http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/InternetFind stories, videos, and photos about Internet from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:29:15 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Internet14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Internet from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/tech.social.networking.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/tech.social.networking.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/29/internet.domains.languages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/29/internet.domains.languages/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe group that controls top-level domain codes for Internet addresses is poised to permit non-Latin language codes for the first time in its history.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:13:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/markets/thebuzz/index.htmIt's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in October for online retailing stocks. Christmas 1999, that is.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/tech.networking.class/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/tech.networking.class/index.html#cnnSTCTextLike a lot of people, Anna Owens began using MySpace more than four years ago to keep in touch with friends who weren't in college.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/22/google.music/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/22/google.music/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle plans to launch a music service, Wired.com has confirmed with sources familiar with the situation. Next to nothing is known about the service at this point, rumored to be called "Google Music," "Google Audio," or "One Box," although we have confirmed that it will be announced next Wednesday, and that it will link out to two music services: Lala and iLike.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/19/social.networking.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/19/social.networking.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/19/markets/insider_trading_arrests.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/19/markets/insider_trading_arrests.fortune/index.htmThe government's case in what it is calling the largest insider trading case involving a U.S. hedge fund contains a detailed list of trades involving household-name companies.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/14/blog.action.day.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/14/blog.action.day.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt is being billed as the largest-ever social change event on the Web and one which its organizers believe will unite the digital world in a wider conversation about climate change.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/10/13/social.networking.class/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/10/13/social.networking.class/index.html#cnnSTCTextLike a lot of people, Anna Owens began using MySpace more than four years ago to keep in touch with friends who weren't in college.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/06/news/companies/ftc_blogger_advertising_rules/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/06/news/companies/ftc_blogger_advertising_rules/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission is going after bloggers, celebrities and tall tales in the first revision of its rules for endorsements and product reviews in nearly 30 years.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/depression.adhd.internet.addiction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/depression.adhd.internet.addiction/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome children and teens are more likely than their peers to become addicted to the Internet, and a new study suggests it's more likely to happen if kids are depressed, hostile, or have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or social phobia.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/02/dhs.cybersecurity.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/02/dhs.cybersecurity.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Homeland Security will hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next three years to help protect U.S. computer networks, an Obama administration official said.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/17/cyber.warfare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/17/cyber.warfare/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn independent research group predicts that cyberwarfare will accompany future military conflicts and is recommending international action to blunt its impact.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/04/pentagon.social.media.review/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/04/pentagon.social.media.review/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon is reviewing its policy concerning the access by military personnel to social networking Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter, a spokesman said Tuesday.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/17/cnet.twitter.voice.calls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/17/cnet.twitter.voice.calls/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwitter users on Thursday will, for the first time, be able to make voice calls directly to each other through the microblogging service.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/15/cnet.facebook.voice.chat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/15/cnet.facebook.voice.chat/index.html#cnnSTCTextLook out, Facebook users: Here comes voice chat. Sometime in the next few weeks, the social network's tens of millions of users will begin to be able to have high-quality voice conversations, even as its third-party developers are able to start including voice in their applications.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/03/friending.your.doctor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/03/friending.your.doctor/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Walter Jordan played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1980s, he had top-notch medical care. Whenever he was hurt, a team physician materialized immediately. If he had any kind of health question, it was answered in no time.Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/25/new.york.model.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/25/new.york.model.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTextHer identity revealed, a blogger who posted rants about model Liskula Cohen said she was the real victim in the case and plans to sue Google for violating her privacy.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/china.internet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/china.internet/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 14-year-old boy allegedly beaten at a boot camp in China for young Internet addicts was in critical condition Thursday, less than three weeks after a youth at a different camp died, Chinese state media reported.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/18/technology/broadband_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/18/technology/broadband_stimulus/index.htmWiring the nation for high-speed Internet access is an ambitious plan...so ambitious that the the government's servers slowed to a crawl last week from the influx of interest.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/11/wifi.security.hackers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/11/wifi.security.hackers/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou're sitting in an airport lounge and seize the chance to check your e-mails before your flight departs. You log on and are tempted by a wireless Internet provider offering free Internet access. So, do you take it?Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/11/smallbusiness/stimulus_billions_for_rural_broadband.smb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/11/smallbusiness/stimulus_billions_for_rural_broadband.smb/index.htmFast Internet access is a luxury most businesses take for granted these days, but in remote areas of the country, the staticky crackle of a dial-up modem connection remains a familiar sound. A $7.2 billion stimulus initiative aims to expand broadband access and speed up the modem's extinction.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/10/mommy.bloggers.ethics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/10/mommy.bloggers.ethics/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith book deals, TV appearances and thousands of readers, moms who detail every moment of their domestic lives online produce some of the Web's most well-read blogs.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/07/russia.georgia.twitter.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/07/russia.georgia.twitter.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA blogger believed to be the target of the attack that brought down Twitter Thursday has told CNN the cyber assault was politically motivated and timed to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Russia-Georgia conflict.Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/06/internet.explorer.six/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/06/internet.explorer.six/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome Web designers are staging an online revolt against an old version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, which they say is hampering the ability of the Web to move forward in a cool and interactive way.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/08/03/cb.blogging.good.for.career/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/08/03/cb.blogging.good.for.career/index.html#cnnSTCTextRight now, "microblogging" is the technological term du jour. Twitter this; Twitter that.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/07/28/cb.best.job.facbook.addict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/07/28/cb.best.job.facbook.addict/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's Monday morning. You sign into your Facebook profile to update your status and you start due diligence on your friends' profiles. You're looking at photos from the weekend when you see that your girlfriend was tagged in an album of someone who is not your 'friend.'Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/biztech/07/28/cnet.verizon.wifi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/biztech/07/28/cnet.verizon.wifi/index.html#cnnSTCTextVerizon Communications has had a change of heart about using Wi-Fi to extend its wireless broadband offering as the company announces free access to Wi-Fi hot spots for its Fios and DSL Internet customers.Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/23/online.music.kazaa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/23/online.music.kazaa/index.html#cnnSTCTextOnline music is confusing these days.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/15/google.microsoft.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/15/google.microsoft.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn less than a week, Google announced an operating system to compete with Windows, while Microsoft announced that Office 10 will include free, online versions of its four most popular software programs -- a shot at Google's suite of web-based office applications.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/01/facebook.holdouts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/01/facebook.holdouts/index.html#cnnSTCTextMark McSherry won't "friend" you and he does not "tweet."Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/22/digitalbiz.ecurrency/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/22/digitalbiz.ecurrency/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile China is seriously cracking down on the exchange of virtual currencies for real cash, virtual economies backed by newfound legitimacy elsewhere are quickly gaining ground in the real world.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/07/web.music.royalties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/07/web.music.royalties/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter years of tweaking and rewording agreements, commercial webcasters have agreed to royalty rates for music they stream online, according to a statement from SoundExchange, a not-for-profit organization that collects and distributes digital music royalties.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/07/technology/internet_radio_royalty_settlement.cnnw/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/07/technology/internet_radio_royalty_settlement.cnnw/index.htmAfter years of tweaking and rewording agreements, commercial Webcasters have agreed to royalty rates for music they stream online, according to a statement from SoundExchange, a not-for-profit organization that collects and distributes digital music royalties.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/technology/internet_sales_tax.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/technology/internet_sales_tax.breakingviews/index.htmA battle is brewing over U.S. state sales taxes on online purchases. Internet retailers Amazon.com and Overstock.com are scaling back their operations in states that demand they collect these taxes. While this won't dent their revenues much, it foreshadows a larger clash over the taxation of internet commerce. Cash-strapped states are firing the first shots.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/23/technology/twitter_140mafia_game_profit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/23/technology/twitter_140mafia_game_profit/index.htmA new Mafia video game has presented Twitter with an offer, but it's one that Twitter thinks it can refuse.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/technology/myspace_layoffs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/technology/myspace_layoffs/index.htmSocial networking site MySpace said Tuesday that it plans to slash nearly 30% of its workforce, leaving it with 1,000 employees.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/12/technology/love_online_video.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/12/technology/love_online_video.fortune/index.htmThere has perhaps never been a better time to drop your $60-a-month cable bill and subsist purely on free web video.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/09/myspace.comeback/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/09/myspace.comeback/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the brief history of Web sites, there are few if any second chances. Remember Friendster?Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/02/technology/social_network_growth/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/02/technology/social_network_growth/index.htmUsers spend more time on Facebook than any other social network site. Much more. But other sites are growing quickly, and experts say no social network is safely on top of the market.Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/cyber.czar.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/cyber.czar.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama announced Friday he is creating the post of cyber security coordinator to oversee "a new comprehensive approach to securing America's digital infrastructure."Fri, 29 May 2009 19:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/28/technology/microsoft_bing/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/28/technology/microsoft_bing/index.htmMicrosoft Corp. on Thursday offered Internet users a first glimpse at Bing, its fresh attempt to gain ground in the online search market.Thu, 28 May 2009 17:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/28/google.browser/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/28/google.browser/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle spent Wednesday morning trying to get developers excited about the next generation of Web technologies by showing off how future Web applications will mimic desktop apps.Thu, 28 May 2009 14:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/14/technology/boxee.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/14/technology/boxee.fortune/index.htmWhen Hulu, the online video joint venture of GE's NBC and News Corp.'s Fox (and now Disney's ABC), launched last year, CEO Jason Kilar said its mission was "to help people find and enjoy the world's premium content when, where, and how they want it." Perhaps what he meant to say was, "Anytime, anywhere, anyhow - except on a TV screen."Thu, 14 May 2009 14:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/13/facebook.southeastasia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/13/facebook.southeastasia/index.html#cnnSTCTextA few nights ago Yulinar (full name withheld), a 23-year-old insurance agent in Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta, was in bed doing her usual ritual before falling asleep: updating her Facebook status and checking her friends' updates.Thu, 14 May 2009 07:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/12/news/economy/social_networking_jobs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/12/news/economy/social_networking_jobs/index.htmIn today's tough job market, it's critical to stand out. So how to make sure your application gets noticed: A flawless cover letter? Killer résumé? Glowing reference from the CEO? Not even. In the worst job market in 25 years, building an online presence is crucial to getting a job. Who you connect to, "follow" and "friend" can be just as important as conventional tools like résumés.Tue, 12 May 2009 17:51:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20275756,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20275756,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnTina Meier, whose daughter was a cyberbully's target, sees new hope onlineThu, 30 Apr 2009 18:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/biztech/04/27/cnet.facebook.developers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/biztech/04/27/cnet.facebook.developers/index.html#cnnSTCTextA post on the Facebook developer blog announces the big application program interface (API) update from the social network that was first reported on Sunday night, which it's calling the Open Stream API.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/24/redoubt.twitter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/24/redoubt.twitter/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlaska's Mount Redoubt towers more than 10,000 feet above sea level, is an active volcano and can send clouds of ash so high that jetliners could be at risk.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/biztech/04/24/cnet.natta.myspace.ceo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/biztech/04/24/cnet.natta.myspace.ceo/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's official: News Corp. has named former Facebook executive Owen Van Natta as its CEO, following reports on Thursday that an announcement was imminent.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/23/ep.facebook.addict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/23/ep.facebook.addict/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne day recently, Cynthia Newton's 12-year-old daughter asked her for help with homework, but Newton didn't want to help her, because she was too busy on Facebook. So her daughter went upstairs to her room and sent an e-mail asking her for help, but Newton didn't see the e-mail, because, well, she was too busy on Facebook.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/16/atoz.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/16/atoz.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf mention of The Pirate Bay conjures up images of parrots, peg legs and planks, or geeky jargon like BitTorrent and jailbreak leaves you all at sea, this handy A-Z will help you navigate the choppy waters of the online piracy debate.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/21/twitter.sports/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/21/twitter.sports/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's Sunday night during TNT's coverage of the NBA playoffs, and announcer Kenny Smith, aka "The Jet," is doing push-ups.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/16/ashton.cnn.twitter.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/16/ashton.cnn.twitter.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe online popularity contest between celebrity Ashton Kutcher and CNN heated up Thursday, with CNN overtaking Kutcher's lead on Twitter just before midnight Thursday.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/15/ashton.cnn.twitter.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/15/ashton.cnn.twitter.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextAshton Kutcher has challenged CNN to a popularity contest on the social media site Twitter.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/04/14/twitter.study/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/04/14/twitter.study/index.html#cnnSTCTextRapid-fire TV news bulletins or getting updates via social-networking tools such as Twitter could numb our sense of morality and make us indifferent to human suffering, scientists say.Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/13/social.network.older/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/13/social.network.older/index.html#cnnSTCTextPenny Ireland's family is so scattered around the world that Facebook, the popular social networking site, has become the family's No. 1 way to communicate.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/09/technology/vevo_music.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/09/technology/vevo_music.fortune/index.htmNot so long ago, music companies were doing all they could to keep their music away from online video sites. Now Vivendi-owned Universal Music Group is partnering with Google's YouTube to do for music videos what Hulu.com has done for TV. After much speculation, the companies Thursday afternoon announced plans for Vevo.com, a premium music site that will feature all of UMG's artists.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/09/pirillo.poisonous.phish/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/09/pirillo.poisonous.phish/index.html#cnnSTCTextRemember how hard an honest mugger had to work for a living wage back during the pre-Internet holiday shopping season?Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/08/technology/twitter_phenomenon.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/08/technology/twitter_phenomenon.fortune/index.htmLast summer, well after Twitter had become the buzz of the New York and San Francisco Web crowds but months before its current moment at the apogee of Internet hype, I visited the startup at its hip South of Market offices and wrote a feature on the company in Fortune. Its title, "The true meaning of Twitter," now feels like a quaint moment in time when the very definition of the company's name, let alone how you use its product, needed explaining. Twitter had raised $22 million back then, had about 3 million users and was hot.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/military.computers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/military.computers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military has spent at least $100 million defending its computer network from and responding to cyberattacks, according to a top official responsible for network security.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/07/technology/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/07/technology/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htmWhat's the big deal with Twitter? The online instant update service has become a media sensation and a supposed target for the likes of Google and Facebook. But is it an over-hyped flash in the pan or a real business opportunity? The answer could be a bit of each.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:55:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20270290,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20270290,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"I kind of value in people not knowing what I'm doing," says the 17 Again starMon, 06 Apr 2009 18:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/06/youtube.sony.movies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/06/youtube.sony.movies/index.html#cnnSTCTextYouTube is in talks to acquire licensing rights to full-length content from Sony Pictures, home of such films as "The International" and "Spider-Man," sources familiar with the negotiations told CNET News.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/02/news/economy/networking_jobs.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/02/news/economy/networking_jobs.moneymag/index.htmLet's face it, very few people enjoy networking. Even for social butterflies, it's a chore; for those of us who are shy, it's as painful as chapped lips on a windy day.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/31/g20.activists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/31/g20.activists/index.html#cnnSTCTextHeadlines proclaiming that G-20 activists and police are following each others' activities on Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites may give one the impression that a new age of surveillance and political activism has dawned.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/26/g20.protests.social.networking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/26/g20.protests.social.networking/index.html#cnnSTCTextSocial networking Web sites are set to play a crucial role in protests ahead of next week's G-20 meeting of world leaders in London as demonstration organizers and police use Twitter and Facebook as key sources of real-time information and intelligence.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/technology/hempel_linkedin.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/technology/hempel_linkedin.fortune/index.htmLooking for an online mirror of American economic woes? Check out the professional social networking site LinkedIn, where activity from Lehman Brothers employees and ex-workers spiked 315% from August to September of last year, when the bank was going through bankruptcy proceedings. LinkedIn's fastest growing region? Detroit.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/03/23/blogging.travel.complaints/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/03/23/blogging.travel.complaints/index.html#cnnSTCTextHad a problem with your last trip? Fire up your PC and post something online.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/expert.q.a/03/17/pirillo.wireless.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/expert.q.a/03/17/pirillo.wireless.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextI use a wireless router at home, but it seems that other people on my block do as well! I can see their access point IDs show up in my list. Can they see mine, too -- and is this a problem? What are some things I need to keep in mind when it comes to wireless home network security?Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/technology/southwest_twitter.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/technology/southwest_twitter.fortune/index.htmThe recession hasn't dampened the mood ­ or attendance ­ at "Spring break for geeks," a.k.a. the annual South By Southwest Interactive conference. Organizers say the crowd will surpass last year's attendance of about 9,000.Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/13/police.social.networking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/13/police.social.networking/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen a report of a possible explosive device on the roof of a city parking garage came in to the Lakeland, Florida, Police Department, public safety officials there sprang into action.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/cybersecurity.homeland.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/cybersecurity.homeland.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday she is putting a Microsoft executive in charge of protecting the U.S. government's computing systems.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/technology/hempel_facebook.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/technology/hempel_facebook.fortune/index.htmFacebook held no appeal for Peter Lichtenstein. The New Paltz, N.Y., resident had checked out so-called social networking sites before, and he wasn't impressed. ("MySpace," he recalls, "was ridiculous.")Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/10/nc.sex.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/10/nc.sex.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 2,100 registered North Carolina sex offenders were found on the social networking site MySpace, the state attorney general's office said Tuesday.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/10/adoption.internet.advertise/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/10/adoption.internet.advertise/index.html#cnnSTCTextTheir paths crossed on YouTube on an August night last year.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/09/technology/mehta_neustar.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/09/technology/mehta_neustar.fortune/index.htmCisco CEO John Chambers likes to talk about his company as the Internet's "plumber" - the company that provides the gear and services on which the world's data services run.Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/09/youtube.itunes.muziic.music/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/09/youtube.itunes.muziic.music/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 15-year-old has created a free-music service by harnessing YouTube's vast library of music videos.Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/05/technology/myspace_struggles.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/05/technology/myspace_struggles.fortune/index.htmMySpace, the News Corp.-owned social networking site, is off to a rough year. Growth has slowed (the number of U.S. visitors has hovered around 75 million for the last seven months), top talent is leaving the company, and like other media companies, it is feeling the effects of the slowing economy: a MySpace executive this week told FORTUNE that ad sales dipped in January and February.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/03/internet.music/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/03/internet.music/index.html#cnnSTCTextA torrent of bad economic news is pouring down on Web 2.0 music sites, just like everywhere else. What's surprising is that even amid the horror story that is our economy, some online record stores have impressed music-industry poobahs, say insiders.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/26/pirillo.twitter.tips/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/26/pirillo.twitter.tips/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis Twitter thing has been coming on like gangbusters. The messaging site has been around for a couple of years, but its popularity seems to have exploded just recently.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/27/facebook.democracy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/27/facebook.democracy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn keeping with the democratic nature of user-generated media, Facebook is inviting its 150 million users to help decide how the online gathering place is run.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/25/twitter.amsterdam.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/25/twitter.amsterdam.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe social networking site Twitter again stole a march on traditional media when it was the first outlet to publish dramatic pictures of the Turkish Airlines crash.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/24/technology/hempel_hulu.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/24/technology/hempel_hulu.fortune/index.htmIt took Hulu.com less than a year to become the go-to destination for television-watching on the Web. Hulu even scored a spot on traditional media's biggest stage, a Super Bowl commercial.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/19/db.happy.online/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/19/db.happy.online/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe question means little to millions living in poverty with neither electricity nor electronics. But there are also millions now weaving the Web 2.0 ever more tightly into their social fabric -- witness the booming popularity of Facebook and other social networking sites -- so the question seems worth asking.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/19/google.gmail.iphone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/19/google.gmail.iphone/index.html#cnnSTCTextShowing that its Web application priorities extend to the mobile world, Google on Wednesday demonstrated a version of Gmail for the iPhone that could be used even when the phone had no network connection.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/17/facebook.terms.service/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/17/facebook.terms.service/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn an otherwise placid holiday weekend, one blog's commentary on a change to Facebook's terms of service created a firestorm of banter on the Web: does the social network claim ownership to any user content on the site, even if the user deletes it?Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/18/facebook.reversal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/18/facebook.reversal/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnder fire from tens of thousands of users, the social networking site Facebook said early Wednesday it is reverting to its old policy on user information -- for now.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/18/facebook.privacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/18/facebook.privacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextUsers of social-networking sites such as Facebook risk losing control of their personal information because they are not fully aware of the implications for their privacy, a freedom of information expert warned Wednesday.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/18/social.networks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/02/18/social.networks/index.html#cnnSTCTextShayna Hefner never expected MySpace to turn her life upside down.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:03:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/technology/WiMaxs_last_hope_fortt.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/technology/WiMaxs_last_hope_fortt.fortune/index.htmI'm zipping through the streets of Portland, Ore., in a Lincoln Navigator while a "Knight Rider" episode streams over the Internet to a screen mounted to the car's dashboard.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/06/internet.tv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/06/internet.tv/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Corey Wynsma's wife got laid off a few months ago from her graphic design job, the couple did an inventory of their household budget.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/06/smallbusiness/voip_comes_of_age.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/06/smallbusiness/voip_comes_of_age.fsb/index.htmBusinesses large and small plan to increase their use of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony during the next two years, according to a recent British Telecom survey. Their objectives include increasing collaboration and lowering voice toll costs outside the office.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/04/facebook.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/04/facebook.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Web site started by a student as a way of staying in touch with friends celebrated its fifth birthday Wednesday as a billion-dollar business and a global phenomenon.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/03/myspace.sex.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/03/myspace.sex.offenders/index.html#cnnSTCTextMySpace.com has identified and removed 90,000 convicted sex offenders from its popular social-networking site, according to one of the dozens of state attorneys general who pressured the site to beef up its safety standards.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/02/04/youtube.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/02/04/youtube.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextMarilyn Parver never wanted to become a YouTube star. Neither did Iesha Walker.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/27/pirillo.digital.music/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/27/pirillo.digital.music/index.html#cnnSTCTextBack in my day (a day not long ago, as it turns out), you could go down to the local record shop and plunk down your paper-route money for little disks of plastic that were embedded with the latest sounds of your favorite musical performers.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/28/google.offline.gmail/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/28/google.offline.gmail/index.html#cnnSTCTextSignificantly increasing the utility and competitiveness of its Web-based e-mail service, Google is enabling an experimental ability to read, write, and search Gmail messages even while not connected to the network.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:09:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/01/26/kennard/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/01/26/kennard/index.htmlDevon Kennard gets one question (So, where are you going to college?) as frequently as he does the other (How's the knee?). On Tuesday morning, the star defensive end from Desert Vista High in Phoenix answered one of those questions definitively.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/21/inauguration.online.video/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/21/inauguration.online.video/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith many workers stuck at their desks during the late-morning swearing-in of President Obama on Tuesday, more people than ever went online to watch live video of the historic inauguration.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:13:00 EST