Grokster Calls It Quits on Sharing Music Files
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7 - Grokster, a developer of file-swapping software used to trade copyrighted music and movie files, said Monday that it would halt distribution of the software and cut off support f...
Digg Effect: The Top 10 Things Webmasters Should Know
Over the weekend, we were on the front page of digg.com again. Getting honored in this way is always a thrill to us. As a tech-tutorial site we have been highlighted on the front page many times now...
DirecTV Sells NBC Shows For 99 Cents
DirecTV Sells NBC Shows For 99 Cents Dave Zatz is out with a post on a new arrangement between NBC and DirecTV whereby people will be able to pay 99 cents to download commercial free NBC television sh...
Gates, Jobs, & the Zen aesthetic
As a follow up to yesterday's post on Bill Gates' presentation style, I thought it would be useful to examine briefly the two contrasting visual approaches employed by Gates and Jobs in their presenta...
IBM shows del.icio.us for the enterprise, and more
I'm at a small IBM press event, "The Future of Social Networks" held in the IBM office in Cambridge. They're talking about 1) Social Nets Analytics, a "solution" [yech, I hate that term — What produc...
History's Worst Software Bugs
Last month automaker Toyota announced a recall of 160,000 of its Prius hybrid vehicles following reports of vehicle warning lights illuminating for no reason, and cars' gasoline engines stalling unexp...
History's Worst Software Bugs
Last month automaker Toyota announced a recall of 160,000 of its Prius hybrid vehicles following reports of vehicle warning lights illuminating for no reason, and cars' gasoline engines stalling unexp...
Gateway Chronicle: Happy support stories
As I've been working my way through configuring this new Gateway convertible Tablet PC, I've experienced a few glitches - both in process and what's been delivered. Hardly surprising really - these a...
Content must catch up with new-media world
CHICAGO — It's all about content ... again. — Now that virtually all the powers-that-be in media, entertainment and telecommunications are fastening themselves to Internet-connected portable video d...
Hideki Konno tells Game| Life what's cooking on Revolution
On Hideki Konno's business card, it says "Producer, Entertainment Analysis and Development." That's significant because it's the position that once appeared on the business card of Shigeru Miyamoto. ...
Some Technologies Will Annoy
If you're waiting for the "home of the future," filled with talking appliances and complex networks that let all our devices communicate with each other, prepare to keep holding your breath. It's not...
Brightcove Illuminates its Ad Strategy
Internet TV player Brightcove has hired several new advertising executives and struck a high-profile partnership that will help develop its advertising and media strategy. — Former MediaVest Worldwi...