Juan Enriquez looks at the surprisingly permanent effects of digital sharing on our personal privacy.
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What Google calls just a “pilot program” for the time being, lets video makers charge users a monthly fee for access to their videos. Plans that start at 99 cents a month, but can be set higher. All channels also had a 14-day free trial and sold at a discount if users buy into a year at a time, YouTube said in a post announcing the program.  The service is launching with 53 paid channels including content from HDNet, UFC and the PGA Digital Golf Academy. [Read More]

Sources say that Verizon Communications, the parent of the nation’s largest carrier, is about to make a $100 billion cash and stock bid for the 45% of Verizon Wireless that is owned by Vodafone. Rumors of such a transaction date all the way back to 2006. Verizon hopes to negotiate in private with Vodafone, according to those in the know, but if Vodafone refuses to engage in a discussion, Verizon is willing to take the deal to the public. [Read More]

SOPA and PIPA targeted websites that trafficked in counterfeit goods, from fake purses to software. The bills would have allowed for copyright owners to file a complaint against offending websites and have them pulled from the Web. SOPA/PIPA were aimed at “rogue” overseas sites, but it prompted concern that legitimate websites here in the U.S. would be taken offline. Major firms like Google and Facebook expressed concern with the bills, which were ultimately tabled after a Jan. 2012 Internet blackout day. [Read More]

While new cellphones emerge monthly and the owners vary in age, one gender tends to own much more. According to Brian Proffitt @ Readwrite, “It’s a pretty clear trend, if you look at the infographic provided by eDigitalResearch and IMRG.” Smartphone manufacturers: Sony Ericsson, Apple, Blackberry, HTC, LG, Nokia, Samsung marketshare have also varies from 2010-2013. The popularity of Android operated devices continues to grow, with Samsung in particular gaining significant market ground in the past several months, whilst Blackberry and Nokia continue to lose their market share. [Read More]

Some companies remain dominant because they never stop advertising.  Apple spent 10.4 Billion on (Selling & General Admin) and 3.3 Billion on (Research & Development) in 2012. [Read More]

Many people have speculated that Apple has been working on a streaming or subscription music service for years. Their iOS software update in February increased suspicion because it included a set of buttons and code referencing “radio”. [Read More]