Jean Anleu was so fed up with corruption in his country that he decided to vent on the Internet, sending a 96-character message on the social-networking site Twitter. ...more

June 27, 2009

With the economy in the dumps, you might hesitate before buying discretionary goodies like video games or pizza. But what if you could get those things for free by doing something you might already be inclined to do - like signing up for a trial of Netflix or buying coffee from Starbucks.com? ...more

March 2, 2009

TIPS FOR BUYING TICKETS ONLINE Only buy from reputable Web sites. Good indicators are a valid street address, customer service number and either Paypal or some other insured payment system. If you're not sure whether a Web site is safe, don't buy from it or supply any personal information. ...more

October 8, 2008

PLANT CITY – Residents will soon by able to pay utility bills with the click of a mouse. City commissioners unanimously chose to seek an agreement with e-commerce business PayPal. The city plans to offer online payment of utility bills, and PayPal, which specializes in payments and money transfers via the Internet, will be the primary way to make those payments, according to a city staff report. ...more

January 30, 2008

Three years ago, Peter Thiel, who runs a small venture-capital concern called Founders Fund, plowed $500,000 into a little-known social-networking Web site called Facebook. Later on, his company invested a bit more. ...more

January 1, 2008

CAPE CANAVERAL - Norm Bobczynski drives a gray Honda minivan up to a dormant rocket launch pad at Cape Canaveral and scans his eyes across worn concrete roads and rusting steel towers. ...more

December 1, 2007

EBay on Wednesday reported a third-quarter net loss of more than $936 million - a rare plunge into the red for the e-commerce juggernaut caused by previously announced charges to its Skype telecommunications division. ...more

October 18, 2007