Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US
Over the past few years, we have watched Apple climb the music sales chart courtesy of the iTunes. Last month we learned that Apple passed Best Buy to become the number two retailer in the the US. N...
Arrington: ‘Demo needs to die’
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, in discussing the decision to place TechCrunch 50 at the same time as DemoFall said, ‘Demo needs to die.’ — The scheduling of the TechCrunch 50 conference, whic...
Psst...secrets of Google News exposed!
Often publishers ask us why Google News didn't include one of their articles, or skipped the image associated with an article. In the search for answers, we've noticed that there's a lot of confusion...
Live: MySpace Music Call: DRM-free Downloads, International Plans And More
Work in progress Waiting for the MySpace Music call to begin ... In the meantime, some details on what is being billed as a “global initiative that will include a 360 music experience”:
SONY ROLLS OUT WORLD'S SMALLEST FULL HD CAMCORDER JUST IN TIME FOR YOUR SUMMER VACATION
The new pocket-sized Sony HDR-TG1 Handycam® camcorder's weighty high-definition capability will appeal to vacationers who prefer to “travel light.” — This diminutive camcorder weighs in at only ten ...
FriendFeed's Increased Filtering Clears Deck of Unwanted Junk
Before the end of 2007, after making FriendFeed an integral part of my daily Web experience, I publicly posted a number of requested updates that would help make the social Web activity aggregation se...
An Atom-powered Intel? Not a chance
With Intel's focus on the new Atom-brand processors being described at the Intel Developer Forum this week, “Atom-powered” is the obvious description of the mobile Internet devices (MIDs) these chips ...
IBM and Linden Partner on Enterprise-Class Second Life
IBM and Linden Labs are partnering to develop a version of Second Life that will live behind the corporate firewall. — As I mentioned in my previous post, Second Life is far too fat and clumsy to be...
Real Estate Search Engine Zillow Opens “Mortgage Marketplace”
Zillow doesn't see itself as a real estate “vertical.” Instead it regards itself as a media company that creates advertising opportunities around what is arguably the most significant “life events” p...
Study: ‘Influencers’ Possess Less Clout
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIAL media, so-called “influencers” might have less clout than some marketers think. — According to a new study from Canadian research firm Pollara, self-described social media use...
Trademark Dispute Pits Apple vs. The Big Apple
The Big Apple has a new logo, and Apple says: Drop dead. — At issue is the emblem for New York City's GreeNYC campaign, which has started to appear around the city on bus shelters, hybrid gasoline-e...
Hands off our network, Bell tells CRTC
BY PETER NOWAK — Bell Canada Inc. is calling on the courts to scrap mandated access by competitors to its network, a move that could jeopardize some smaller companies that sell phone and internet serv...
Photoshop, Lightroom, and Adobe's 64-bit roadmap
As you've probably seen, among the great features in the Lightroom 2.0 beta is its ability to run 64-bit-native on Mac (Intel, 10.5.x) and Windows (Vista 64). If you think it feels great to beat Aper...
iPhone used less for talk, more for Web and music, says iSuppli
US iPhone owners are spending their time enjoying all its capabilities - voice, data communications and multimedia entertainment - rather than exclusively using it for traditional voice calls, accordi...