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  • Anatomy of a Flog

    While we’ve written no shortage of articles about flogs, one thing we haven’t done is taken a more in depth look at what makes a flog a flog. Their success has taken almost everyone by surprise, and in a what’s old…

  • SynthaSite Secures $20 Million in Series B Funding from Reinet Fund

    Reinet Invests in SynthaSite’s Vision to Bring Professional Web Site Builder to Small Businesses and Individuals Worldwide

  • Google Maps Overtakes MapQuest

    For the first time ever, Google Maps has overtaken long-time online maps leader MapQuest in January – at least, according to initial reports from comScore, as verified by Greg Sterling at Search Engine Land.

  • Spain Sees Surge in Number of Internet Users

    The latest figures released by Nielsen Online show that the number of Spain’s active Internet home users in November saw a month-to-month jump of 6.37 percent in November.

  • US Retail E-Commerce Sales Dismal in Fourth Quarter

    According to comScore’s latest retail e-commerce sales figures for the U.S., the fourth quarter of 2008 was the first time the company observed a negative year-over-year percent change.

  • ‘Lost,’ ‘SNL’ Most Popular Streamed Entertainment TV Programs

    A recent report released by the Nielsen Company shows that “Lost” on ABC.com lured the most unique viewers in December, making the show the top among all online broadcast television network entertainment programs streamed from tagged Web sites and embedded network video players.

  • Hyundai to Star Again in Fox’s ‘24’

    Reprising its role in the two-hour “24: Redemption” season opener, the Hyundai Genesis will ride in the Fox series again as the automaker assumes a larger sponsorship in the action series.

  • Mobile, Mobile, Mobile

    A recent study released by KPMG LLP, an audit, tax and advisory company, in conjunction with the venture capital new media organization AlwaysOn, highlighted the growing importance of the mobile realm.

  • Resurgence of Facebook Applications

    It could easily be argued that Facebook’s redesign more than six months ago basically threw a blanket over the social network’s applications. While many of the irritating aspects of applications were muted thanks to the new interface, it came at a big cost to Facebook application developers.

  • Spam Landscape Shifts a Bit

    Symantec recently released its “The State of Spam” monthly report for February 2009, which showed that the U.S. is losing a bit of ground to other countries in terms of being a region of origin for spam.