Web 2.0

Facebook’s Irish subsidiary is responsible for all its users outside of North America. So when those folks think Facebook is encroaching on their privacy, Irish regulators are the ones who handle the complaints.

Next time you pass on a song in Rdio or listen to something on MTV.com, think about the digital trail you’re leaving. That trail goes to a service called The Echo Nest, and it’s helping companies from MTV to VRBO tailor the music they present to you.

Bradley Manning, 25, was sentenced to 35 years in a military prison for leaking classified documents to the website WikiLeaks. Depending on whom you ask, however, the contents of those documents could amount to remarkable disclosures or well-written gossip.

From original series, like House of Cards, to the revived cult classic, Arrested Development, Netflix has had a string of successes with its online streaming video content. Though growing quickly, it’s not fast enough for some analysts, who were disappointed in the company’s recent second quarter report. Netflix’s stock lost about 6 percent of its value

David Lowery’s blog has ignited a discussion over how much, or how little, online streaming radio services, like Pandora and others, pay to musicians. Lowery says his song, Low, was played more than 1 million times on Pandora, for which he received just $16.89.