RIAA Greed Knows No Bounds

The RIAA has filed suit against AllofMP3 seeking back royalties for music downloaded between June and October of this past year. The filing of the suit has sparked reaction from both AllofMP3 and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

Internet Archive Open To Art

We worry so much about click-through rates, ad campaigns, and keyword pricing that it's easy to miss out on the more creative side of what the Internet can offer.

Yahoo Research Branches Out In India

Yahoo Research is preparing to establish a research lab in Bangalore; it is also going to begin a string of lectures in India called the "Big Thinker Series." And while that rather silly name may not demand respect, the series should focus on serious and relevant issues within the fields of "science, technology, and the internet."

ASP.NET: machineKey Generator

Whenever you make use of ViewState, Session, Forms authentication, or other encrypted and/or secured values, ASP.NET uses a set of keys to do the encryption and decryption.

Google Tests In-Stream Video Ads

When Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion, conventional reasoning suggested that the search giant had grand plans to monetize the video content with advertising. As we sit upon the precipice of 2007, Google has begun testing in-stream advertising methods geared at just such a practice.