Netbooks: Moving in Right Next Door to Useless

Netbooks are apparently surging in popularity.  Some of the more recent data suggests that some 30 million netbooks will be sold this year.  That’s a fair amount of hardware.  Clearly, people are hot for netbooks. I just don’t see why.

Music Fans Favor CDs Over Downloads

Most UK music fans are still content buying a CD rather than downloading songs, according to research by The Leading Question and Music Ally. Despite data indicating digital music will soon make CDs obsolete, the report found 73 percent of music fans are still happy buying CDs over downloading tracks. Interestingly 66 percent of 14-18 year olds favor CDs over downloads and 59 percent of…

Did Twitter Cost Brüno Millions?

Early Friday morning it looked like Sacha Baron Cohen had done it again with his new film Brüno. With post-midnight ticket sales in the neighborhood of $1.6 million some Hollywood insiders were predicting around $50 million for the opening weekend.

Google Posts Impressive Q2 Profit

Google released its second quarter earnings report this afternoon, and the search giant met and beat most analysts' written estimates.  Its bottom line in terms of profit looked especially good.

Things You Need to Know About Twitter Security

There has been more than one story in the news recently about Twitter accounts being hijacked. The most recent examples of note include the accounts of Britney Spears and famed blogger/entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki. These issues have highlighted some potential dangers of using the service, or really social networks in general.