Music Man Cracks DRM Schemes
The ongoing saga of Sony BMG's sneaky, lawsuit-inducing copy-protection software opened a new chapter Monday when the music company released an uninstaller program to allow customers to remove the off...
The Neopets Addiction
Search Engine Journal's 2005 Search Engine Blogs Awards
Search Engine Journal's 2005 Search Engine Blogs Awards — The Search Engine Journal is proud to announce that we are now taking nominations for the First Annual Best of Search Engine Blogs Competiti...
Sex.eu tops list of domain name requests
Sex.eu was the most sought after domain name using the European Union's own TLD (top-level domain) on the opening day for registrations. According to data supplied by EURid, the body responsible for ...
Windows Live Local debuts - get ready for cool bird's eye views
I just got out of a briefing with Erik Jorgensen, GM of Microsoft's new Search & Mapping group. MSFT announced that it will launch Windows Live Local at local.live.com tomorrow (slated to go live at ...
Asking the Internet
The popularity of web search has changed the way we think about the Internet in some pretty odd ways. I've heard more than a few people struggling to answer a question who turn to their keyboard and ...
Google developing Google Earth for Mac OS X
Google Inc., the world's largest search engine, is developing a beta version of its fascinating Google Earth geographical satellite imagery and mapping application for Apple Computer's Mac OS X operat...
Part 1: The Birth of Yahoo Answers
I've been thinking about how to handle the writing this article about the introduction of the new Yahoo Answers service that just launched moments ago and is now live. With the help of someone named ...
Xbox 360s in Short Supply
Low Supply Shaping Up as Big Problem — Dec. 8, 2005 — Almost immediately after Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console hit stores late last month, gaming Web sites were inundated with reports the ma...
IM's New Calling
How the marriage of instant messenger services and traditional phone networks will change the telecom universe-and simplify our lives. — Dec. 7, 2005 - A colleague had an interesting question last w...
A new addition to the Quality Score
In August, we introduced the Quality Score along with the launch of quality-based minimum bids, letting you know that we evaluate many factors, such as your ad text and clickthrough rate (CTR) to dete...
Report: "Windows Live Local" Coming Soon With Cool Aerial Imagery
According to this unconfirmed report, the Infoworld article: Virtual Earth becomes Windows Live Local this week, Microsoft will make Virtual Earth imagery available via its new Windows Live Local serv...
Online comparison shopping nabs Web market share
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comparison shopping Web sites have seen a surge in holiday visits this year, as more consumers look to the Internet to compare prices, a research company said on Wednesday. — ...
Public transit via Google
One of the best things about working at Google is a policy known as "20 percent time," which you can read about on our jobs page or in this post. Having the freedom to pursue projects during 20 perce...
Imitation is Not Strategy
One of Yahoo's vital points - perhaps it's definitive vital point - is that it doesn't innovate; it imitates. Even hyperimitates, if you like; soaking up like a sponge more and more corporate version...
Seven Questions with Michael Cronan, designer and creator of the name "TiVo" and the mascot
Through a totally random sequence of events where a friend of a friend met someone at a party, I ended up talking to Michael Cronan of Cronan Design. Michael is noted for coming up with the name …
SourceTool Launches as Business Supplier Directory
Former executives from business-to-business search directory ThomasB2B.com have launched a new supplier directory at SourceTool.com, under the corporate moniker TradeComet. — The site, which is supp...