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.

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…

Microsoft’s Pro Photo Summit

My pal Robert Scoble has a blog post up entitled "Is Microsoft Trying to Capture the Photography Market?" Robert's post is in part a reaction to Microsoft's invite only Pro Photo Summit which is taking place this week up on Wednesday and Thursday at Microsoft's campus in Redmond. Scoble is going to be attending as am I.