It took 115,000 websites and more than 13 million Internet users to get Congress’ attention on January 18 and bring down the SOPA and PIPA Internet copyright bills. But now a new group is setting up shop in Washington to avoid such high-drama confrontations and shape politics with a more traditional method: Lobbyist money....
![[Infographic] Where Malware Comes From](/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/70b46_malware_aliendvault_infographic.jpg)
Malware is a worldwide problem. If there is electricity, an Internet connection and a computer, there will be viruses, worms, Trojans and other sneaky programs trying to gain access to your computer. Where do these nasty creatures come from? A large percentage of the world’s malware comes from China. According to AlienVault’s Open Threat Exchange...
Tablets aren’t just the hot holiday gifts of today. They’ve broken open the idea of what a computer is, what it should look like, and how we should interact with it. Dan, Eliot and Jon were joined by new RWW writer Adam Popescu to discuss the Nexus 7, the iPad, and where touchscreen computing...
Facebook is testing out original content publishing with Facebook Stories, a site that will “share the stories of people using Facebook in extraordinary ways.” It’s unclear what Facebook Stories is yet, and it may just be an experiment — but it has hints of Patch, Flipboard and the Huffington Post. Facebook Stories will curate content...
Lua Technologies Jason, Michael and Eli cofounded Lua Technologies When Lua Technologies took the stage at TechStars Demo Day in New York last month, it already had a big vote of confidence. Just minutes before, it had signed its first term sheet. Ultimately, it received $1 million worth of commitments from TechStars mentors. Today...
Just three weeks after launching LTE, Sprint is opening up the new 4G network to its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) partners. Ting will begin offering the Samsung Galaxy S III to its customers in the coming weeks, and not just as a 3G-only device. Ting, which is owned by webhosting company Tucows, has...
The marketing automation sector is one of the fastest growing in the burgeoning enterprise space. We see proof of this today with Eloqua’s initial public offering (HPO). The stock opened at $12.02 per share on the NASDAQ for the SaaS provider of performance management technology. It was up 12.92% in trading from its $11.50 original...
Samsung and Apple’s big patent trial took an intriguing turn earlier this week when members of Samsung’s legal team decided to send information that was unusable in court to a handful of eager reporters. Of course, Apple wasn’t about to take that lying down. Apple attorney William F. Lee recently filed a motion that...
Mark Zuckerberg Facebook’s senior management team. See Also Two More Facebook Execs Are Leaving We Heard A Rumor That Facebook Is Holding A Three-Day ‘Lockdown’ This Month The Last Two Executives In Charge Of The Facebook Phone Have Quit The Company So who’s running Facebook these days? Facebook’s online press room is next to...
Apple and Google’s mobile platforms are making billions of dollars for developers. For instance, Apple paid developers nearly $1.5 billion through its App Store in the first two quarters of 2012, according to mobile analyst Flurry. About 32% of the combined money flowing into Android’s Google Play store and the App Store went to...