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Digg Offers Little To Rumored Buyer Google

Eric Schmidt and company could have a $200 million check waiting for social media site Digg. Google shareholders may be wondering why.

Compete: The Kids Are Alright On Facebook

A first glance at a comparison of social networks today - Facebook and LinkedIn - appeared to show Facebook losing its young college audience.

China Cracking Down On Online Dissidents

Chinese police have arrested a well-known online dissident for violating his terms of probation, as the country seeks to crackdown on critics in the run up to the Olympic Games.Du Daobin, from the central province of Hebei, received a suspended sentence for what the Chinese government says was subversion in 2004 and was detained by police for posting online essays in support of another dissident.

How Long Does It Take To Find Porn On YouTube?

If you understood the subtitle reference, congratulations, you're old enough to watch porn, and probably run for President. If you didn't get it, you're awfully young and let me explain something before we move on: My understanding is that there are dirty movies on the Internet; I am told dirty movies are also called "porn" and you can't see them on TV or YouTube.  

Hitwise: Still Hope For YouTube Competitors

YouTube is dominant enough among video websites that, in order to keep its rivals from getting squished together at the bottom, it had to be removed from a graph showing Australian market shares.  Still, MSN Video and CNET TV are doing well under its rule.

Mexico’s Telmex Set To Launch IPTV

Mexico's primary provider of fixed-line phone service, Telmex, is prepared to introduce Internet-based television and is waiting for the government's approval to launch the service.Telmex, controlled by Carlos Slim, one the world's wealthiest men has seen profits and ad revenue decline in the last several quarter's, due to increased competition from cell phone and cable providers.

Google Says Google News Not Priceless

Despite no ads or any obvious revenue generation, Google News is worth $100 million to Google, according to VP Marissa Mayer. How does zero equal $100 million? As one of Google's many for free peripheral services, enough people sort of ride the Google wave over to the search engine from the News page. In Google's estimation, all that referral traffic is worth a pretty penny.

Google Opens Knol For Knowledge-Sharing

We've noted time and time again the way in which Wikipedia receives loads of traffic from Google, and to be honest, there's no clear sign that this will change.  But Google has gone so far as to launch Knol, a sort of would-be competitor.

Esquire Embracing E Ink In October

For their 75th Anniversary, Esquire Magazine plans something special: an electronic paper cover, complete with moving words and images.

Sphinn Takes On Upcoming Spammers

The SEO-friendly social media site Sphinn may have been a little too friendly with submitters, something they addressed with a recent site change.