Yahoo Convinces Lawyers It’s Doing Its Best

Looks like Yahoo! successfully sweet-talked Checkmate Strategic Group into settling its class action click fraud lawsuit, filed in June of 2005. The plaintiffs will receivea more forthcoming Yahoo!

Who Benefits From A Non-Neutral Net?

The new question on Net Neutrality is "who benefits?" There's been a lot of talk on both sides of the issue, and it can be difficult for those outside the Internet industry to get a handle on what's true. Perhaps if we look at who is talking, and from what pedestal, we can better understand.

Microsoft Exec Sees The Google Light

Another Microsoft executive has succumbed to the allure of Google and will join the search advertising company after spending his non-compete year in philanthropic pursuits.

The Incredible Exploding Laptop

There was a report last week of an exploding computer at a conference in Osaka, Japan. It seemed to be the real deal - there were pictures of a flaming laptop - but I dismissed the story. Surely, I thought, someone had tinkered with it and, intentionally or not, caused the mishap. Now I'm not so sure.