Michael Robertson discusses how he bought the domain name MP3.com for $1,000 back in 1997

Entrepreneur paid $1000 for MP3.com domain name, got 10,000 unique visitors in the first day.

“I turn it [the domain] on,” Robertson explains. “The first day, 10,000 unique visitors. All I did was turn it on.”

In minutes 54:00 to 58:00 of the above thisweekinstartups.com’s show, Robertson discusses how he bought the domain name MP3.com Continue Reading

[ More ] February 27th, 2010 | No Comments | | Posted in Technology News |

hi5 Acquires Social Gaming Company Big Six

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hi5, one of the world’s most popular social networks, has been actively remodeling its site to cater to the gaming industry. Last fall, the social network launched a totally revamped site that places a much stronger emphasis on games and virtual currency, along with a new avatar system. Today, the company is furthering this

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[ More ] February 25th, 2010 | No Comments | | Posted in Technology News |

Step by Step – This is how Iranian Cyber Army Hacked Baidu

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Last month visitors to Baidu.com were redirected to a page stating that the site had been hacked by the Iranian Cyber Army.  You can find our report here about that.  Baidu later sued Register.com for allegedly allowing a security intrusion that enabled the hackers to change the name servers for Baidu.com.

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[ More ] February 25th, 2010 | No Comments | | Posted in Hacks, Tips, Tricks & Easter Eggs, Technology News |

IE6 Funeral Home Page

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A Funeral Is Being Held For IE6 On March 4. Browser To Be Buried Without The Bodyie6funeral.com

Internet Explorer Six, resident of the interwebs for over 8 years, died the morning of March 1, 2010 in Mountain View, California, as a result of a workplace injury sustained at the headquarters of Google, Inc. Internet Explorer

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[ More ] February 24th, 2010 | No Comments | | Posted in Technology News |

Google Gives $2 Million To Wikimedia Foundation

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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales used Twitter earlier tonight to announce that Google is giving $2 million to the Wikimedia Foundation: Google has donated $2 million to the Wikimedia Foundation! Formal announcement tomorrow… The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia and other collaborative sites such Wiktionary, Wikinews, and Wikimedia Commons. Search Engine Land reported.

[ More ] February 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | | Posted in Technology News |

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