Corn Farmers Against Google?

That anti-Net Neutrality op-ed you read by a respected author? How do you know he wrote it? That grassroots organization of plain folks you hadn't ever heard of, all suddenly galvanized for a cause that, if not attained, has dire, dire consequences for everyone? How do you know it's a real organization? How do you know the organization, and the op-ed, weren't created by LawMedia…

Live Search Maps Touts Highlighted Listings

Google's mapping products tend to attract a lot of attention, and like so many of Google's efforts, a lot of advertisers, too.  Microsoft wants everyone to know that there are advertising opportunities available through Live Search Maps, too, though.

Netflix Outage Angers Customers

Online DVD movie company Netflix said today it is experiencing its worst major outage in its history, preventing shipments of discs to around a third of its 8.4 million customers.The company said it was unable to ship any DVDs on Tuesday, some on Wednesday and none so far on Thursday.

Twitter Turns Off SMS Updates

I wasn’t going to give Twitter’s "we’re stopping SMS text messages in most countries" announcement much real estate today, then a single comment gave me pause for thought. First, the background: