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YouTube sensation fuelling trade in an endangered species
They are the adorable, furry little creatures with the big round eyes who almost purr in delight as they are tickled into a stupor. They are also an endangered species whose stardom on YouTube is fuelling a trade built on cruelty and abuse.
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New York Times to try charging online - again
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Four years after pulling the plug on an attempt to charge readers on the Web, The New York Times is going to try again.
Twitter posts impressive figures as it celebrates its fifth birthday
Monday, 21 March 2011
"Inviting coworkers". As a tweet it was neither informative nor terribly interesting, but as the first, sent by Jack Dorsey to colleagues at San Francisco web firm Odeo five years ago today, it launched a global phenomenon.
NYT to start charging for just some content
Friday, 18 March 2011
The New York Times has started charging its most loyal readers for access to the website, the latest attempt by a newspaper to encourage people to pay for online content and raise money to offset circulation declines of their print editions. The paper, one of the most influential in the US, said that it would limit readers to 20 articles per month, after which they would have to pay a subscription fee of at least $15 (£9).
Battle of browsers heats up with IE9
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
As Microsoft launches the latest version of its web browser, Nick Clark looks at a market that is more competitive than ever
Ian Burrell: Lord Gnome may scoff at new media but the 'Eye player' is a hit
Monday, 14 March 2011
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Facebook page for Pope John Paul II
Monday, 14 March 2011
A Facebook page dedicated to the forthcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II will be launched by the Vatican this week.
Twitter must give user info in WikiLeaks investigation
Saturday, 12 March 2011
A federal magistrate ruled yesterday that prosecutors can demand Twitter account information of certain users in their criminal probe into the disclosure of classified documents on WikiLeaks.
Celebrities get their own back on the gossips
Friday, 11 March 2011
Luke Blackall: Stars flock to new website that allows them to correct stories they claim are untrue.
Could the UK Government shut down the web?
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Nick Harding: A huge cyber attack or mass civil unrest would give Jeremy Hunt powers to shut down the web.
Samaritans' suicide watch on Facebook
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
People worried that their Facebook friends are suicidal will now be able to alert the Samaritans. The move comes after the family of a woman who said on Facebook that she intended to kill herself asked why nobody had helped her.
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