Technology

Social-networking behemoth Facebook filed for its initial public offering on Wednesday, February 1, the first step in publicly trading as ticker “FB” on, as yet, an undisclosed exchange. The Wall Street firms underwriting the I.P.O. are Allen & Company, Bank of America-Merrill-Lynch, Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley.

At one point in time, Black History Month was dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans over the year. While this remains an important element of Black History Month, the event has become little more than a month-long lesson play for K-12 social studies teachers. Now, modern technology is breathing new life into the event.

Chances are the Internet has changed something about your life. But has it made you greener?

Time and money are often two resources small business owners lack. To be successful, you must combine your personal and professional life to run your business and serve your customers. As a result, you need state-of-the-art gadgets that function in both worlds. Here are a few must-have gadgets that help save time, space and money.

Recently the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it would explore new ways to make Internet access more accessible to low-income families. According to a press statement by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, he will be ordering drastic changes to the Lifeline low-income telecommunications connectivity program, which was developed to help low-income Americans pay for telephone connectivity. 



With over 800 million active users, Facebook is an essential component of any business's marketing strategy.

In country after country, Facebook is toppling the incumbent local social network in what seems like an unstoppable march to global dominance.

Google starting Tuesday will launch a series of upgrades intended to help the dominant search engine better understand people.

Want to sell or buy something online? E-Bay is the cyber shopping mall for millions but according to a new study called "Race Effects on E-Bay," compiled by researchers from Harvard and Yale who tested the different experiences of Black and white people selling things on E-Bay, your race makes a difference on the Internet site.

Log on to Facebook and you will undoubtedly come up with countless complaints about the social networking service, which has over 800 million users. Although it is the most popular to date, users seem frustrated with everything from the layout to the lack of privacy it afford its users. This is why Google has stepped up efforts to compete with Facebook with the introduction of its own social networking service and website, Google+.