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It’s all about technology in today’s world. We can’t seem to function properly without our cell phones and laptops. Media has positioned itself at the center of our daily lives and has become deeply intertwined with the web. Without media literacy a person can be considered “illiterate”. People with special needs however remain excluded from media and technology due to the lack of methods that allows them access the web. For that matter, various local and global companies came up with programs and applications that allow these persons to take part in the technology world.
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Amazon recently announced 4 new devices: three e-readers and a Tablet dubbed ‘Fire’. With all the ongoing hype around the search for the iPad killer, or at least a worthy rival, the media focus naturally fell on the new 7-inch Android powered device. And while the Fire looks a cheaper less ambitious tablet at first sight, it might however prove to be a serious contender, maybe even more serious than more established competitors.
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The sacking of Yahoo chief executive officer Carol Bartz sparked a wave of conflicting reports and expert analysis on the company‘s future. The news of Bartz’s firing was first broken by Kara Swisher and came as no surprise to industry insiders as Yahoo had been struggling since her appointment. Kara also wrote in a later post, quoting a source close to the company, that while the sale of Yahoo was the least likely option, "It is all on the table."
Experts rushed to predict and analyze potential suitors for Yahoo. Business Insider’s Nicholas Carlson reported that ‘The On-Again, Off-Again Between Yahoo And News Corp Is Officially On-Again,’ claiming that “Yahoo executives and board members are not be opposed to the idea...
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Recent double and triple digit billion dollar valuations of web companies have brought to attention fears of a new tech bubble. While some seem to be unfazed by these figures, others have been alarmed by the large amounts of funds flowing into the tech scene, speculating on a bubble lurking in the private market.
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Business insider recently reported that China has its sights set on acquiring a large chunk of Facebook shares. The article claimed that Citibank is looking to acquire as much as 1.2 billion dollars worth of stock on behalf of two sovereign wealth funds from China and the Middle East. While the article downplayed the concern over whether such an acquisition should worry Facebook’s 700 million users, a number of web analysts doubted such a claim in light of the role social networks played in the ‘Arab Spring’ and China’s hostility towards online privacy.
In the article published on June 30th, Nicolas Carlson gave little importance to concerns that might arise from such a deal. His assumption stemmed from...
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