Viacom in $1 bln copyright suit vs Google, YouTube
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said on Tuesday it filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Google Inc. and its Internet video sharing site YouTube over unauthorized use of its copyright...
Is Google Changing Its Position on Net Neutrality?
Is Google, the foremost corporate advocate of net neutrality, doing a big fake? Have they succeeded in making everyone believe they will stand up to the Bell companies, even as the company cuts deals...
How Search-Engine Rules Cause Sites to Go Missing
Some entrepreneurs have built thriving businesses largely by getting search engines such as Google Inc.'s to direct customers to their Web sites. But what happens when the search engines suddenly sta...
Apple megapatch plugs 45 security holes
Apple on Tuesday issued a security update for its Mac OS X to plug 45 security holes, including several zero-day vulnerabilities. — The megapatch is the seventh Apple security patch release in three...
Tellme Price - $800 Million, or More
Microsoft Corp. is said to be talks to acquire Tellme Networks, a voice applications company, according to The Wall Street Journal and C/Net News.com. — This news of a pending acquisition was first ...
SXSW: Will Wright Keynote
Will Wright is an incredible speaker. He's lighting fast, but not so fast you can't follow, even when he tosses words like paradoxical, procedural and philosophical into the mix, and often in the sam...
Apple iPhone Ad on the NYC 5th Avenue Store
Looks like Apple is continuing to build awareness for the Apple iPhone. On Monday March 12th, workers at the 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York City posted a large iPhone ad on one full side of the g...
Malaysia uses sniffer dogs to fight movie pirates
SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia deployed two sniffer dogs in its battle against music and movie piracy on Tuesday, becoming the first country in the world to use the animals to hunt for disks of...
SEC: 3 traders toyed with Google options
It's not just penny stocks that cybercrooks are manipulating for illicit profit. — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday announced civil charges against three men who allegedly manipulate...
Starbucks to form record label
Starbucks' new record label to produce CDs — Starbucks by the end of this year hopes to make its own sweet music to go with made-to-order lattes or cappuccinos. — The international coffee company ...
Free: a Tactic, not a Business Model
Every time an economic bubble develops, many will tell you how "this time it's different," how "this time the rules have changed." The lie of the Web 2.0 bubble is that free is the way to succeed in ...
Michael Eisner Launches New Media Studio to Produce World-Class Content for the Internet
Vuguru's First Series Prom Queen to Premier Online April 2nd — ELLEgirl, FIJI Water, POM Wonderful and Teleflora.com to Be First Sponsors Veoh and YouTube to Distribute Online
OpenID: Too many providers, not enough consumers
There have been a spate of announcements recently with a number of companies both large and small announcing that their products will 'support' OpenID. Each of these announcements was met with a rous...