NEW YORK (Reuters) – In the age of Twitter and Facebook, a lot of Super Bowl viewers will use the business breaks to go online and see what men and women are saying about the game. This 12 months, advertisers want them to tweet about their favored commercials as effectively. Obtaining spent record-breaking sums to secure the most valuable tv slots in marketing, worldwide brand names from Coca-Cola [...]

WASHINGTON – Outspent but hardly outgunned, on-line and higher-tech organizations triggered an avalanche of World wide web clicks to force Congress to shelve legislation that would curb on the web piracy. They outmaneuvered the entertainment industry and other old guard company interests, leaving them bitter and befuddled. Ahead of Senate and Home leaders set aside the legislation Friday, the film [...]

The brains of world wide web addicts could undergo chemical modifications similar to these of alcoholics and drug addicts, according to a Chinese examine announced final week. Published in journal Plos A single, the study saw researchers scan the brains of 35 guys and woman between the ages of 14 and 21, about half of whom have been identified in a diagnostic evaluation as acquiring an net addiction [...]

www.nsa.gov/youngsters What it is: The National Security Agency’s Internet site for youngsters wants to discover “future codemakers and codebreakers.” (The National Safety Agency is component of the Division of Defense it collects and analyzes secret codes that enemies of the United States might be sending.) Who will like it: Kids who love brainteasers will invest hrs here. Cool characters manual [...]

The Internet can be an infuriating place. Especially on Friday afternoon, when online fatigue is at its weekly high and those of us who are left at our desks during the “summer Friday” season are stewing in envy. So what could be a better Friday diversion than a browser plug-in that destroys the Internet? Well, maybe actually leaving your desk. But that’s probably not an option, [...]

BANGALORE/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chinese Web portal Sohu.com Inc’s shares fell much more than 11 percent on Monday, as a 37 % rise in quarterly net profit failed to impress investors amidst falling gross margins and higher operating bills. “Even though Sohu’s net income has risen in 3 straight quarters … the major location of concern appears to be that this is the fifth straight [...]

SHANGHAI (Reuters Life!) – Hemlines are a little longer at this year’s annual on the internet gaming fair in Shanghai, as companies take to heart a government directive against “vulgarity,” a Chinese newspaper reported on Friday. The ChinaJoy Expo, an annual on the internet game showcase, is nicely-acknowledged for its “spicy girls” who dress up in hot pants and bras [...]