You’re Making the Internet a Better Place.

January 27, 2012
By adam
You’re Making the Internet a Better Place.

Last November, we posted a report detailing the slowest-loading 3rd party page elements (3pes) that our volunteer panel of GhostRank members had come across. The report took on a life of its own, as often happens on the web. GoDaddy – whose site analytics product made the top ten list – contacted us. Most...

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Ghostery Version 2.7 for Firefox – Block List Update

January 23, 2012
By adam
Ghostery Version 2.7 for Firefox  – Block List Update

Updated UI Our newest upgrade for Ghostery for Firefox features a categorized tracker list. This has been a long-requested function from Ghosterians, and we’re very excited to hear your feedback. We’ve also changed the user interface in our options a bit, so stay tuned...

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Ghostery.com will blackout on January 18th in Protest of SOPA and PIPA

January 17, 2012
By andy
Ghostery.com will blackout on January 18th in Protest of SOPA and PIPA

In opposition to the proposed US legislation known as SOPA and PIPA, Ghostery.com will join sites across the internet in a 24-hour blackout on Wednesday, January 18th. SOPA and PIPA seek to curb Internet piracy through questionable technological practices that threaten free speech and the actual ability...

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The Invisible Vote

January 6, 2012
By andy
The Invisible Vote

We are a little under a year from US presidential elections, which means campaigning has begun in force. Presidential hopefuls and current President Obama have all launched campaign-focused websites;...

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No Business Like the Like (and Plus) Business

December 5, 2011
By andy
No Business Like the Like (and Plus) Business

Mark Zuckerberg is no stranger to controversy where Facebook is concerned. His first go at a social website drew charges from Harvard (where he was enrolled at the time),...

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Biggest Lagger: The Top Ten Elements that Slow Your Internet Down (US)

November 28, 2011
By adam
Biggest Lagger: The Top Ten Elements that Slow Your Internet Down (US)

Thanks to our awesome GhostRank Panel volunteers, we can (as most of you know) monitor the internet and most of the 3rd party content on it. Out of the...

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