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Google introduced Tuesday a multimillion dollar ad campaign focusing on the importance of protecting personal information online in an attempt to ward off charges that the tech giant violates users’ privacy, The campaign, based on an initiative the company launched … Continue reading →

China has more than 513 million internet users, and nearly half of them are using microblogs – mostly Chinese microblogging tools collectively called Weibo (Twitter is banned in the country). The numbers from China Network Information Center’s report sound staggering, … Continue reading →

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Farfetch.com Quick Pitch: Shop the … Continue reading →

Facebook will introduce apps based on its new Open Graph and Gestures platforms at an event Wednesday in San Francisco, according to a report. The apps will let users “frictionlessly” share based on actions other than “like,” “read” or “watch,” … Continue reading →

The 69th Golden Globe Awards were a relatively mild affair — even with Ricky Gervais as host — but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t still a ton of activity surrounding the awards on social media. Twitter was the most dominant … Continue reading →

Icelandic Parliament Member Birgitta Jonsdottir said she will make an announcement this Friday about her fight with the United States Department of Justice that requested her Twitter account information for its investigation into WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. “I have excellent … Continue reading →

What topics, trends and websites dominated the conversation last week at CES 2012? Tablet devices and ultrabook laptops were the hottest technologies in Las Vegas. Microsoft rode an early high as Twitter‘s most-mentioned brand but tailed off later in the … Continue reading →

What topics, trends and websites dominated the conversation last week at CES 2012? Tablet devices and ultrabook laptops were the hottest technologies in Las Vegas. Microsoft rode an early high as Twitter‘s most-mentioned brand but tailed off later in the … Continue reading →

Do you get tired of the same dozen or so friends commenting on your photos, links and videos? A new service aims to put your Facebook shares in front of a whole new audience, inviting comments and discussion from — … Continue reading →

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. Apple Rumored to Launch E-Book Authoring … Continue reading →