Jeeves’ Triumphant Return to the UK
When Ask.com retired him in 2006, Jeeves, the Internet’s favorite butler-cum-savant, began traveling the world in a “quest for knowledge.” Now he …
Twitter Writhes with Worms, Google Puts News Articles in a Timeline
Over the Easter weekend, Twitter was hit by two worms created by a 17-year-old from Brooklyn. The “StalkDaily” and “Mikeyy” worms proved …
YouTube and Universal Music Group Partner to Form Music Video Site
After announcing partnerships with ESPN and Disney-ABC Television Group and expanding its Click-to-Buy program last week, YouTube has taken another step towards …
Is Web 2.0 the New Industrial Revolution?
Consider this excerpt from Sherwood Anderson’s 1919 classic Winesburg, Ohio: In the last fifty years a vast change has taken place in …
From the Annals of MySpace: Hometown Rant Ruled Not Private
For anyone who’s fled his or her stomping grounds for sunnier skies, the feeling of one’s hometown as a provincial backwoods is …
Google’s Schmidt Says Newspapers Must Innovate
On the heels of yesterday’s brouhaha over online misappropriation of AP content, Google CEO Eric Schmidt delivered the closing speech at the …
Caveat Linker: Let the Linker Beware
The AP recently unleashed an initiative that could take legal and legislative action against search engines, news aggregators, and websites that it …
YouTube, Sony Pictures Discuss Partnership
Tired of pirating movies from the rough seas of the Internet? If a rumored deal between YouTube and Sony Pictures comes to …
Rumors Fly Fast and Thick about Google Twitter Acquisition
The blogosphere loves a juicy Google rumor, but just like any rumor mill, some of what gets pushed through is true and …
I’m Not Goofing Off; I’m Becoming More Productive
WebProNews shares the results of a new study from the University of Melbourne that shows employees who spend less than 20% of …