Mac Office 2008 prices, packages announced
Microsoft tonight is announcing pricing for its upcoming Office 2008 for Mac editions, and a purchase promotion to help make up for the product's delay. — The company says it will charge $399.95 for...
Google is making it harder for vertical search engines
DavidZHawk asks, "What if Google Declared War on Comparison Shopping Engines and No One Noticed?" and points to an Inside Adwords blog post (my bolding): … Comparison shopping sites and travel aggrega...
15 Billion More Reasons to Worry About Facebook
Oh, my. — Oh, my. — Dig a hole and hide. The end is nigh. And how do you spell Ponzi (as in scheme) again? — When I reported in this column two weeks ago that Facebook was looking to raise a n...
Sling-DISH: Interview: Blake Krikorian, Chairman and CEO, Sling Media
I caught up with Blake Krikorian, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Sling Media, soon after the company's announcement Monday evening that it had agreed to be acquired by EchoStar Communications (NSDQ: ...
Amazon MP3 Beta Launches
Everyone seems to be making comparisons to Apple in regards to just about any product that rolls off the lines in China. The Zune was supposed to be the iPod killer and this and that. There are clea...
Facebook Ignores Complaints about Sexual Predators
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that his office is investigating Facebook over representations the company makes about safety measures in place on its website. In a letter accompanying ...
Parakey: Did Investors Get Left Out In The Cold?
When Facebook acquired Parakey in July, everyone assumed the stockholders of that fledgling startup would be popping the champagne bottles. No matter what the acquisition price (it wasn't disclosed),...
Microsoft sets pricing on Office 2008 for Mac
Although the release of the next version of Office for the Mac has slipped into next year, Microsoft is ready with the pricing and packaging options. — The product will come in three flavors. The s...
WEB SHERIFF DOING IT DIFFERENT THAN MEDIADEFENDER
The names of some of the top antipiracy companies: MediaDefender, Web Sheriff and MediaSentry, makes me think of muscle-bound, caped crusaders who swoop in to rescue copyright content from masked Inte...
Swapping Vonage for Skype: One man's search for VoIP that actually works
Yes, you read the headline right. I have long been a critic of Skype, suggesting that eBay was foolish to buy the VoIP toy and generally ridiculing it as a serious business tool. — Today I'm eating...
Why 'Total Geeks' Build Businesses Faster
A recent survey of business leaders' attitudes toward IT showed an owner's level of tech savvy is linked to growth in revenue and employee count — A recent survey (free, though registration is requi...
Real Time Search Soon At Twitter
We just got word from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that the company will be launching a real time search feature "very soon." Type in a keyword or keywords and any time a Twitter is created that includes ...