Yahoo Business & Human Rights Program Begins

Yahoo's been the subject of lawsuits, public criticism, and the well-known "moral pygmy" comment due to its human rights policies.  The launch of a Business & Human Rights Program represents the company's latest less-than-remarkable response to all this.

WiMax Ready To Roll From Sprint

By merging its Xohm high-speed WiMax broadband division with Clearwire, Sprint will breathe new life into fast wireless Internet access.

MySpace, Facebook Still On Top

If MySpace were to lose its top spot among social networks, it'd have a long way to fall. Though US visits to the powerhouse were down five percent since last year, MySpace still commanded nearly 74% of the social networking market, according to Hitwise.  Facebook, long in second place but up 32%, pulled in nearly 15% of US social networkers, a share that towers over…

Startup Targets Angry eBayers

The founders of a new startup called Wigix are calling eBay old school, and don't hesitate to target boycotting sellers incensed by recently imposed eBay seller fees. The name is short for WantItGotIt Exchange, and is modeled after the stock market rather than the competitive bid auction model.

Bill Gates Okay With Ballmer’s Decisions

Recounting the recent Microsoft-Yahoo stuff would be a waste of space; we all know what happened and who was involved.  One name rarely came up, though, and in case anyone was wondering what Bill Gates thought about the outcome, well . . . he doesn't seem to have lost sleep over it.