The State of Mobile Video: Porn, Flash and Stalling

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If you’ve ever been snickering over the latest YouTube viral video on your smartphone in the evening and ended up frustrated by slow load times and a congested network, you’re not alone — and that’s exactly the problem.
Technology goes a long way toward making our personal and professional lives easier and more enjoyable. But what many people may not realize is that it can also be an integral tool in making the lives of others better. From Web-based volunteering to device donation, there are a plethora of ways you can do good with tech
According to several reports and data from Google, the search engine is fully blocked in mainland China as of today. Also fully blocked are ads and mobile access. Image search is partially blocked, as are Google Docs, Google News and Google Groups
Mashable’s Spark of Genius series highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, see details here .
The Facebook member data is available as a torrent file on Pirate Bay. (Credit: Pirate Bay/CNET) LAS VEGAS — A researcher has compiled a list of more than 170 million Facebook users and the Web address of their profile page on the site and released it on a file sharing site, meaning it is making the rounds of thousands of computers instead of just being accessible via a search on Facebook. Ron Bowes wrote a script to download all Facebook profiles listed in the social network’s public profile directory, which only includes people have configured their settings for Public Search Listings to be available on Facebook
Boldly going where no actor has gone before, William Shatner has embarked on a voyage from Star Trek to the brand-new Twitter-spawned CBS sitcom $#*! My Dad Says.
It seems that Kanye West is doing a tour of the Silicon Valley’s nerd hubs. After freestyling over at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California, the other day — and subsequently joining Twitter yesterday — he jammed on over to Twitter Central and treated Biz Stone and Co.
Groupon’s model has always been to serve to up a single daily deal per city, per day. Yesterday, the company nearly reinvented itself when it kicked off its Personalized Deals initiative. With Personalized Deals , Groupon subscribers in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Jose, Seattle and New York City will receive deals tailored to their personal tastes and previous purchase behaviors
Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr – a few giants so dominate the web app world that it’s hard for anyone else to make an impression.
By Alex Millson Last updated at 11:11 AM on 29th July 2010 Celebrities and politicians including Peter Andre, Sarah Brown and David Miliband paid tribute to the World’s oldest tweeter following her death. Ivy Bean, 104, passed away in her sleep last night after being unwell for several weeks.