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How do you build a New Media company in the digital era? Former Googler Jason Liebman thinks his startup, Howcast Media, which hosts one of the largest collections of instructional or “How To” videos on the Web, is the way to go. Launched in February 2008, Howcast.com offers 200,000 videos ranging from the prosaic “How to Paint a Wall” to the piquant “How to Kiss With [...]

Twitter wants to help you build your network. The micro-blogging service began rolling out a new feature Friday called “Suggestions for You” which directs users to other Twitter accounts they may find interesting. “With more than a hundred million users on Twitter, there are sure to be at least dozens of accounts out there that will reflect your interests,” Twitter said on its [...]

Google has agreed to delete all personal WiFi data gathered by its “Street View” mapping service in Hong Kong, in what the city’s privacy commissioner said was a first. The Internet giant is being investigated in a number of countries after the cars, which drive around taking photos for Google’s free online mapping service, mistakenly picked up the private information. After [...]