Company Debuts Attention Banking

Often when consumers buy online, vendors take a snapshot of the customer's browsing data so they serve up contextual advertising based on user habits. A company called ROOT Markets thinks that information should be available to the customer as well.

NY Politicians Bought With AdWords

To better get the message out about the performance of members of the New York State Legislature, a political policy institute purchased ads through Google AdWords to publicize the grades the institute feels those politicians merit.

Origami Folds Up The Tablet PC

Microsoft's most recent venture into hardware has the company issuing a series of requirements to big Asian manufacturers for developing the device.

Comment is free

An evolutionary development in mainstream media engagement with readers and others by The Guardian in the UK, which has launched Comment is free: