Microsoft Incubating Ad Ideas

Video hyperlinking and other technologies occupy the thoughts of developers and engineers in Microsoft's new Beijing-based adLab, a digital advertising research facility.

Helping Teen Bloggers Avoid Stranger Danger

Not every blog reader has the best of intentions. They are, at times, predators of some nature, and use the popularity of the blogosphere among teenagers as a point of strategy for acting out their fantasies. If you have teenage children who are bloggers (statistically there's a good chance of it), then it's a good idea to have them check out BlogSafety.com.

Google A Speculation, Not An Investment

Google was as good as gold in 2005, but any cracks that appear in the Googleplex facade could send hedge funds fleeing for safer pastures and pressure shares of GOOG downward.

Opportunities 2006 – Usability

2006 is going to be a year where the creators of web technology have the opportunity to make their services better in terms of integration, usability, and usefulness.

Character Creation

Creating a character is a work of art. Many animators use Flash to create their characters for presentation.