It takes two to Tango
When you find something broken on the Web, product folks at small web sites are usually easy to connect with. But visitors to sites with significant traffic usually have a tougher time lobbing input ...
From Analyst to Evangelist... Let's get it started!
After working as an industry analyst for more than decade, I'm leaving JupiterResearch to join Microsoft as an enthusiast evangelist. What is an enthusiast evangelist? Our job is to find, engage and...
Music execs criticise DRM systems
Almost two-thirds of music industry executives think removing digital locks from downloadable music would make more people buy the tracks, finds a survey. — The Jupiter Research study looked at atti...
Hiding messages in plain sight
A technology that can "hide" information in plain sight on printed images has begun to see the first commercial applications. — Japanese firm Fujitsu is pushing a technology that can encode data int...
Yahoo Local Advertising Options, Post-Panama, Part 2
› › › Local Search — Last time, I provided an overview of Yahoo's local search advertising options, post-Panama. I covered the long-awaited geotargeting option now available in Sponsored Search …
First Look: the Anti-iPhone, OpenMoko's Neo1973
The OpenMoko Neo1973 linux-powered smartphone first crossed our radar last november. Then the iPhone came out and made us double-take on the device's multi-touch screen, and coincidentally similar in...
All the World's a Stage (That Includes the Internet)
AT lunchtime, or when he is walking the halls of his workplace, Roy Raphaeli's colleagues often beseech him to do a magic trick. Usually, he obliges. "I take the opportunity to show people my new st...
Ex-student faces felony charge in Clay case
Personal, other data downloaded to iPod — A former Clay High School student was charged yesterday with a felony after police said he hacked into school personnel and student files, downloading sensi...
U.S. senator: It's time to ban Wikipedia in schools, libraries
Here's the newest from Sen. Ted Stevens, the man who described the Internet as a series of tubes: It's time for the federal government to ban access to Wikipedia, MySpace, and social networking sites ...
Fatbloggers unite!
Looks like TWiTer Wil Harris has joined the fatblogger movement... - Wil Harris | Peak Weight: 248 | Current Weight: 240 | Goal Weight: 210 — YOU?!?! — ... and YOU!?!? — ... and maybe you!?!? ...
Yahoo Defends Digital Ad Dollars At Its First Infront Presentation
As we reported last week, Yahoo hosted its first "Infront" before the upfront on Tuesday evening, during which the web portal sought to "educate" roughly 1,000 marketers and media buyers on the merits...
Viruses promise heartbreak on Valentine's Day
update Beware of e-mails bearing Valentine's Day greetings, or you may get a digital heartache. — At least two romance-themed security threats are arriving in e-mail in-boxes on Wednesday, researche...
Senator wants to ban 'deceptive' video game ratings
update A U.S. Senate Republican with presidential ambitions has renewed his push to slap new regulations on the video and computer game industry, including a ban on "deceptive" labels by ratings outfi...
Redstone: Par ready for comeback
BERLIN — Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone sat down with The Hollywood Reporter's German bureau chief Scott Roxborough, in town for the Berlin International Film Festival, for a wide-ranging talk about ...
The real secret to a successful blog/book/business...
How Social Sites Reveal What Your Audience Likes
Written by Alex Iskold and edited by Richard MacManus — Understanding your audience is the key to success in any business - including blogging. Lately the Read/WriteWeb authors have been discussing...