Media Tech
  • Dick Clark Productions, which produces TV programs including "New Year's Rockin' Eve" and the Golden Globe Awards, is being sold to a group including investment firm Guggenheim Partners.

    LAST UPDATE : Dec 06, 2012, 5:00 AM EST
    Story
  • Swedish government websites were shut down for several hours as a result of a hacking attack that Julian Assange supporters claimed responsibility for.

    LAST UPDATE : Dec 06, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
    Story
  • Facebook shares hit a new low today, as investors and analysts expressed concerns that companies will cut down advertising on the social media site. Shares dropped approximately 4% as of 12:15 pm. Several brokerages cut their price targets on the company shares, saying that lock-up expirations in the upcoming year will affect the share price.

    • Facebook hits new low after price target cuts [The Globe and Mail]
    • Market Extra: Facebook hits new low as targets slashed [MarketWatch]
  • The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is pushing to conclude its antitrust investigation of Google in the next few weeks. FTC staff will present their findings to the commissioners by mid-September. Google has been under scrutiny by the European Commission, the FTC and antitrust agencies in Korea and Argentina.

    • FTC nearing end of Google antitrust probe, report says #thecircuit [Washington Post]
    • FTC: Poised to finish Google antitrust probe within weeks [Environmental Health News]
  • Facebook updated its standalone camera app to allow mobile tagging, editing, and uploading to specific albums. These developments come after criticisms of Facebook's slow mobile service that uploaded phone pictures only to mobile uploads. Facebook is about to close and obtain FCC approval for its recent acquisition of Instagram, a mobile photo sharing app. The company is looking to expand and strengthen its position in the mobile market, where experts predict social media is headed.

Pages