Going online in many countries, including developed ones is far from universal according to a new report by the World Internet Project (WIP). The report was carried out by the Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, it found only half of the 10 reporting countries had more than a majority of Internet users. Both developed and less-developed countries reported relatively low percentages of Internet users,

Earlier in the morning a major 8.8 earthquake hit Concepcion, Chile (a major university city) which has set off a Tsunami warning in the Pacific which reaches from California to Hawaii. According to MSNBC news, at 11 am EST, Hawaiians will wake up to an early morning Tsunami warning and evacuations of seaside areas. The major news networks are all covering the disaster in Chile, and Pacific reaction to the tsunami warnings,

Google Buzz has been a magnet for skepticism, controversy, and criticism since it launched earlier this month. The skepticism is a result of past Google social media efforts not having the greatest track record. Much of the controversy and criticism has been the result of privacy, and more recently copyright concerns from users. Google Buzz launched with auto-following, and among countless other complaints,

David Meerman Scott, the author of " The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, Blogs, News Releases, Online Video, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly, 2nd Edition " will be giving the opening keynote at SES New York 2010. Click to read the rest of this post.

Yahoo! at San Francisco's 4A conference Did you ever see the 1950 classic " All About Eve ?" In it, Bette Davis plies the classic line, "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night!" Well Sunday, Feb. 28 begins the 4A Conference at the Union Square Hilton in San Francisco . At this fab confab, advertising's best will appear and show off their newest and most fabulous wares. It promises to be a bumpy but fantastic conference, one full of surprises.

It is now possible to view your CustomerID in the Microsoft adCenter web user interface. The CustomerID is an identifier that is used in some API calls. To view your CustomerID in the web UI, click on the Accounts & Billing tab after logging in. Then click on the Company Information sub-tab. You will then see a value for the Customer ID value. Jeff Dillon,

by Mike Krumboltz When was the last time you thought about Speedy Gonzales, or Admiral Ackbar of Star Wars? When you were 5? Well, the Gonzales-Ackbar drought is over. Searches surged on the fastest mouse in all of Mexico, after it was revealed that a "non-racist" movie was in the works. Elsewhere, the relatively minor character from "Return of the Jedi" was revealed to be a favorite for the mascot position at a leading Southern university.

Hi. It is Farhad Irani again with a progress update. We have been diligently working with the RBI and our business partners to resume Indian bank withdrawals for the thousands of Indian businesses who use PayPal to sell their goods or services in the global marketplace. I'm pleased to tell you .