Google Testing a Social iGoogle

If you haven’t tried iGoogle, Google’s personalized homepage, you’re not alone. But Google’s looking to spiff up their customizable homepages and testing has already begun, as Google Operating System reports—and it looks like they’re trying to make our foretelling of iGoogle as social network come true.

The Hilary Shuffle, AKA Yahoo’s Reorg

A brilliantly cynical email emerged from Yahoo about their latest reorganization, with highly placed executive Hilary Schneider, a close confidant of president Sue Decker, mentioned regularly.

Google Mobile Makes Setup Easier

Cellphones can be far too complicated.  They fit in your palm and weigh two ounces, yet the instruction manuals resemble short novels.  So, with a sort of monkeys-can-do-it simplicity, a new site aims to show users the all-around wonderfulness of Google Mobile.

Tax Case Shadows YouTube Affiliate Money Plan

If affiliate revenue will make video sharing site YouTube a money maker, we wonder how New York's recently passed law requiring tax collection on affiliate-initiated sales could impact the strategy.

Harvard professor debunks the Long Tail

Anita Elberse collaborated on some of “The Long Tail” author Chris Anderson’s research. She’s followed that up with a Harvard Business Review article that skewers the premise of the Long Tail.