Netflix Speeds On Comcast See Massive Improvement

Netflix Speeds On Comcast See Massive Improvement

Netflix is one of the most popular and widely used video streaming services on the internet. ISPs have to deal with all of the traffic this service generates and the load it puts on their networks. In a controversial move Comcast started throttling Netflix speeds. Netflix then made a deal with the cable provider, it basically paid to remove throttling. The results are evident, Comcast jumped five spots in Netflix’s ranking of ISP performance last month.

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    Almost Half Of All Twitter Accounts Have Never Tweeted [Report]

    Almost Half Of All Twitter Accounts Have Never Tweeted [Report]

    From the looks of things, it seems that Twitter doesn’t have a problem with getting people to sign up. It has already been established as the second largest social network, behind Facebook. Twitter is one of the best online services for real-time information, and many people use it for just that. A new report from Twopcharts suggests that nearly 44 percent of the 974 million accounts have never sent a single tweet. Twopcharts monitors activity on Twitter accounts.

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    Twitter.com Gets Real-Time Pop-up Notifications

    Twitter.com Gets Real Time Pop up Notifications

    The world’s second largest social network has decided to display pop-up notifications on its website when someone interacts with a user’s tweets. Twitter hopes that this will make it easier for users to stay connected to what’s relevant. Whenever someone engages with a user’s tweets, they will receive real-time pop-up notifications on Twitter.com, provided that they are logged in and someone has replied, favorited or retweeted one of their tweets.

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    Dropbox CEO Backs Condoleezza Rice’s Board Appointment

    Dropbox CEO Backs Condoleezza Rices Board Appointment

    Earlier this week Dropbox announced that former United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice has been appointed to its board. Her career in the government hasn’t been short on controversy, so one can understand why some people might not be too happy about her presence on the board of a cloud storage company, which users trust with their data. A petition surfaced online demanding that she be dropped from the board, but Dropbox CEO has publicly backed her appointment while also reiterating the company’s commitment to privacy.

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    NSA Apparently Knew About Heartbleed Vulnerability For Years [Report]

    NSA Apparently Knew About Heartbleed Vulnerability For Years [Report]The Heartbleed bug has making a lot of waves recently and for those unfamiliar, it’s a vulnerability with the OpenSSL technology that could have potentially affected at least two-thirds of the internet, since many web services and online companies take advantage of the technology and implement it on their websites.

    Now this vulnerability has been around for years but it was only recently that it was discovered, or was it? According to Bloomberg, they cite “two people familiar with the matter” who claims that this is actually an issue that the NSA has discovered and has exploited the flaw for years. They claim that the NSA has since been using this flaw to gather critical intelligence and have been doing so on a regular basis. (more…)

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    Facebook Makes Improvements To Reduce News Feed Spam

    Facebook Makes Improvements To Reduce News Feed Spam

    Facebook today announced a series of improvements that aim to make News Feed experience better for the social network’s one billion-plus users. The improvements clamp down on Pages that “deliberately try and game News Feed,” one doesn’t have to venture very far to get an example, most of the Pages sharing viral content or memes on Facebook often try to increase their reach using methods that are frowned upon. The latest News Feed update targets three broad categories of this type.

    Like-baiting can be widely seen on the social network. Even legitimate brands and Page owners often ask people to like their Page or interact with it to get a discount or avail an offer. Facebook doesn’t allow posts that explicitly ask for such engagement in return for something else. Today’s improvement focuses on better detection of these stories and will ensure that such posts don’t show up more prominently in News Feed. Facebook clarifies that this update will not impact Pages that genuinely try to encourage discussion between their fans.

    We often see the same content appear again and again on Facebook, particularly if its a viral photo or video. Listening to feedback from users who complain about Pages that frequently post such content, Facebook has tweaked News Feed to de-emphasize pages and indulge in this activity.

    Last but not the least, Facebook targets stories that use inaccurate language or tricky formatting to hoodwink people into clicking through to a website. The improvement reduces cases of spammy links. In most cases the website is full of ads or a “combination of frequently circulated content and ads.” Meme Page owners who drove traffic to their websites from Facebook can now effectively kiss it goodbye.

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    Views of a Dark World: Illuminating Unseen Infrastructure

    Views of a Dark World: Illuminating Unseen Infrastructure

    For a global society highly dependent on complex technical, economic, and political systems, we manage to carry on our daily routines largely unaware of the hard and soft infrastructure—from pipes to policies—on which these systems rest. That is, until unexpected events, so-called black swans, illuminate the previously hidden pieces and surprise or unsettle us by their presence and function.

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    Internet Rallies Against Condoleezza Rice’s Appointment To Dropbox’s Board

    Internet Rallies Against Condoleezza Rices Appointment To Dropboxs Board

    Yesterday Dropbox made a few announcements, which include the new Carousel Gallery feature. The cloud storage company also announced that former United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice would be joining its board. Internet activists are up in arms, and are now trying to push Dropbox to drop her from the board. Though its likely that Dropbox might have considered the blowback prior to the announcement, given that Rice’s position in the Bush administration has often been the cause of controversy.

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    Mom Checks Son’s Facebook, Saves Him From Getting Shot

    Mom Checks Sons Facebook, Saves Him From Getting Shot

    For teenagers its probably a nightmare to have their social media accounts scrutinized by parents. They often have a certain expectation of privacy, while parents are often curious about the company their young adults keep both on and offline. Even if accessing someone’s Facebook without their knowledge is bound to tick them off, sometimes it may even save their lives. A mom in Utah went through her teenage son’s Facebook page and found threats, she was able to alert the police before something unfortunate happened.

    According to KUTV, the mother was stunned when she saw threatening comments on her son’s Facebook page. The police say that comments included threats to shoot him. She immediately called her son’s school which alerted the police. They arrested two suspects, who weren’t students at the school, and found a gun, loaded magazine and drugs in their possession. Police claim that they were ready to carry out the threat.

    Salt Lake City police’s Det. Greg Wilking told KUTV that the threats were credible, and that there were also some pictures on Instagram involving a weapon. Thus the police considers all evidence credible, rest assured, the two suspects are in hot water. Had it been some other day, and the son wasn’t on the verge of getting shot, perhaps he might have been furious with his mother for accessing his Facebook. I’m thinking not in this particular scenario.

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    Sesame Go Is Like Netflix For Kids, But Cheaper

    Sesame Go Is Like Netflix For Kids, But Cheaper

    Online video streaming services are all the rage these days. Major players in this niche like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon instant Video already offer a lot of content for children, but the interface usually isn’t that child-friendly. This is where Sesame Street steps in. Sesame Workshop today announced the launch of its very own online streaming service called Sesame Go. Its developed specifically for kids, even the interface has been customized with “little hands in mind,” the company says.

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