One of the most talked about websites to come out of beta in 2010 in Silicon Valley has been question and answer site Quora. Quora does a number of things correctly aimed at getting its users to both ask and answer questions, however, the still very new service still has some features and issues that [...]

An editorial yesterday in the LA Times called “Fidel Castro, Internet Junkie” says the 84-year-old Cuban reads 200 to 300 online articles a day, and “is fascinated by WikiLeaks”. The LA Times article is based on an lengthy interview Castro did with the Mexican newspaper La Jornada, where he reportedly said that the Internet, “has put [...]

Apple’s Ping music social network has been met with all sorts of user opinions; some love it, some hate it, others recognise it has potential if it continues to innovate and evolve. Late yesterday, Apple announced that over one million people have already signed up to its Ping social network, a milestone achieved in less than [...]

YouTube shall not, according to a ruling by a German court today, publish videos and must provide information to settle compensation for a holder claiming copyright to Sarah Brightman performances. The suit, which has been tied up in German court for quite some time, finalized today in a 60-page ruling. Google will, according to a statement [...]

In a strange bit of serendipity, we’re learning now that the lawsuits filed shortly after the launch of Google’s Buzz are being settled on the same day that Google announces its newly-revamped privacy options. According to Reuters, Google will set back $8.5 million to cover attorney fees, with the remainder being donated to organizations that are [...]

There’s a story circulating today about how Facebook is testing a feature of its search function. The feature, it is said in an article on All Facebook, will allow news articles that have been “Liked” to show up in the search stream on Facebook. The question that must be raised by this, of course, is [...]

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Mark Cuban.  Brilliant, entrepreneurial, and in need of something. For those unfamiliar with Mark Cuban, here’s a brief, emphasizing brief, overview of the last 10+ years of his life.  Cuban, who along with Todd Wagner, started Audionet, combining their mutual interest in college basketball and webcasting.  This venture grew into what would eventually become Broadcast.com, acquired [...]

Mark Cuban.  Brilliant, entrepreneurial, and in need of something. For those unfamiliar with Mark Cuban, here’s a brief, emphasizing brief, overview of the last 10+ years of his life.  Cuban, who along with Todd Wagner, started Audionet, combining their mutual interest in college basketball and webcasting.  This venture grew into what would eventually become Broadcast.com, acquired [...]

As we reported earlier, Twitter has published new figures showing that it now has 145 million registered users. The thing is, that doesn’t really tell us much about how many people are actually using the service. “Registered users” is very different to “Active users”. Facebook, for example, announced in July that it had over 500 million [...]