Allen Stern, blogging pioneer and entrepreneur, passes away — we will miss you Allen
we will miss you Allen — Allen Stern, an early blogger as well as an entrepreneur and an all-around great human being, passed away last week, according to an update posted on his Facebook page by his...
iPhone naming: when simple gets complicated
When Apple introduced the iPad 3 as “the new iPad” — dropping its number altogether — it gave Apple watchers something new to ponder. — Would the coming iPhone 5 simply be “the new iPhone”? Would A...
Facebook's ‘Phone’ Is Another Triumph of Mediocrity
Maybe you were hoping for something radically new and different from a Facebook phone. If so, Zuck just broke your heart. But so what. Facebook never does anything new. New doesn't matter in the b...
Streaming Sites and the Rise of Shared Accounts
LAST Sunday afternoon, some friends and I were hanging out in a local bar, talking about what we'd be doing that evening. It turned out that we all had the same plan: to watch the season premiere of ...
YouTube Won't Put Your Video Back Up, Even If It's Fair Use, If It Contains Content From Universal Music
Patrick McKay, who has been a harsh critic of some of YouTube's failings when it comes to the DMCA process and various takedowns, has highlighted a very serious issue with YouTube that has received li...
Until Today, If You Were 17, It Could Have Been Illegal To Read Seventeen.com Under the CFAA
If you are 17 or under, a federal prosecutor could have charged you with computer hacking just for reading Seventeen magazine online—until today. — It's not because the law got any better.
Google's $100 Million Man: The Neal Mohan Story
Two years ago, Twitter was in disarray. — On April 14, 2011, Fortune's Jessi Hempel blasted Twitter for failing to launch exciting new products, generate meaningful revenues, or hang on to executive...
Cyberattacks Abound Yet Companies Tell SEC Losses Are Few
The 27 largest U.S. companies reporting cyber attacks say they sustained no major financial losses, exposing a disconnect with federal officials who say billions of dollars in corporate secrets are be...
The Next Don: How VCs Plan For The Future
We all remember the last scene in The Godfather, where Michael Corleone is depicted as the next Don, taking over the role from his father as the figurehead of the mafioso Corleone family. As a viewer...
How a banner ad for H&R Block appeared on apple.com—without Apple's OK
without Apple's OK — The ghost of Steve Jobs will not be pleased to see this. — Zack Henkel — Robert Silvie returned to his parents' home for a Mardi Gras visit this year and immediately noticed ...