Cisco Expands Its Social Circle

When you think of Cisco, the company's prowess in networking and IP technology immediately comes to mind. With today's announcement, however, it appears that Cisco is branching out into a different kind of networking, the kind geared toward people rather than machines. Cisco has announced an agreement acquire Five Across, a San Francisco based social networking software company. Terms of the deal have not been…

Calacanis Accepts The SEO Challenge

After he called the SEO industry a bunch of snake oil salesmen and warned people away from smoking the "SEO crack," venture capitalist Jason Calacanis found himself on the receiving end of a call to action.

In a Vista World, I’m Dreaming of Gubuntu

The blogosphere has been singing both positive and negative tunes about Microsoft's latest offering in its long line of operating systems. Vista has been the talk of the town as of late, but there are still some of us who envision a world where more than one platform can thrive in the OS marketplace.

Sullivan Slaps Calacanis On SEO Criticism

Calling 90 percent of the SEO industry "snake oil salesmen" riled up one famed search professional; Danny Sullivan has hit back hard at Jason Calacanis for his continued attacks on SEO.

The Lactivist's New Clothes

Because I’ve been away on secret missions (not really, but it sounds good), there are a few stories that slipped through the net – like the Jennifer Laycock/National Pork Board hubbub that made the rounds recently. In case you briefly retired from the blogosphere and perhaps missed the story, Jennifer, a noted SEO specialist and […]