New Version of Digg Revealed
At the “Bigg Digg Shindigg” event at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference (SXSWi), Digg CEO Jay Adelson revealed that the popular social bookmarking site is getting a major overhaul, teasing ...
Gowalla Tops Foursquare at SXSW Web Awards (But Benson Smokes 'em All)
AUSTIN, Texas - Providing further proof that location-sharing services are currently all the rage, Gowalla picked up the award for best site in the Mobile category Sunday at the 13th annual SXSW Web A...
Haven't found that software glitch, Toyota? Keep trying
An electronics problem isn't to blame for the sudden acceleration, say the carmaker's engineers. That's nearly impossible to conclusively determine through laboratory tests. — There has been a lot ...
China Issues Warning to Google's Partners
BEIJING — The Chinese authorities have warned major partners of Google's China-based search engine that they must comply with censorship laws even if Google does not, an industry expert with knowledge...
OMGConan: The big Digg party Twitter hoax
On Saturday night, Twitter rang out with news that Conan O'Brien was joining Internet TV network Revision3. The only problem? It was a huge hoax. — AUSTIN, Texas—Did you hear that Conan O'Brien, f...
Google May Start Pre-Testing New Buzz Features With Users
This afternoon at SXSW, a panel of Gmail and Google Buzz team members took part in a panel where they discussed what goes on behind the scenes at Gmail. The panel covered a smattering of topics, cove...
Ping: Labels Balk at Services to Stream Music to Various Devices
THE Apple iPad, which goes on sale April 3, will access video, applications and Web sites wirelessly — no cords or cables needed. But to move your trusty old music collection onto this wonder gadget ...
Forbidden Fruit: Microsoft Workers Hide Their iPhones
Steve Ballmer Sours on Apple Product; Work for Ford, Drive a Ford — REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp. employees are passionate users of the latest tech toys. But there is one gadget love that many at ...
Microsoft set to launch beta of Silverlight for Symbian
In March 2008, Microsoft and Nokia announced their commitment to make Silverlight available for certain Nokia phones running the Symbian operating system. Microsoft is finally ready to make a beta of...
Some more thoughts on innovation in eCommerce
I had the chance to speak on a panel about Online Shopping at a NextNY event this week. And after a great discussion, I started talking with some folks about my last blog post (which commented on how...
Pharma faces a character count conundrum
There's growing concern over how pharmaceutical companies use social media and the Internet to market their products. Last November, the US Food and Drug Administration held a hearing on the topic, a...
Africa's Gift to Silicon Valley: How to Track a Crisis
Could wiki technology find Osama bin Laden? — Imagine if any Pakistani could send an anonymous text message to the authorities suggesting where to look. Each location could be plotted on a map.