Man From Google Joins Apple's Board
When Eric E. Schmidt, Google's chief executive, was named to Apple Computer's board this week, it did more than signal a potential alliance between powerful companies. It touched off a wave of specul...
Berners-Lee calls for Web 2.0 calm
Analysis Five years after the first internet bubble burst, we're now witnessing the backlash against Web 2.0 and a plethora of me-too business plans, marketing pitches and analyst reports exploiting t...
Google Sued for AdSense Fraud
A would-be AdSense customer is suing Google for $250,000 because it took her 100 hours to place and review AdSense advertisements on her Web site, which Google subsequently removed, Google Watch has l...
MySpace driving more retail traffic than MSN search
New Hitwise findings indicate that MySpace sent more US traffic to online retail sites last week than MSN search, the third largest search engine on the web. That's big news, as it's tangible evidenc...
VentureBeat Launches
Welcome to VentureBeat -the successor to SiliconBeat! … Dear friends, — On Friday, I will serve my last day at the San Jose Mercury News and will no longer be blogging at SiliconBeat. VentureBeat h...
Cheatsheet: What is Digg?
"When I'm talking to clients," a seemingly well-informed Google employee told me over brunch, "I want to mention Digg. I know it's something I'm supposed to know about, but I don't." No worries. Fo...
RIAA copyright education is contradictory, critics say
The music industry's educational video about copyright law is full of baloney, according to several trade and public interest groups. — The Consumer Electronics Association and Public Knowledge are ...
Films That Come Over the Net Don't Come Easy
Several obstacles — meager libraries, frustrating download times, copyright issues — have hamstrung online movie offerings to date. But the biggest challenge has been what those in the industry refer...
Comcast Provides Preview of Net Non-Neutrality
With both sides in the net neutrality debate predicting catastrophic consequences if their opponents prevail, any real world evidence of what a non-neutral net might be like can help. So I have to wo...
Faces.com stands apart in social networking
Faces.com is a social networking site from Australia with an emphasis on multimedia sharing and an impressive feature set. The site has been up for several years but has recently undergone a total re...
A Closer Look At the PSP GPS Device
We have a closer look and more details on the PSP GPS Addon we saw last week. The GPS goes on top of your PSP and can actually be folded down when not in use, making your PSP a little less bulbous. ...
Scoble visiting the Plex
Robert Scoble is visiting the plex tomorrow (okay, today at this point. I lost this post and need to get the Wordpress autosave functionality going). What should I ask Robert? — Aha, looks like he...
Startup Uses Military Tech to Fix Low Res Video
Motion DSP is creating a simple web based interface that will significantly enhance low resolution camera phone video into surprisingly high quality stuff. It started off in 1998 as a U.S. military f...
Times Reader - Exclusive Screenshots Of Yet-To-Be Released Microsoft App
Fiber in the home thanks to Tennessee's Tenvera
Tennessee isn't exactly known for being the most wired place in the world, but an 18-month startup from Franklin, Tennessee — a small town between Memphis and Knoxville — may soon change that. This f...