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Battle Wages on as Authorities Crackdown on Unauthorized Sports Streaming

Battle Wages on as Authorities Crackdown on Unauthorized Sports Streaming

Ken Hong February 5, 2012 1

Shortly after Tom Brady’s remark to reporters this past Thursday in Indianapolis, the federal authorities announced a crackdown on sites that stream unauthorized sports event broadcasting. Our beloved Tom Brady has been quite a

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The Facebook Billionaires and Millionaires

The Facebook Billionaires and Millionaires

Mo Choudhury February 3, 2012 1

  Facebook announced its $5 billion public offering Wednesday afternoon, which is expected to value the whole company at $75 billion to $100 billion.It is the largest internet IPO to date.  Of course, the

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Zynga Shares Soar on Facebook IPO News

Zynga Shares Soar on Facebook IPO News

Michael Convente February 2, 2012 2

Zynga, the social network game developer behind mega hits like Farmville, Mafia Wars, and Zynga Poker, has seen its shares soar 15% in trading today in response to Facebook’s IPO filing yesterday. Zynga’s success

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Facebook Files for $5 Billion IPO

Facebook Files for $5 Billion IPO

Michael Convente February 1, 2012 1

It may have come after the closing bell, but yesterday’s reports were correct – Facebook has officially submitted paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an IPO in hopes of raising at least

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Facebook to File $5 Billion IPO on Wednesday

Facebook to File $5 Billion IPO on Wednesday

Michael Convente January 31, 2012 2

Facebook will file for a $5 billion IPO on Wednesday morning, according to a breaking news report from CNBC.  It appears that last Friday’s reports of an expected Facebook IPO this week were indeed

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ACTA: Worse Than SOPA/PIPA

ACTA: Worse Than SOPA/PIPA

Michael Foley January 30, 2012 3

The small victory the internet community and civil liberty supporters celebrated at the demise of SOPA/PIPA due to the mass online protests gave big media the opportunity to draw attention away from a far

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Angry Birds on Facebook this Valentine’s Day, Could it be the Largest Facebook Event Ever?

Angry Birds on Facebook this Valentine’s Day, Could it be the Largest Facebook Event Ever?

Michael Foley January 30, 2012 0

Rovio has announced that from 6-9 pm on February 14th, Angry Birds and Facebook will be going on their very first date. The news was released through a trailer (below) and suggests that the most

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Facebook Plans To File An IPO Next Week

Facebook Plans To File An IPO Next Week

Michael Convente January 27, 2012 0

Facebook is planning next week to file with the SEC for their long-awaited IPO, according to a report from Mashable.  Assuming the report is accurate, a Facebook IPO would be the biggest among the

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Twitter Can Now Censor Tweets By Country, Not as Bad as it Sounds

Twitter Can Now Censor Tweets By Country, Not as Bad as it Sounds

Michael Foley January 27, 2012 0

The social media and micro blogging platform Twitter announced that it has refined its technology so as to allow more flexibility when it comes to censoring tweets. But before you flip a desk over

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The Pirate Bay now offers a way to download 3D objects

The Pirate Bay now offers a way to download 3D objects

Michael Foley January 26, 2012 1

In case you didn’t already know The Pirate Bay is the world’s largest file-sharing network. Many use it as a resource for many to pirate copyrighted material, a subject which has been heavily in

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