Google Answers Viacom Lawsuit

Zwinktopia:IAC’s Procrastination Heaven

It's a good thing I'm writing this instead of speaking it; no self-respecting 30-year-old man could bring himself to say "Zwinky" out loud – unless you work for Interactive Corp., where it's you're job to talk about Zwinktopia, a virtual online world that launched today.

Google Giveaways Now Include Villages

People care a lot about national borders - there’s a great scene from the “Blackadder” series, for example, in which one soldier tries to convince another of the value of the seventeen square feet of land they’ve gained.  But if seventeen square feet is a cause for celebration, Argentina must now be throwing a heck of a party - Google tried to give it a…

CBS Eyes Silverlight For Local Video

Microsoft's entry into the cross-browser media player category has received a warm reception from CBS Television, which will use it as part of a community-generated content project for a network of local websites.

Utah Lawmakers Take Blinders Off, Earplugs Out

A resounding "DOI!" came springing out of the Utah legislature late last week as lawmakers acknowledged they should have done a little background work, or at least listened to all the squalling, before they passed the Trademark Protection Act.