Internet

Today blogger Andrew Sullivan moves from The Atlantic to The Daily Beast. It's official. He's become a commodity.

While Microsoft is using its new Internet Explorer 9 browser to encourage users to switch to Windows 7, Mozilla's new version of Firefox will still be compatible with the older Windows XP.

Facebook is reaching into areas of entertainment and e-commerce. But can it get its users to switch over and follow?

Here are today's headlines from Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. …

The social media network famous for 140-character missives celebrates birthday number five today. In just half a decade, Twitter has become a favorite of presidents, celebrities and revolutions.

Nah. At least not completely. Well, that is — it's complicated. Recent legislation in Congress combined with recent events in the Middle East have people wondering who controls the Internet in this country and who can shut it down.

Now members of Facebook can rent movies and pay for them with Facebook credits. The first flick: Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight."

To follow or not to follow? It may not be such a simple choice on the social media site.

The iconic weekly magazine is now in the hands of a "new media" company. Rick Edmonds, media business analyst at the Poynter Institute, explains what today's relaunch says about the magazine industry.

Marketplace Tech Report host John Moe talks about Facebook's new policy that allows its app developers to obtain phone and address information if users choose to opt in.