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Global News Blog Good Reads: Mars mission, gene patents, cellphone tracking, 'absurd' start-ups, Netflix streamlines
This week's round-up of Good Reads includes a company that aims to turn a Mars colony into reality television, attempts to patent human genes, cellphone users' real feelings about privacy, and a smart focus by Netflix.
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As Facebook matures, is it getting less fun?
Facebook's popularity keeps climbing in terms of new members, but some say 'Facebook fatigue' or 'News Feed overload' make visiting the site a chore.
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Facebook may start using hashtags as next advertising ploy
The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook is working on incorporating hashtags into its social network. Introducing hashtags may be an advertising ploy, but what does it say about the future of Facebook's user experience and brand?
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Why Time Warner is spinning off magazine unit
Spinning off its magazine company into a separate entity will give Time Warner freedom to focus on TV and movies, explained the company's CEO in a statement released Wednesday. Shareholders have urged the move as increasing internet advertising challenged the magazine business in recent years.
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S&P hits five-year high
The S&P 500 index advances for sixth week in a row. Dow just shy of 14000 on mostly positive earnings reports and sharply narrow US trade deficit.
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One week after Sandy Hook shooting, a simple remembrance
On Friday in Newtown, Conn., Gov. Dannel Malloy and local officials bowed their heads, and a bell tolled 26 times. The moment of silence was repeated at the White House and in 29 states.
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Thanksgiving travel fun? Take the dog ... or cat or bird
Thanksgiving travel with pets doesn't have to be a recipe for disaster. It's easier these days to take your furry friend – just be sure that they're invited.
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A news future in feisty upstarts?
A quintet of local news organizations trying to gain a digital foothold.
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Energy Voices The promise (and shortcomings) of fusion energy
Despite difficulties in harnessing the power, fusion holds great promise in meeting our energy needs, Holland writes.
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MSNBC.com joint venture dissolved, Microsoft and NBC go separate ways
The breakup announced late Sunday dissolves the final shreds of a 16-year marriage between Microsoft Corp. and NBC News.
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Horizons Yahoo hack steals 400,000 passwords. Is yours on the list?
A Yahoo hack compromises 400,000 accounts. Here's how to see if yours was stolen.
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Saving Money How to save on online dating
More and more couples are meeting online, but dating sites can be expensive. Here's how to get the most for your dating dollar from three of the most popular.
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For Facebook IPO, some suitors wary of the big dance (+video)
This week's Facebook IPO, valued at an eye-popping $100 billion, is among the most-anticipated initial public offerings ever. But some analysts wonder about Facebook's business model for the future. General Motors pulled its ads this week, and insiders plan to sell lots of shares.
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Patents arsenal: Why Facebook is buying
Patents accumulation is key strategy as Facebook prepares to go public. It bought $550 million worth of patents from Microsoft.
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U.S. stocks fall; Dow slips below 13000
U.S. stocks closed sharply lower Monday following disappointing job growth in March. The Dow fell 130 points to 12929, its first close below 13000 in a month.
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Stock market set to open sharply lower
Stock market futures point to lower open in its first session after Friday's disappointing jobs report. Next worry for stock market: quarterly earnings.
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Vox News For Rush Limbaugh advertisers, backlash could hit hard in social media age
Rush Limbaugh advertisers, like most of the corporate world, need to carefully cultivate their image on social-media networks. That makes them more sensitive to social-media campaigns.
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The New Economy Rush Limbaugh: If ad boycott expands, can he survive?
Rush Limbaugh's inappropriate comments about a law student has caused at least 19 companies to pull their ads from his show. But his on-air survival probably depends on whether his listeners leave.
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Is bias-free news coverage coming back into vogue?
After years in which news outlets became associated with one political slant or another, there are some signs that a course correction is under way in the media. So far, the shift is a subtle one.
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White House releases 'privacy bill of rights': what it promises online consumers
While falling short of law, the consumer 'privacy bill of rights' would give consumers 'new legal and technical tools to safeguard their privacy,' according to the White House.
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Why did President Obama double up on 'double down'?
The Monitor's language columnist takes issue with President Obama's use of a gambling idiom in his State of the Union message.
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How did Anonymous hackers eavesdrop on FBI and Scotland Yard?
The FBI and Scotland Yard said no systems were breached, which suggests Anonymous might have hacked an e-mail account and stolen information to listen to a conference call.
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Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, made $30 million in 2011
Sheryl Sandberg, the No. 2 person at Facebook, pulled in a sterling salary last year. Even Mark Zuckerberg made only a small fraction of Sheryl Sandberg's total 2011 earnings.
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Change Agent Young Internet entrepreneurs embrace philanthropy
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Biz Stone, Craigslist's Craig Newmark, and many others have turned their entrepreneurial skills to solving the world's social problems.
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Why Google and Twitter didn't join the SOPA blackout
Wikipedia, Reddit, and other sites are blacked out in protest of the SOPA anti-piracy bills. Why didn't Google and Twitter join the blackout?
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