Headlines for April 29th, 2009

[modern media mom] — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:03:47 +0000

Most Twitterers are Quitters – "A Nielsen survey reports that more than 60% of users who sign up for Twitter don’t return to the site the following month. So while Twitter’s traffic has catapulted to 6 million unique viewers each month, only 40% of new users actually stay to play."
Sports fans heart pink unicorns! – "the official ESPN Web site made the cutest little ponies EVER pop up all over the site. And more clicks led to more unicorns. "
Yahoo Fires 600 Today, Says Report (YHOO) – Notices are possibly coming today.
A Dying Landline Business Sounds a Lot Like Static – The demise of the copper landline is becoming less of a business issue for the big carriers, which have offset landline losses with profits from wireless services and growth from fiber-based offerings
Microsoft and Verizon Plot an iPhone Rival – Microsoft is a major player in software for cellphones, but it is working hard to develop a new device that will rival Apple's.

Headlines for April 3rd, 2009

[modern media mom] — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:01:01 +0000

‘Sexting’: Zooming Out to See the Bigger Picture – "Yes, teens need to be taught that anything they put online can affect both their personal and professional lives for years to come. This is the job of parents and schools, not a heavy-handed legal system that defies common sense and oversteps the proper boundaries of government. "
Residents challenge Google camera – Privacy issues being brought up
Wireless Carriers Say Number Switches Are Too Slow –
Sorry to Get You All A-Twitter, But Google Is Not in “Late-Stage Talks” to Acquire the Hot Microblogging Service –
Study: ‘Leisure browsing’ increases productivity – Yay – I'm not really wasting my time after all.