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MySpace to cut employee strength by 47%

Wed, 01/12/2011 - 14:52 by Anter Prakash Singh

Social networking site MySpace announced Tuesday that it is going to reduce its workforce by nearly 50 percent as part of restructuring efforts of the site.

There’s an ideal home for Delicious outside company--Yahoo

Sat, 12/18/2010 - 10:59 by Priyanka

Shortly after Yahoo on Tuesday announced its plans to lay off some 600 employees from its offices worldwide, speculations have been rife that it soon will also be shutting down some sites which are not of any use to the company.

Army investigates moved urns at Arlington

Sat, 12/04/2010 - 23:47 by Prince damin

Arlington, Va. -- A U.S. Army spokesman confirmed an investigation is ongoing concerning remains at Arlington National Cemetery that were moved from their burial sites.

In October, officials discovered eight cremation urns in a single grave site that was marked with headstone that read, "Unknown," The Washington Post reported Saturday.

Army spokesman Gary Tallman also confirmed reports that at least one of the urns had been dug up on 2002 and was later discovered in a landfill, before being returned to the cemetery.

"Clearly, this discovery of eight separate remains under an 'Unknown' marker raised suspicions," Tallman said.

Groupon online after jolt by Winfrey plug

Sat, 11/20/2010 - 22:57 by Prince damin

Chicago -- Internet site Groupon.com said it was back online after a crash triggered by U.S. consumers flooding the site after it was touted by Oprah Winfrey.

The television host's mention of Groupon was somewhat indirect. Winfrey listed microloan company Kiva on a segment of her program called "2010 Favorite Things," the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.

Kiva allows participants to make loans to entrepreneurs, who generally come from Third World countries. On Friday, Winfrey said Kiva had organized a deal for a $10 Groupon to buy a $25 Kiva loan.

The Chicago Sun-Times said Kiva is still offering to "add $10 to every $15 purchase, up to $500,000."

Turkish court to reinstate ban on YouTube due to offensive content

Wed, 11/03/2010 - 11:35 by Priyanka

Few days after lifting the ban on YouTube Turkish court on Tuesday ordered to reinstate the ban on Google Inc.’s video sharing unit as it has refused to remove the offensive video content from its website, across the world.

U.N. endorses astronomy heritage study

Wed, 08/04/2010 - 03:49 by Prince damin

Paris -- A U.N. committee for the first time endorsed a study in science heritage, one designed to identify important sites in the history of astronomy, officials say.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Brazil endorsed the study Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy prepared as part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, a release from the International Astronomical Union said Tuesday.

Two organizations, the IAU Working Group on Astronomy and World Heritage and the International Council on Monuments and Sites worked together to produce a detailed study of the rich history of astronomy around the world and the key sites for this heritage, the release said.

Google, Yahoo, and other major sites to be monitored in Pakistan

Sat, 06/26/2010 - 10:10 by Priyanka

Pakistan government on Friday directed Pakistani Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to strictly monitor seven major websites, including Google and Yahoo, for anti-Islamic content.

After Facebook, Pakistan blocks YouTube and 450 other web links

Fri, 05/21/2010 - 10:05 by Priyanka

Pakistan seems to be on a banning streak of late; just a day after blocking access to social networking site Facebook on Thursday, government ordered to block Google’s popular video sharing site YouTube and over 450 web links citing “growing sacrilegious content” online.

Use of Social Networking Sites for Business

Thu, 01/07/2010 - 10:19 by Ishita Sood

Since there is a lot of buzz about social networks these days, business owners must be quick and join a network pronto, and not just for socializing.

The common belief for such sites is that they are mainly focused to create online friends and develop relationships. However, that is not true. Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Spoke, and LinkedIn etc. are also designed for business owners.