Firefox browsers switch to Yahoo for online searchFirefox maker Mozilla announced that it is switching to Yahoo as the default service for online searches done through the Web browser in the United States.
20 November 2014
Twitter indexes every public tweet ever sentTwitter began letting users search through every tweet publicly fired off at the globally-popular one-to-many messaging service since it launched in 2006.
Microsoft rolls out Skype for web browsersMicrosoft released a test version of Skype that lets people make Internet calls from web browsers, eliminating the need to install special applications.
15 November 2014
Facebook to curb promotional posts on user timelinesFacebook said it is making moves to reduce the number of promotional posts that pop up in timelines, in response to users' demands for fewer advertisements.
YouTube debuts subscription music serviceYouTube introduced a long-rumored subscription music video service with ad-free access to tunes in a challenge to Spotify, Pandora, Apple and others
13 November 2014
Yahoo buys video ad platform BrightRoll for $640 mnYahoo announced it is buying video advertising platform BrightRoll for $640 million to bolster its ability to make money from marketing on desktop computers.
13 November 2014
SpaceX chief Musk confirms Internet satellite planHigh-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk confirmed that he is working on a web of small, low-cost satellites that could provide wireless Internet around the world.
12 November 2014
Iran's Internet police warn govt of Instagram banA body tasked with policing the Internet laid down a two-month deadline for Iran's government to regularise the use of Instagram or access to the site would be blocked.
Google to boost Ebola donationsGoogle launched a campaign to raise money to fight Ebola, tossing $10 million into the pot and saying it will match donations to the fund two to one.
11 November 2014
Twitter to set up shop in Hong KongTwitter plans to set up shop in Hong Kong early next year, focusing on ad sales instead of the one-to-many messaging service banned in China.
Twitter hammered on growth fearsTwitter saw its shares hammered after reporting quarterly results that largely met expectations but failed to allay concerns about growth of the messaging platform.