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The Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit that manages and operates the .org domain, has formally submitted its applications to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the .ngo and .ong domain extensions. The application process is … Continue reading →

Google is planning a major overhaul of its shopping feature in which it will shift to a purely commercial model built on Product Listing ads. The shift, to be completed this fall, is designed to “make it easier to research … Continue reading →

MTV’s extensive social and digital tactics for the MTV Movie Awards offer viewers new ways to engage before, during and after the June 3 live broadcast. Building off its social success with the VMAs, MTV is looking to deeply integrate … Continue reading →

More and more recruiters and employers are using social networks to screen job candidates. There are plenty of stories about companies rejecting applicants based on their social media profiles. If you’re the parent of a recent college grad, you may … Continue reading →

Name: Pubslush Big Idea: Pubslush is injecting Kickstarter-esque crowdfunding into the publishing process. Why It’s Working: Traditional publishing has a lot of overhead costs and bureaucracy that make it hard for potentially popular books to get published; with it’s pledging … Continue reading →

The Fancy, a Pinterest-like startup that wants you to shop what you save, updated its apps for iPhone and iPad devices Wednesday. The apps, which previously limited activity to browsing and collecting images, now allow users to make one-click purchases … Continue reading →

Will history repeat itself for another smartphone-connected watch on Kickstarter? A smartphone watch called Cookoo is currently getting a huge initial boost from Kickstarter supporters. Even though it’s doing well, it’s not matching the impressive performance of a similar but … Continue reading →

Comedian Fred Armisen, celebrated for being funny on SNL and Portlandia, is requesting that Internet users do the complete opposite. Armisen introduced a project called “Be Serious For 30 Seconds.” He asks users to submit videos to YouTube, whether scripted … Continue reading →

Starting next month, you can buy an iPhone 4S without deciding between a $650 price tag and a two-year commitment. On June 22, Leap Wireless’s prepaid subsidiary Cricket Wireless will begin offering a $55 monthly prepaid plan for the 16GB … Continue reading →

The Obama administration has picked its next digital target: Botnets, networks of computers that hackers can aim at a single website, overloading it with illegitimate traffic and knocking it offline — all unbeknownst to the owners of the computers involved. … Continue reading →