Facebook, Inc., the world’s largest social networking site with nearly 1 billion users worldwide, has been slammed with a lawsuit claiming the site’s “Like” feature infringes on patents owned by a Dutch computer programmer. The “Like” feature allows users to link their Facebook accounts with third-party content.  Needless to say, you won’t see Joannes Jozef [...]

Some say that when they met their significant other, it was love at first sight.  In Manti Te’o’s case, it was love at first click.  The Notre Dame linebacker and Heisman Trophy runner-up fell hard for Lennay Kukua.  The problem: Lennay Kukua never existed.  Te’o was victim of an Internet scam, what has been dubbed [...]

It used to be that complaining about your job or your boss happened around the water cooler, but the social media revolution has completely transformed the way we vent about work.   Websites like Facebook and Twitter seem practically designed for work complaints.  These days, however, a good online reputation is crucial for any business, and thus [...]

Google recently released their transparency report detailing information regarding government requests for Google users’ data. It contains some interesting information, including Google’s compliance rates. Although Google still complies with most government requests the percentage has declined a little from one year ago. Most of the requests Google gets are under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. [...]

When I think of the App Store I think of Apple.  But that comes from my bias as an addicted iPhone user.  If I never gave up my Blackberry, would I still equate the App Store with Apple?  Maybe.  But again, that would likely be attributed to my bias as an addicted MacBook user.  Apple [...]

“Lip-dubs,” or videos combining audio-dubbing and numerous individuals collectively lip-sync a popular song, were all the rage on YouTube, Vimeo, and other user-generated content sites just a few short years ago.  Countless university students, corporate employees, and even summer camp attendees took part in this craze, posting their original creations on the Internet for the [...]

Dubbed the “Senator from the Internet,” Senator Wyden has played an instrumental role in being a crusader for the freedom of the internet. When SOPA and PIPA were both on the table and there was overwhelming support from the industry for their passing, he was one of the individuals on Capitol Hill pushing for their [...]

Smart phones, social media and technology in general have all advanced immensely in recent years, and with this forward movement expectations about data privacy and the law regulating it, have been left behind. The controversy came to a head after pressure mounted on the Federal Trade Commission to update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Acts [...]

In a potentially important battle in determining law surrounding internet streaming services, Pandora has sued the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, asking that the judge reduce the rate Pandora pays for streaming music. Pandora claims that it pays far higher a percentage in revenue than traditional broadcasters for use of the licensed material. [...]

On Monday night, October 29, Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc across the Atlantic Seaboard.  The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, the world’s largest stock exchange, drowned under three feet of water.  ConEd, the electricity provider for Manhattan, would soon cut power to the entire island.  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was stranded in [...]