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The NSA’s pretending to be Google: that’s got to be bad for business

The NSA Edward Snowden revelations are getting worse and worse for the reputation of leading Silicon Valley companies as the latest information shows that…

The NSA isn’t to blame for our surveillance culture, companies have been doing it for years

It’s ironic that with all our technologies for keeping things secret our secrets have a way of coming out into the open. We now…

Take a Google Street View tour of the factory where Moto X’s are spawned

If factory floors are what floats your boat, then this should please you. Google has released Street View images of the Fort Worth, Texas…

Google+ follows Facebook, Twitter’s lead, introduces embedded posts

Google+ continues to integrate with the web, and soon many will have the social network of the internet behemoth Google plastered across their favourite…

Is Google the latest company to adopt a flat logo?

Microsoft, eBay and Yahoo! have all updated their logos in the recent past. Now it looks like Google may well follow their lead in…

How Google’s Project Loon will ride wind currents, provide stable coverage

When Google announced Project Loon, its bid to provide free global internet access using a network of high altitude balloons, we were naturally all…

Is your life ‘powered by the web’? Google could give you $25k

Okay so you spend a lot of time on the web, but does it actually power your life? If the answer is “yes, holy…

Optimism high ahead of world’s largest IT gathering

The self-styled “Davos of high-tech” open on Tuesday with the IT industry in an optimistic mood and over 4,200 tech firms from 70 countries…

Google changes search formula to be more astute

Google has decided to change its secret search formula in the United States to be more discerning when it comes to which websites are…

Slicing and dicing with Google’s ‘Recipe View’

Google recently added ‘Recipe View’ to its search menu as a way for people to easily find instructions for whipping up dishes in the…

Google’s US$2.7-million fund is open for the taking

Internet search giant Google has awarded US$2.7-million to media watchdog, the International Press Institute (IPI) as part of a new project to support digital…

Mobile marketing and mCommerce is where the money is moving

Quality mobile marketing research has evolved well over the past two years, allowing individuals and companies to take advantage of the mobile space at…

App War: Twitter for BlackBerry vs UberSocial

Though we all love Twitter, many still choose to tweet from other applications rather than from the site. Twitter does not fully understand what…

Transphorm: Google-backed startup targets electricity waste

A Google-backed startup on Wednesday came out of “stealth mode” with a way to dramatically cut the amount of electricity wasted by data centers,…

Q & A: Head of Google SA on free speech, local content and life at Google

Google’s new country manager for South Africa, Luke Mckend, recently sat down with Memeburn for an exclusive interview. Larry Page’s role as CEO, Google’s…

Web and social media come to aid of NZ quake survivors

As the death toll climbs in the wake of the recent earthquake in New Zealand, the web has become a virtual crisis centre. Survivors…

Cuban singer wants free internet for the developing world

Making the internet more accessible to developing countries is a cause Cuban folk star Silvio Rodriguez has targeted at US President Barack Obama and…

5 ways startups can cash in on the emerging markets wave

Africa is the final frontier. The subject rose quickly on CNBC after the Wall Street downturn. It has also been a major topic on…

Retailers missing out on video to increase sales

The research is out: Using videos effectively don’t only up the number of conversions on your retail site – they actually reduce the rate…

Do no evil? The Google & JC Penney controversy

We usually associate black hat Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) tactics with spammy sites selling get rich quick guides, or porn, or any other slightly…

Toodu: Managing tasks while networking online

Picture having your to do list completed for you, while networking at the same time with professionals who can help you sort it. It’s…

Judge asked to overturn court order in Twitter-Wikileaks probe

Lawyers have appealed to a US judge to overturn a court order directing Twitter to hand over clients’ data to US authorities for a…

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