Microsoft Incubating Ad Ideas

MySQL Joins The Feds

The General Services Administration, procurement office to the government, has awarded a 5-year contract to MySQL AB for placement in its listings for purchase by federal agencies.

Trade Shows are Boring

Dave Winer only told you half the story when he said I said that CES was boring. It was boring. Why?

Apple, Mobile Me, And Disney

A new trademark caps a week of Apple glee as the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco ends, and we theorize what the next "one more thing" will be from Steve Jobs.

Microsoft to Google: Its On!

Microsoft is planning to release an assault on the search advertising industry this coming June, according to the Associated Press. Pulling from the Chinese research leg of the company, the Beast of Redmond aims to add highly targeted and contextual next-generation search marketing technology to its weapons cache to continue its bout against the new nemesis found in Google.