Cambridge (ip-192.com): The rapid growth of Twitter relied primarily on media attention and traditional social networks based on geographic proximity and socioeconomic similarity, according to MIT scientists. The team analyzed the development of the social networking and microblogging site from 2006 to 2009. Twitter is said to have more than 300 million users worldwide who [...]
Google Apps gain 24/7 telephone support
November 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Menlo Park (ip-192.com): The business and Education versions of Google Apps, a customizable collection of Web applications, is gaining 24/7 telephone support. The package contains various apps including Google Docs and Gmail and costs $50 per user, per year, or $5 per user, per month. “To improve the experience of our customers, we now provide [...]
NOAA: Agency adapts cloud technology
June 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
Silver Spring (ip-192.com): The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce, is moving into the clouds. The Silver Spring, Maryland, based agency awarded an $11.5 million, three-year contract to Earth Resources Technologies, Inc. for cloud-based unified messaging services. The NOAA-wide transition will modernize e-mail and calendar [...]
IPv6: Worldwide test for Internet Protocol
June 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Atlanta (ip-192.com): In a global experiment, engineers and content providers will test the viability of IPv6 on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The new Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) will go live for one day on the public internet. “We're going to turn it on everywhere, at least for 24 hours, and see what happens - [...]
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