Google Flips The Checkout Switch

Microsoft Buys A DAM Company

Digital asset management (DAM) company iView Multimedia has been acquired by Microsoft, according to an announcement from iView founder Yan Calotychos yesterday. The acquisition was completed on June 22.

Rich Conversation May Be Poor Choice

The encouragement to engage visitors in conversations with one's blog or website could deliver an embarrassment of riches to the publisher - or a rich embarrassment. Few publishers will shun feedback from their site visitors.

Web Giants to Court: Craig’s Our Buddy

Craigslist received a boost in court last week from its giant Internet friends. Google, Amazon, AOL, and Yahoo! filed an "amicus brief" on behalf of the online listings site, which has been wrangling with discrimination lawsuit that, if successful, could have huge implications for Web site operators and their relationships with third party content providers.

MapQuest Offers Road Trip Tool

MapQuest is hoping to make your summer plans a little simpler with its new feature, dubbed Route Builder. According to the company, "this new tool lets travelers save time and money by mapping out their entire journey - and multiple destination stops in between - in one convenient step."