If we build it they will come:
Bob Frankston is one of the smartest people I speak to. If you don't recognize his name, Bob is best known as the programmer who wrote VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet, realizing the design of his par...
Inside Google's New-Product Process
The philosophy is, try a bunch of ideas, refine them, and see what survives, says Marissa Mayer, the search giant's product-launch czar — For outsiders looking in, Google's (GOOG) flurry of product ...
Microsoft: Go antitrust suit dismissed
A federal judge has thrown out an antitrust suit brought against Microsoft by the founder of the now-defunct pen-computing company Go Computing, the software giant said Friday. — In an opinion filed...
Apple Acknowledges MacBook Stains As Manufacturing Defect
It looks like they have changed the plastics used... It looks like all the complaints about the white MacBooks have finally gotten through to Apple. — A small, but still significant number of peopl...
Pay per post isn't evil, it's a failure
Wow, I know a lot of people are trying to monetize blogging but does it really make sense to get paid to do a positive writeup on something? Probably not, and that's one of the best ways I can think ...
Supposing ... I'm too old for MySpace
It had to happen, and it has. Age has crept up on me. I'm becoming resistant to technological change. — It used to be so different. I've always been a geek, and proud of it. In my 20s, I lived i...
Cellphone talkers as bad as drunk drivers: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who talk on cellphones while driving, even using "hands-free" devices, are as impaired as drunk drivers, researchers said on Thursday. — "If legislators really want to ...
Microsoft to chop 200 sales jobs
Microsoft said Thursday that it is cutting about 200 jobs as part of a realignment of its U.S. sales force. — The software maker is cutting 214 positions, including telesales and marketing jobs at i...
Google Is A Very 1.0 Shopping Engine
With the launch of Google Checkout, Google is clearly aiming to be the world's online shopping engine. The strategy has all the hallmarks of AdWords — Google doesn't care what you're looking for, wha...
China to tighten supervision over blogs, search engines
www.chinaview.cn 2006-06-29 20:48:48 — BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) — Blogs and search engines, the most active parts of China information industry, will undergo strict supervision of the government.
Chris Heuer is the project lead: Signups for the new media press release (really!)
I've been working with the PR industry to figure out a better way to create press/news releases that are more useful to reporters and others, in this multi-media channel world we live in.
CBS, Affils Strike Digital Deal
CBS and its affiliates have agreed on the framework for a new revenue-sharing agreement that clears the way for the network to distribute its content on digital platforms and deals affiliates in on po...
introUltra TV-B-Gone
This TV-B-Gone uses a 9V battery to send its signal through a matrix of 20 IR LEDS. This extends the working range of the device to about 90ft (line of sight). Using this in a regular sized room you...
UPDATE 1-News Corp. sees Internet revenue rising in FY '07
Text+(Adds details from UBS report pertaining to MySpace.com) — NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - Global media conglomerate News Corp. (NWS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it expected Inte...
Uninstalling IE7 Beta Releases
We've noticed questions/comments/confusion about uninstalling IE7 so I wanted to highlight one of our FAQs and add a little more detail. — Uninstalling IE7 will leave you with a fully-functional IE6...
Virgin Trains get connected with WiMax and HSDPA
Connectivity off the rails... Virgin Trains has opted for WiMax to connect passengers wanting to browse the internet from their seat. — Virgin will be experimenting with the long range broadband wi...
Guruza brings IM to expert questioning
Sites that allow users to post questions for other users are growing in popularity and Guruza looks like an especially interactive one. It was created by Rich Collins, Adam Thorsen and friends under ...