If you don’t know about the scandal that’s been going on on the US network NBC either you’ve been living under a rock or you don’t live in the USA. ;) We did cover a part of this story two days ago:Someone Wants To Pay A Million Dollars For Conan O’Brien’s Suitcase? However, if you missed that, here is a quick summary of what’s going on: A brief summary of what happened....
Updates at the foot of the post. Westumbled uponthis little gem earlier, an Easter Egg inGoogle Translatethat literally shows Google’s hatred for Facebook. Head over to Google Translate, type in a random sentence that includes the word “hate” and make sure the language your sentence is being translated to is set to Japanese. Once entered, Google’s powerful translation technology will parse what you have entered and return Japanese text but with Facebook nestled nicely in the translation....
Reddit is about as traditional a company as TNW, so its long-term cooping under the Conde Nast aegis has always been problematic. Back when the site did less traffic, it wasplagued by financial problems; many saw it as a mini-Digg and treated with the according amount of respect. The Reddit team, at one point so strapped for cash, actually turned to its users for donations. I gave. I love Reddit with every fiber of my Internet....
Fans of the Angry Birds franchise that are eagerly awaiting the Facebook release of the massively popular game will have to wait a little longer thaninitial reports have suggested, with the game due to a full release in May, not March or April. Confirmation game from Rovio’s Mighty Eagle Peter Vesterbacka who, in discussions with The Next Web, revealed that the company plans “to do the full release in May, not March” adding that he was “not sure how the March date got in there....
Yesterday we caught rumours that ailing social networkMyspacewaspreparingto announce significant job cuts, and today it’s official. Cnetreports that Myspace is making the cuts “to provide the company with a clear path for sustained growth and profitability.” The troubled network recentlyrelaunchedas a more entertainment-focused website with anew logo that was designed to reflect “A platform for people to be whatever they want”.PaidContentplaces the percentage of workforce cut at 47%, amounting to around 500 staff....
