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China orders foreign embassies not to monitor pollution
David Brancaccio Jun 5, 2012
Today top Chinese officials ordered foreign embassies to stop reporting air pollution levels in China, saying the monitoring by foreigners is illegal.
Pepsi to launch Twitter music campaign
Stacey Vanek Smith May 30, 2012
In an effort to revive their brand image and win back market share from Coke, Pepsi is launching a new, hip partnership with Twitter that will include free songs for download and live-streaming music concerts.
Egyptians cast votes for first president since Mubarak
Jeremy Hobson May 23, 2012
After forcing President Hosni Mubarak from office in the Arab Spring uprising last year, Egyptians are lining up today to vote for their next President. Local businesses hope the election will boost tourism to Eygpt.
Mayor pulls anti-gay ads from London buses
Stephen Beard Apr 13, 2012
In Britain's capital today, the mayor blocked an anti-gay group from putting ads on London buses.
In Tunisia, more democracy but still much poverty
Reese Erlich Apr 12, 2012
More than a year after the revolt that toppled Tunisia’s ruler, Zine al Abidine Ben Ali, discontent is rising because of poverty and unemployment.
How Comcast is taking advantage of the Schminternet
John Moe Mar 29, 2012
Comcast is now available for users of Xbox Live, the online service for Xbox users. Plus, is Twitter’s random unfollow feature a bug or a feature?
Twitter celebrates its sixth birthday
Stacey Vanek Smith Mar 21, 2012
The company is set to make around $250 million next year -- but should it be making much more?
Rain, fire, Twitter make winning formula for NASCAR
Jennifer Collins Feb 28, 2012
A tweeting driver and rain delays help boost the profile of NASCAR at the Daytona 500.
Will online privacy laws actually make a difference?
John Moe Feb 24, 2012
There's been a lot of talk recently about privacy protection on the web. The White House and tech companies say they want to protect you, but can they?
