Archive for November 13, 2009
Consent will be required for cookies in Europe
Nov 13th
The fate of Europe’s cookie law became improbably entwined with a debate over file-sharing. To cut a long story short, it broke free. On 26th October, it was voted through by the Council of the EU. It cannot be stopped and awaits only the rubber-stamp formalities of signature and publication.
The ”Mega” Sites: Bigger Than Facebook
Nov 13th
The name Carpathia Hosting hardly seems to belong on a list of Internet heavyweights that includes YouTube, Google ( GOOG - news - people ) and Yahoo ( YHOO - news - people ). But last month Internet research firm Arbor Networks and the University of Michigan released a bandwidth usage study reporting that the little-known Web hosting firm generated 0.6% of all online traffic in July. That’s twice as much as the bandwidth consumed by Facebook and half as much as is used by all of Microsoft ( MSFT - news - people )’s Internet properties combined, including Hotmail and Bing.
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/1116/outfront-technology-online-piracy-copyright-megavideo.html
Google Chrome OS To Launch Within A Week
Nov 13th
Google’s Chrome OS project, first announced in July, will become available for download within a week, we’ve heard from a reliable source. Google previously said to expect an early version of the OS in the fall.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/13/google-chrome-os-to-launch-within-a-week/
Could this finally be the season for Web TV?
Nov 13th
NEW YORK — You have good reason to be skeptical when someone says millions of ordinary television viewers are about to start surfing the Internet on the living room’s electronic hearth.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2009-11-13-1Awebtv13_CV_N.htm
