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  Zynga Aims To Raise Over $1B In Biggest Tech IPO Since Google's

  12th December 2011 19:00

  Zynga CEO Mark Pincus was a four-time entrepreneur with no experience in the game industry. Yet in five short years, he has created a game industry giant with dedicated users. Zynga has doubled its revenues this year. Today it holds the top five games on Facebook DAU: CityVille (10,110,000), CastleVille (8,100,000) and FarmVille (7,200,000), Texas HoldEm Poker (6,300,000) and Words With Friends (5,700,000). Zynga filed its updated S-1 on December 2. It will issue 100 million shares of Class A…

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  ‘Comic Sans Project’ Seeks to Save the Web’s Most Hated Font

  12th December 2011 18:18

  Some fonts get no respect. This is true of Comic Sans, the ’90s-era Microsoft typeface that sought to emulate comic book text and failed miserab…

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  Guardian's n0tice Will Pay Citizen Moderators

  12th December 2011 18:15

  The latest forward-thinking digital initiative from The Guardian, n0tice.com, has just announced a healthy revenue sharing model for administrators of its hyperlocal message boards. n0tice is a location-powered Web community that combines a little citizen journalism with the future of classified ads. Owners can now earn 85% of the revenue generated on their noticeboards, while the Guardian takes 15%. Alongside these local message boards are targeted ads for products, offers and events. They're styled to match the forums, and they…

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  Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color Welcomes Netflix, Comics, More Apps

  12th December 2011 18:01

  Amazon’s Kindle Fire isn’t the only device gearing up for a major software update. Barnes & Noble announced plans on Monday to roll ou…

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  2011 Predictions: Curt Hopkins

  12th December 2011 18:00

  When I sat down on my porch today to consider what 2012 might bring to the intersection of free speech and technology, I drew a complete blank. This is not because there are no precedents to consider. A quick glance at our free speech coverage for 2011 is a typhoon of changes and challenges. Chief among these changes and challenges, the use of mobile and social technology in two related movements: the Arab Spring and #occupy. Sponsor Arab Spring When…

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  Software Update May Not Be The Answer To the Kindle Fire's Woes

  12th December 2011 18:00

  The Kindle Fire is reportedly getting a software update within the next couple of weeks, according to the New York Times. It will be an over-the-air update intended to improve scrolling, poor browser performance, parental controls and security issues. According to the report, Amazon has had a plethora of user complaints on the reviews of the device and the press has been less than friendly to the Fire. The question becomes: can a software upgrade really heal what is failing…

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  Software Update May Not Be The Answer To the Kindle Fire's Woes

  12th December 2011 18:00

  The Kindle Fire is reportedly getting a software update within the next couple of weeks, according to the New York Times. It will be an over-the-air update intended to improve scrolling, poor browser performance, parental controls and security issues. According to the report, Amazon has had a plethora of user complaints on the reviews of the device and the press has been less than friendly to the Fire. The question becomes: can a software upgrade really heal what is failing…

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  Which Apps Are the Most Popular by Age on Android? [VIDEO]

  12th December 2011 17:55

  A Nielsen survey released Monday reveals that the six most popular Android apps are the same across all age groups, although their exact r…

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  The Cutest, ‘Deadliest’ Fight in All of History [VIDEO]

  12th December 2011 17:36

  If a viral video hits the Internet and millions of people have not yet watched it, is it still a viral video? How can these cute karate-kicki…

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  Virtual Firewalls, Load Balancing Appliances Offered as Cloud Services

  12th December 2011 17:30

  There's a very rapidly emerging class of smaller cloud service providers whose business model is to lease cloud services to a handful of customers. Imagine a small-town CSP that provides infrastructure to local banks and businesses, and who's close enough to its customer to shake hands. These smaller CSPs are leasing cloud services from larger, upstream providers and reselling them to their nucleus of customers. With a cloud service model - presumably - these new businesses only pay for the…