Groupon buys social commerce firm Mertado
Groupon has bought US-based social shopping company Mertado for an undisclosed sum.
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Cyberlockers under threat: Filesonic axes file-sharing tools after Megaupload arrests
Cyberlocker service Filesonic has disabled all file-sharing functions on its site, and shut down its affiliate rewards program, following the Megaupload shutdown and arrests last week.
Biggest hack yet? Anonymous takes down US Govt. sites to protest Megaupload shutdown
Hacker group Anonymous struck down government and industry Web sites this week, in what they claim was their biggest operation yet.
SOPA protests in numbers: Wikipedia hails blackout “a success”
Wikipedia’s 24 hour blackout to protest new anti-piracy bill in the US has been hailed a success by its founders.
Facebook overtakes Orkut to become top social network in Brazil
Facebook has reached the top spot in the Brazilian social networking market following a year of exceptional growth, according to new research.
Google hits back at Murdoch’s ‘piracy leader’ jibe
Google and News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch have become embroiled in a war of words after the media tycoon accused the internet giant of being a ‘piracy leader’.
Wikipedia joins 1 hour shutdown protest to combat US anti-piracy bill
Wikipedia has become the latest site to announce its plan to go offline Wednesday in protest of the controversial US Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA.)
Hulu takes on US cable networks with first original TV show
US-based video streaming site Hulu will debut its first original scripted series, the political docudrama Battleground, next month.
Microsoft axes web TV plans
Microsoft has scrapped its plans to launch an online video streaming service, following poor reception, according to a news report.
Google search now offers ‘personal results’ from users’ social contacts
Google has begun offering users ‘personal results’ alongside its standard search results, as the internet giant continues its efforts to rival Facebook as the dominant social media destination.