29 news organizations have teamed up to change the face of online news - or at least to attempt to get paid more for their work. Basically,

Iran may be in the process of switching off the Internet as we know it and switching over to an nationwide "intranet" that is controlled and approved by their cleric-run government.

Nick Cannon, husband of Mariah Carey and host of Fox's America's Got Talent has just released the latest tweet in the ongoing Mariah-Nick drama that began earlier this winter: .ditto155381382686846976{background: #000000 url(http://a0.twimg.com/profile_background_images/353706339/Black_White.jpg) no-repeat;padding: 20px;} .ditto155381382686846976 a { color: #868888;} p.

by Mike Krumboltz GPS devices have come a long way. They speak with different accents, tell you where the nearest coffee shop is, and even warn you when your commute is bogged down with traffic. Now, Microsoft has been awarded a patent for a new GPS feature that helps the user avoid dangerous neighborhoods. An article from CBS Seattle explains that the technology uses "the latest crime statistics" when it's mapping a route for the user. According to the patent documents,

The average, large company in the US has 178 corporate-owned social media accounts. I'll let that sink in for a moment. Twitter has the highest number with an average of 39.2 accounts per company and Facebook is right in there with 29.9. Here's the full layout from Altimeter's new report: "A Strategy for Managing Social Media Proliferation.

One year ago today, on January 6th, 2011, Apple release version an update to their then-current Snow Leopard Mac operating system. The update was in many ways unremarkable,

As staunch supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act, it comes as no surprise that the RIAA would scoff at the OPEN Act, a measure proposed by Congressman Darrell Issa and Senator Ron Wyden.

Mobile video communication was once the hot ticket item among mobile providers, but now it's just doing okay.

As Chris Crum reported yesterday, the 'verse was all a-twitter with the news that Barnes and Noble was throwing in the e-reader towel and selling off its Nook business while the selling was good. Today,

Internet memes, even the bad/mean/disgusting ones often die hard, if at all. As an example, just mention "2 Girls, 1 Cup" to anyone that's been on the Internet longer than five years,