YouTube Goes Live

YouTube announced its first-ever live programming aimed at user-generated content, which will take place on Saturday, November, 22.  YouTube may not be the first to offer live video online, but the brand power behind it (not to mention the force of Google) might be enough to push the concept into the mainstream.

Online Retail Spending Grows 1 Percent

Online retail spending in October grew by only 1 percent compared to October 2007, representing the lowest monthly growth rate since 2001, according to a report from comScore who began tracking ecommerce seven years ago.The report said that the softness in online retail spending was due in part by negative spending growth in households earning less than $50,000 a year.

Google Getting Hung Up In Privacy Issues

Google has a significant presence in Europe with large offices in Dublin, Zurich, and London, and smaller centers in Denmark, Russia, and Poland. The giant search company has been well received up to this point, but is now being forced to fight privacy laws.

Google Takes LIFE Photo Archive Online

Google said today it is partnering with LIFE magazine to make more than 10 million images available online from the magazine's photo archive.One of the most interesting things about the project is 97 percent of the photographs have never been seen by the public. The collection contains iconic images from the 20th century with works from LIFE photographers Alfred Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White, Gordon Parks, and…

Tech Users Struggle With Gadgetry

While technology is well integrated into the lives of many Americans, close to half (48%) have to ask for help when it comes to getting their cell phones, Internet connections and other gadgets to work, according to new research from Pew Internet & American Life Project.