The Growing Portrait Of Google As A Big, Scary, Expanding Everywhere Copy Monster
Twice this year, Google's been fairly frank and vocal about something competitors have done that it feels is unfair. Twice, I've watched the technosphere largely react by beating the company over the...
Is Dennis Crowley the Pied Piper of Silicon Alley?
Charismatic CEO Is Big Reason Why Foursquare Is Toast of the NY Tech Scene, Despite Little Revenue — On a bright Wednesday afternoon this past June, Dennis Crowley, co-founder and chief executive of...
New York Times Introduces Beta620, a Public Site for its Experimental Projects
Consumers Can Test Smarter Search Bar, New Crossword App and Other Ideas — The New York Times has introduced its long-delayed Beta620, a public beta testing site where web surfers can experiment wit...
Yahoo Wins Over Users, but Not Advertisers
YAHOO is the granddaddy of all-things-to-all-people Web sites. And the concept still shows surprising life: Yahoo has users, in spades. But it has failed dismally in translating popularity into stro...
With Google, There Will Be Bad Blood
“I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed.” — I'm reminded of Daniel Plainview's admission in There Will Be Blood when thinking about Google. — While the company is still largely...
If you want to see more jobs created - change patent laws
Sometimes it's not the obvious things that create the biggest problems. In this case one of the hidden job killers in our economy today is the explosion of patent litigation. — Every technology com...
Super 8 Screener Leaks - With Howard Stern's Name All Over It
A high-quality copy of the Steven Spielberg movie 'Super 8′ has turned up online and is spreading like wildfire. While it is hardly unusual for preview copy DVD screeners to become available in this ...
Tech and the San Francisco Rental Bubble
I've recently learned that real estate brokers in San Francisco have reached a consensus on a topic that entrepreneurs and investors can't seem to agree on: that we are in the midst of a technology bu...
Verizon Blocks Hotspot Tethering for Jailbroken Devices
It appears that Verizon is starting to block hotspot tethering for consumers using jailbroken devices without data plans. A ReadWriteWeb employee using a jailbroken tethered Verizon Motorola X withou...