard Khil in real life), has died of a stroke.  He was 77. The

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A Better “Amercia”: Social Media Fail For Mitt Romney

A Better “Amercia”: Social Media Fail For Mitt Romney

Michael Convente May 30, 2012 1

Mitt Romney’s campaign just released an official iPhone app, but they are probably wishing they had done one last check before letting it go live.  The “I’m with Mitt” app allows users to tag

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NetZero To Launch “Free” Wireless Internet Service

NetZero To Launch “Free” Wireless Internet Service

Michael Convente March 20, 2012 0

NetZero is back!  Well, actually you may be surprised to learn that similar to other ’90s phenomenons that are still around (like Beanie Babies and Tamagotchis),  NetZero never left.  While the company somehow still

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Anonymous Retaliates to Megauploads Takedown and Arrests, Shuts Down DOJ, FBI, Universal Music, MPAA and RIAA Websites

Anonymous Retaliates to Megauploads Takedown and Arrests, Shuts Down DOJ, FBI, Universal Music, MPAA and RIAA Websites

Michael Foley January 20, 2012 2

Only minutes after the U.S. Department of Justice repossessed the domains of Megauploads and its affiliate sites on Wednesday, the hacker collective knows as Anonymous quickly declared their intent to retaliate. As one Anonymous

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SOPA/PIPA Bills still threaten Internet Freedom, Internet blackout planned

SOPA/PIPA Bills still threaten Internet Freedom, Internet blackout planned

Michael Foley January 17, 2012 1

It seems that while I and many of my fellow writers here at pnosker.com were enjoying our time at CES, there have been a great many new developments surrounding the controversial bills SOPA and

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Ocean Marketing’s Founder Paul Christoforo goes viral, very bad PR

Ocean Marketing’s Founder Paul Christoforo goes viral, very bad PR

Michael Foley December 30, 2011 10

“Twas the month of Christmas, when all through the web A Fail went so viral it made him a celeb. His emails were taken, his meme almost finished, Poor Paul Christoforo’s reputation? Very diminished.”

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