Rackspace Enters Amazon’s Space

Russian Authorities Halt Google Acquisition

Like a hockey player who wasn't expecting a body check, Google's gotten an unpleasant surprise in the antitrust department.  Even as the company was focused on its deal with Yahoo, Russian authorities have stopped its acquisition of Begun.

Netflix Strikes Deal With Samsung

Netflix has announced a major partnership with Samsung Electronics that will allow consumers to stream movies from the Netflix Web site to their television sets via Samsung's Blu-ray disc players.

Most Political Blog Visitors Conservative

If news consumers are indeed upset with the “liberal elite media” and the “liberal regular media,” as Tina Fey, portraying Sarah Palin, put it last week, then the Internet has provided a robust alternative. In fact, as network television ratings slump, comScore says visits to “standalone” political and news websites and blogs are booming, and it looks like the conservatives are winning.At least in September.…