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  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Facebook, Inc.

    The Format of Individual User Pages Was Revamped

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Each registered user on Facebook has a personal profile that shows their posts and content. The format of individual user pages was revamped in September 2011 and became known as "Timeline", a chronological feed of a user's stories, including status updates, photos, interactions with apps and events.




  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Google LLC

    Google Disclosed That it "Continuously Uses Enough Electricity to Power 200,000 Homes"

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Google disclosed in September 2011 that it "continuously uses enough electricity to power 200,000 homes", almost 260 million watts or about a quarter of the output of a nuclear power plant.




  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Uber

    Uber goes live in Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Uber goes live in Chicago.




  • San Francisco, California, United States
    Tuesday Sep 6, 2011
    Reddit

    Reddit became operationally independent of Condé Nast

    San Francisco, California, United States
    Tuesday Sep 6, 2011

    On September 6, 2011, Reddit became operationally independent of Condé Nast, operating as a separate subsidiary of its parent company, Advance Publications.




  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Amazon

    Amazon launches Amazon Locker

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Amazon launches Amazon Locker, a delivery locker system that allows users to get items delivered at specially-designed lockers.




  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Sep 9, 2011
    Kevin Hart

    Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Sep 9, 2011

    Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain is a 2011 stand-up comedy documentary film, starring comedian Kevin Hart. It features Hart performing a stand-up special at the Nokia Theater at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles, among other material. Taraji P. Henson and RuPaul appear, among others.




  • U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011
    Sony Corporation

    Launching Sony Tablet line

    U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011

    In a bid to join the tablet computer market, the company launched its Sony Tablet line of Android tablets in 2011. But since 2012, Sony's Android products have been marketed under the Xperia brand used for its smartphones.


  • U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011
    Dwayne Johnson

    WWE Announced the Rock Would Wrestle in a Traditional 5-On-5

    U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011

    On September 16, WWE announced The Rock would wrestle in a traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series tag team match, teaming with Cena at Survivor Series in November.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Sep 18, 2011
    Netflix

    Intentions to start Qwikster

    U.S.
    Sunday Sep 18, 2011

    On September 18, 2011, Netflix announced its intentions to rebrand and restructure its DVD home media rental service as an independent subsidiary called Qwikster, separating DVD rental and streaming services. Andy Rendich, a 12-year Netflix veteran, was to be CEO of Qwikster. Qwikster would carry video games whereas Netflix did not. However, in October 2011, Netflix announced that it would retain its DVD service under the name Netflix and would not, in fact, create Qwikster for that purpose.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 28, 2011
    Amazon

    Amazon announces the Kindle Fire

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 28, 2011

    Amazon announces the Kindle Fire, a tablet computer that takes aim at Apple's iPad with a smaller device that sells at $199, compared with the $499 value of Apple's cheapest iPad.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Facebook, Inc.

    The Format of Individual User Pages Was Revamped

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Each registered user on Facebook has a personal profile that shows their posts and content. The format of individual user pages was revamped in September 2011 and became known as "Timeline", a chronological feed of a user's stories, including status updates, photos, interactions with apps and events.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Google LLC

    Google Disclosed That it "Continuously Uses Enough Electricity to Power 200,000 Homes"

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Google disclosed in September 2011 that it "continuously uses enough electricity to power 200,000 homes", almost 260 million watts or about a quarter of the output of a nuclear power plant.


  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Uber

    Uber goes live in Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Uber goes live in Chicago.


  • San Francisco, California, United States
    Tuesday Sep 6, 2011
    Reddit

    Reddit became operationally independent of Condé Nast

    San Francisco, California, United States
    Tuesday Sep 6, 2011

    On September 6, 2011, Reddit became operationally independent of Condé Nast, operating as a separate subsidiary of its parent company, Advance Publications.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Amazon

    Amazon launches Amazon Locker

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Amazon launches Amazon Locker, a delivery locker system that allows users to get items delivered at specially-designed lockers.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Sep 9, 2011
    Kevin Hart

    Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Sep 9, 2011

    Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain is a 2011 stand-up comedy documentary film, starring comedian Kevin Hart. It features Hart performing a stand-up special at the Nokia Theater at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles, among other material. Taraji P. Henson and RuPaul appear, among others.


  • U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011
    Sony Corporation

    Launching Sony Tablet line

    U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011

    In a bid to join the tablet computer market, the company launched its Sony Tablet line of Android tablets in 2011. But since 2012, Sony's Android products have been marketed under the Xperia brand used for its smartphones.


  • U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011
    Dwayne Johnson

    WWE Announced the Rock Would Wrestle in a Traditional 5-On-5

    U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011

    On September 16, WWE announced The Rock would wrestle in a traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series tag team match, teaming with Cena at Survivor Series in November.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Sep 18, 2011
    Netflix

    Intentions to start Qwikster

    U.S.
    Sunday Sep 18, 2011

    On September 18, 2011, Netflix announced its intentions to rebrand and restructure its DVD home media rental service as an independent subsidiary called Qwikster, separating DVD rental and streaming services. Andy Rendich, a 12-year Netflix veteran, was to be CEO of Qwikster. Qwikster would carry video games whereas Netflix did not. However, in October 2011, Netflix announced that it would retain its DVD service under the name Netflix and would not, in fact, create Qwikster for that purpose.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 28, 2011
    Amazon

    Amazon announces the Kindle Fire

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 28, 2011

    Amazon announces the Kindle Fire, a tablet computer that takes aim at Apple's iPad with a smaller device that sells at $199, compared with the $499 value of Apple's cheapest iPad.


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