Quantcast
750×100
Read WebProNews
With Friends!
Top Story Latest News
Google Says It Has A First Amendment Right To Release NSA Data Request Numbers

Google Says It Has A First Amendment Right To Release NSA Data Request Numbers

By Zach Walton

For the past two weeks, Google has been petitioning the government to allow it to publish the exact number of data requests it receives from the NSA. There's not been a lot of progress made on that front, but now Google is pulling out the big guns in attempt ...

Click to read the full article...
» View More News

Featured Stories
Twitter Acquires Mobile App Spindle Twitter Acquires Mobile App Spindle

Twitter has acquired check-in app Spindle. Twitter will shut the service down, and utilize the team for its own efforts. Spindle says in a post on its blog: We’ve spent the past two and a half years building a product …

Yahoo Raises Concerns With Email Plans Yahoo Raises Concerns With Email Plans

A week ago, we reported that Yahoo was about to give away inactive email addresses. The company said it would be freeing up Yahoo IDs (and email addresses) that have been inactive for at least a year, and resetting them. …

Facebook Rolls Out Updates To Page Insights Facebook Rolls Out Updates To Page Insights

Facebook announced today that it is inviting more Pages to provide feedback on recent updates it has made to Page Insights. “These updates, aimed at helping marketers/Page admins better develop content and reach people on Facebook, improve the way we …

Mozilla Might Have Just Solved Its Cookie Problem Mozilla Might Have Just Solved Its Cookie Problem

Mozilla enraged advertisers earlier this year when it said it would block all third-party cookies in its popular Firefox browser. Those same advertisers breathed a collective sigh of relief when Mozilla put those plans on hold to fix a problem …

Is Netflix About To Lose A Bunch Of PBS Content? Is Netflix About To Lose A Bunch Of PBS Content?

Update: After speaking with a source at Netflix, I can confirm that Netflix is not losing PBS content in the sense that you will no longer see PBS content on Netflix. You will continue to see some titles. The source …

FWD.us Has A New Pro-Immigration Ad FWD.us Has A New Pro-Immigration Ad
· 1 Comment

The immigration debate is heating up in Washington again as President Obama has asked Congress to put a bill on his desk before summer’s end. One of the largest proponents of immigration reform – Mark Zuckerberg’s FWD.us – is now …

Google Declares That It Does Not Hate Albania Google Declares That It Does Not Hate Albania
· 2 Comments

Today’s Webmaster Help video from Google is an interesting one. It’s essentially Matt Cutts saying that Google does not hate Albania, after a user asks if this is the case. More specifically, the question asked why Google doesn’t support Albania …

Google Launches AdSense Publisher Scorecard Google Launches AdSense Publisher Scorecard

Google announced the launch of a new benchmarking feature for AdSense today called the Publisher Scorecard. This can be found in the Home tab of your AdWords account, and will provide you with a summary of how well your content, …

AOL Is The Latest To Publish Data Request Numbers AOL Is The Latest To Publish Data Request Numbers

Earlier this week, Facebook, Yahoo and others came forward some ballpark figures on the amount of data requests it receives from the government. Now one more of the tech companies listed in the leaked PRISM documents has come forward with …

Netflix Comments Hint At Hemlock Grove Season 2 Netflix Comments Hint At Hemlock Grove Season 2
· 1

It’s looking more and more like Netflix will renew the show Hemlock Grove for a second season. To be clear, this is still unconfirmed, but pretty much all the signs indicate a renewal is likely. When we reached out to …

TripAdvisor Acquires Flight Info App GateGuru TripAdvisor Acquires Flight Info App GateGuru

TripAdvisor announced today that it has acquired mobile flight info resource GateGuru for an undisclosed price. GateGuru, which has apps for iOS, Android and Windows Phone, includes information about flights, detailed itineraries, airport info, amenity information, maps, airport tips, rental …

Apple TV Gets HBO Go And WatchESPN Apple TV Gets HBO Go And WatchESPN

Apple announced today that HBO Go and WatchESPN are now available for Apple TV. “HBO GO and WatchESPN are some of the most popular iOS apps and are sure to be huge hits on Apple TV,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s …

More News Recently Published On WebProNews

FBI Drones in Domestic Surveillance FBI Drones in Domestic Surveillance

FBI Director Robert Mueller made headlines by admitting that the federal government has used drones to surveil residents of the United States. Mueller acknowledged that pilotless aircraft with surveillance capabilities were used in a “very minimal way” and only on …

Lourdes Flooding Kills 1, Closes Pilgrimage Sites Lourdes Flooding Kills 1, Closes Pilgrimage Sites

Heavy rains in the southwestern French town of Lourdes have caused massive flooding, closing down a Catholic holy site and killing at least one person. According to France 24, the flooding has closed down the Sanctuary of Our Lady of …

LeBron's Headband Was Apparently Holding Him Back LeBron's Headband Was Apparently Holding Him Back

LeBron James’ headband is an iconic part of his on on-court persona. He (accidentally) ditched that persona, along with the headband, during the Heat’s game against the Spurs. Turns out that headband may have been holding him back the entire …

James Gandolfini Dead At 51 Of Heart Attack James Gandolfini Dead At 51 Of Heart Attack
· 1

James Gandolfini, best known for playing Tony Soprano on HBO’s hit series The Sopranos, has died at age 51, according to his managers and to an HBO spokesperson. Gandolfini was reportedly on vacation with his family in Rome, Italy when …

Sign up for the FREE WebProNews Newsletter!


Twitter Follow us on Twitter
Facebook Like us on Facebook
StumbleUpon Follow us on StumbleUpon
RSS Subscribe to our RSS