Tweets Pour in from Japan After Massive Quake
A powerful 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Japan on Friday, causing widespread power outages, fires and a severe tsunami. With the country’s phone system knocked out, the number of tweets coming from Tokyo were topping 1,200 per minute within the first hour. Google has also set up an online crisis center for victims and concerned parties.
iPad 2 Now Available for Online Purchase
The iPad 2 is now available for purchase in Apple’s online store and will be available at retail locations at 5 p.m. local time today.
Charlie Sheen Death Hoax Spreads Malware Through Facebook
A malware scam announcing Charlie Sheen‘s alleged death has been spreading through Facebook.
Further News
- Google has enhanced its voice calling feature in Gmail. Now, users can click on phone numbers and call them instantly instead of typing numbers in manually.
- Google now allows users to block websites they don’t want to see.
- Just days after AOL completed its acquisition of The Huffington Post, the Internet company announced layoffs of hundreds of employees in an effort to reorganize its editorial operation.
- YouTube expects to have its biggest hiring year in 2011, with plans to grow its staff by 30%.
- L’Oreal announced a new program Thursday that will enable the more than 4,000 salons carrying its professional line of products to begin marketing systematically on Facebook.
- After no fewer than 10 beta releases, Firefox 4 has finally entered the “release candidate” stage.
- Picplz has released a new features called collections, which allows users to create playlists with their photos.
- Apple has changed its policy for in-app purchases to prevent users, especially children, from accidentally purchasing virtual goods.
- The Washington Post has launched @innovations, a Tumblr blog meant to showcase the news organization’s digital features and discuss the changing media landscape.
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