JavaOne Wraps Up For 2006

Virtual Club Opens With Pussycat Dolls

For most of us (not me, though), virtual reality is the only way you'll find yourself alone in the VIP room with Pussycat Dolls (PCD) lead hottie Nicole Scherzinger. Interscope Records and Web startup Doppleganger have teamed up to make your teenage fantasies come true - and you don't even have to be yourself.

Is Your In-House SEM Team on the Verge of Burnout?

When SEMPO (the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization) conducted its annual "State of Search" report in late 2005, it found that just about two-thirds of respondents planned to manage their SEM efforts in-house in 2006, rather than outsourcing the task to an agency.

Plaxo Makes Deal, Gets Sued

The deal will pair Jajah's calling service with Plaxo's smart address book to add a convenient VoIP option called Plaxo Click to Call; Plaxo also found itself accused of patent infringement by another website.

You Can’t Get Detention For Your Blog, Can You?

An Illinois school district unanimously voted Monday night to include the blogosphere within the parameters of its code of conduct. As such, students can be held responsible for blog postings and other activities on social networking sites like MySpace - even in summer.

Google/MSN Eyeballing MySpace

The obligatory search share report (if you can't wait, Google increases its lead for the ninth straight time) came in with the usual top five. But sixth place is where it gets interesting. MySpace.com, according to comScore Networks' April report, brought in 0.6 percent.