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Firefox Add-On, Blacksheep to Counter Hackers

For those who frequently use open Wi-Fi networks, Firefox has a new add-on, Blacksheep, which gives protection from the new hacking tool, Firesheep. This hacking tool has made a lot of folks wary of browsing with open Wi-Fi networks. This has been a huge problem for online start-ups and bloggers who.... More »

Google to Buy Over Groupon?

Rumor has it that Google is in discussions with Groupon, the local deals site, to buy it and is willing to pay more than the $2 billion to $3 billion that Yahoo offered in its bid to acquire Groupon earlier in the year. These are still rumors, like we’ve stated and neither Google nor Groupon .... More »

Boo.com is set to for a come back

In May of this year, the British fashion site Boo.com closed its doors and plans to re-enter the market sometime in Late September of this year. They have recently been acquired by fashionmall.com. The strategy in place for the return will make it more of an apparel portal then just another onl.... More »

Blekko Adds Social Integration to Search

Alternative search engine, Blekko announced the integration of Facebook “likes” in the search results, using Facebook Connect. Search engine, Bing only just added that integration. By using the hashtag technology, you can now search Blekko for what your friends have liked, simply adding /likes .... More »

Official "Tweet Button" Launched By Twitter

Attention web site owners! Sharing your content with the world just got a lot more simple. With Twitter's launch of the Tweet Button, users can now share links directly from the page they're on. Instead of copying and pasting the link into Twitter's website, or shortening links, users only have to.... More »

Hulu has recently announced on their blog they will be offering a subscription and making it available to devices such as iPhones and in the near future the PlayStation 3. The subscription will cost $9.99 per month. It will allow CBS to provide content through Hulu as they have previously stated they won’t place their content on Hulu if it remained to be free. The paid revenue from Hulu’s advertising has been stagnant. Earlier this year, Viacom pulled out their Comedy Central programs” The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” from Hulu’s website.

The Hulu Plus subscription will offer current and past seasons of TV shows such as Glee, Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, and The Office. Past seasons of favorite shows such as Arrested Development, X-Files, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer but keep in mind that Hulu will still has their free side of the service. The Hulu Plus will have availability to those who subscribe Samsung Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players with the application ability to be downloaded from the Samsung app store. Hulu Plus service will also be available through 3G, or Wi-Fi on the Apple iPad, iPhone4, iPhone 3GS or 3rd generation iPod Touch.

Hulu hasn’t place any ad-supported content on their broadband-enabled TVs and other connected-like devices. Viacom, and Time Warner have left out connected TVs out of their “TV Everywhere” their online on-demand programming but limited it to just laptops, mobile devices and computers.