Kuwait Hands Out 7 Year Jail Sentence in a Twitter-related Arrest
A writer in Kuwait has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a series of tweets that are said to have slandered Shiite Muslims in the country. Authorities in Kuwait…
Why I'll encourage my kids to code (and it isn't because of Instagram)
The start of the year saw an increase in the interest to learn to code
Bharti Becomes India's First Operator to Launch 4G
India’s 4G mobile broadband revolution has begun after Bharti Airtel became the first operator to introduce 4G services, as its unveiled its next-generation network in Kolkotta today. Due to the…
AT&T Reportedly Unlocking iPhones for US Servicemen
Over the weekend, AT&T began unlocking devices for customers that have completed their contracts, as we reported, but they are now unlocking the Apple phone for a very special type of…
Instagram's CEO was a Marketer Who Learned to Code by Night
Instagram‘s CEO, Kevin Systrom, will go down in history as one of the greatest Silicon Valley success stories of our generation. Unlike Mark Zuckerberg, the man responsible for acquiring the…
Iran to Shut Down Internet Access by August
Things don’t look good for Web freedom in Iran after authorities in the country revealed plans to cut the country off from the World Wide Web, and many popular websites…
NY Mayor Announces City’s First "Green" Hackathon
NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg has today announced “Reinvent Green,” the City’s first hackathon focused primarily on sustainability and the urban environment. The two-day event, which will take place this summer,…
Why Facebook Could Have Just Saved Instagram
Within minutes of the announcement today that Facebook had plans to acquire Instagram for $1B, the backlash started. Instagram would be ruined, Facebook paid too much, this was the end…
Netflix Asserts That it Has no Interest in Supporting SOPA
Earlier today, we told you about something called FLIXPAC, a new political action committee formed by Netflix to lobby government officials in Washington, D.C. Coverage of the PAC sparked immediate…
Intel Capital Invests in Brazilian Health Portal
Intel Capital and Endeavor‘s new vehicle Catalyst have joined forces to invest in the Brazilian health and wellness portal Minha Vida, the two funds announced today without revealing the deal…
YouTube Funds Shows for Cosmo & Seventeen
Hearst has an extremely well-known roster of publications under its belt, but as print magazines begin to be eclipsed by new media, the media giant is at risk of losing…
Uruguay's PedidosYa Expands Into Colombia
The Uruguay-based food delivery service PedidosYa has expanded into Colombia, the entrepreneurship organization Endeavor reports on its blog. By doing so, the Endeavor company confirms its position among the growing number of…
The Huge Lumia 900 Ad Budget
A report by AdAge has raised eyebrows around the world of modern telephony today, claiming, via an anonymous source, that AT&T alone is preparing to drop a mountain of cash…
Ze Frank Returns to the Small Screen With "A Show"
Before the “YouTube Generation” of video stars that made bucks from ads for their rambling videos, there was Ze Frank. His appropriately titled “The Show” launched in 2006 and was…
Love Instagram but Hate Facebook? This is Strictly Business People
Why do you Like a brand on Facebook? Why do you tell your friends to download an app? Why do you feel comforted every time you order your favorite cup…
