Google Says Bell Canada Is Breaking The Law
Google says Bell Canada is violating Canadian telecommunications law by slowing Internet traffic and is requesting the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) take action against the company."Bell claims its throttling of peer-to-peer applications is a reasonable form of network management. Google respectfully disagrees. Network management does not include Canadian carriers’ blocking or degrading lawful applications that consumers wish to use," Google said in a statement to the CRTC.
Microsoft Snapshot Viewer Exposes Users To Trouble
An ActiveX control used to view Microsoft Access report snapshots poses a potential avenue for exploitation.
Shuttered Chinese Vid Sites Still Pull VC Cash
One supposes if one has access to billions, what’s tens of millions on a calculated bet? One could say that, but one still gets upset when one loses money in the pop machine. In the case of some Chinese online video sites, it’s more like three pop machines. Doh!
Microsoft & Yahoo Trying To Get Time Warner On Their Side
You’ve heard said "keep your friends close, but your enemies closer," now Yahoo wants to test the boundaries of that maxim to the full.
Hitwise Examines eBay’s Standing In Australia
eBay users everywhere were pleased when the company gave up on making PayPal the only allowable payment option in Australia. But Hitwise has taken a look at the company’s standing on that continent, underlining what was (and may still be) at stake within its borders.
Expedia Labels French Worst Tourists
Here was the basic plot of the gore movie, Hostel: Obnoxious American tourists get sold to butchers at a higher rate than tourists from other countries because, well, they’re obnoxious American tourists. And that’s just not right, because according to a worldwide survey of hotel staffers from Expedia, it’s the French who are the most obnoxious tourists. Like we needed a survey; we saw Talladega Nights *.
More Action On The Facebook App Front
A cynical person (and/or someone who’s tired of zombies and sheep) might argue that Facebook should ban all applications. The social network hasn’t gone that far, but for the sake of users’ privacy, it has at least shown an encouraging willingness to restrict the things.
Yahoo Responds To Latest Icahn Letter
A certain tradition involving Charlie Brown, Lucy, and a football began over 50 years ago. Now, as Yahoo has once again claimed it’s open to the idea of an acquisition, it’s beginning to look like Steve Ballmer and Jerry Yang might set some record of their own.
Google Counts First Link, Not Second, Says SEO
Got a couple of links on one page to another page? Google only has love for the first one, no matter what you do with it.
Yahoo Looks To AOL For Saving
And by screw I mean noose. Following the Yahoo/Microsoft saga is like watching a billion-dollar chess game, and Yahoo’s current board only has a couple of moves left before they find themselves in check. It’s not over, but it’s close. Yang and company’s last desperate move: Chat up TimeWarner/AOL about a possible $10 billion merger and get it done before the Wrestlemania of all annual board meetings on August 1st.