Google Introduces Real-Time Gadget APIs

Aside from announcing its new collaboration platform Google Wave today, Google has also introduced a set of real-time gadget APIs. These APIs allow Google gadgets hosted in different users' browsers to communicate with each other.

Are Your Social Network Photos Really Being Deleted?

PC World is pointing to an interesting study that has found that some popular social sites are not really deleting your photos when you think they are. When the average user deletes a photo they have posted on Facebook for example, they assume that photo is gone.

The Sad, Short Life of Della

Earlier this month, Dell launched a subsite specifically tailored to attract a female clientele. But apparently, Dell was wearing the wrong outfit, because the relationship between Dell and Della was a short-lived affair. In fact, if you go to the link for the Della site, you are automatically redirected to Dell’s Lifestyle home page, making it appear that Della never even existed in the first…

Hulu Labs Opens Its Doors

It looks like Hulu users will now get to have a hand in the site's development.  Hulu Labs opened today, and this new portion of the site will both let people try out experimental projects and solicit their feedback.

Senate Looks Into Deceptive Online Marketing

Senate Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.VA.) has launched an investigation into certain ecommerce marketing practices that generate thousands of mysterious monthly charges to consumer credit cards. The source of these monthly fees comes from a group of marketing companies that obtain consumers' billing information through agreements with popular online retail sites.