Google's Knol: So Far, Not So Good
You could argue that it's unfair-or at least unrealistic-to review Google's Knol in its current form. After all, the Wikipedia-like service just went public a little over a month ago. It takes time ...
A fresh take on the browser
At Google, we have a saying: “launch early and iterate.” While this approach is usually limited to our engineers, it apparently applies to our mailroom as well! As you may have read in the blogosphe...
Link by Link: Don't Like Palin's Wikipedia Story? Change It
IN the 24 hours before the McCain campaign put the finishing touches on its surprise announcement Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska would be the Republican vice presidential candidate, one Wikipe...
IPhone App Store encourages new affliction: appiphilia
The exotic ailment is marked by a creeping lack of self-control when downloading mobile applications. — For the last few weeks, I've been staying up late glued to my screen, and frankly it has been ...
Microsoft Skymarket coming for Windows Mobile 7 apps
It seems Microsoft realises it has missed a trick by relying on the capitalist free market to distribute applications for its mobile phones, and it should have gone for a closed, locked-down model lik...
Russia Web site owner killed after arrest
News - Politics and Law — August 31, 2008 7:25 PM PDT — Russia Web site owner killed after arrest
Can Hulu Be A Bigger Business Than YouTube?
Google's foray into the online video market has been criticized by many. In fact, some believe that Google's decision to acquire YouTube was one of the worst it has ever made, thanks to the confluenc...
Commodore announces the UMMD 8010/F netbook
Here's a blast from the past. Commodore, the company that very well may have made your first computer may be behind your next netbook. I mean, probably not, because, well, look at it. But still, it...
For Web TV, a Handful of Hits but No Formula for Success
When the Writers Guild of America strike stopped television production last fall and winter, Hollywood writers and producers rushed to create new scripted series for the Web, often called webisodes fo...
Howell verdict: RIAA wins $40,850 P2P judgment
How much does sharing “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Money For Nothing,” and “Sweet Child O' Mine” on P2P networks cost defendants if they end up in court? Arizona resident Jeffrey Howell has just f...
Another Voice Warns of an Innovation Slowdown
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Judy Estrin, 53, has spent her entire career in Silicon Valley, a region that thrives on constant innovation. Ms. Estrin, the former chief technology officer of Cisco Systems, ha...
Is Playfish the ‘million dollar a month’ facebook developer?
Recently the Facebook watching blog AllFacebook claimed: … TechCrunch speculated that potentially this might apply to Offerpal Media, a lead generation network for Facebook apps that gives users a way...
Google's Vanderbilt joins Bebo
Social network website Bebo has once again turned to Google to bolster its senior management, hiring Nicole Vanderbilt to drive its ambitious international expansion plan under new parent AOL. — Beb...