MapQuest Upgrades; Google, Yahoo Sigh

In a market where Yahoo's stake trails Google's by just one percentage point, a third company is beating them both by a solid 30%. Even worse (from the search engine companies' perspectives), that margin could soon increase. On Thursday, MapQuest announced plans to enhance its wireless offerings.

Amazon Says NowNow For Mobile Answers

Hot on the heels of their Askville release, Amazon.com has just debuted NowNow, a mobile service that will provide up to three answers per question for up to 25 cents per question.

Not Using LinkedIn Is Unprofessional

"People with more than twenty connections are thirty-four times more likely to be approached with a job opportunity than people with less than five," writes former Apple evangelist and founder of Garage.com, Guy Kawasaki about the professional benefits of actively maintaining a LinkedIn profile.