Obama Online: $1 Million In 1 Minute As Baidu Applauds?

Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo may drag on for several months.  Most other tech news is centered on Silicon Valley.  But developments related to Barack Obama are breaking the mold, as the presidential candidate seems ready to raise $1 million in one minute, and has received what looks like an endorsement from Baidu.

Online Retail Sales To Hit $204 Billion

Online retail sales will continue to see solid growth with retail sales increasing 17 percent this year to $204 billion according to a Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research.Apparel ($26.6 billion), computers ($23.9 billion), and autos ($19.3 billion) will be the largest three sales categories."From higher shipping costs to changes in consumer shopping habits, online retailers are not immune to the current economic climate," said…

C-SPAN Launches Channel On YouTube

The private nonprofit cable public affairs network C-SPAN is launching its own channel on YouTube.The C-SPAN channel on YouTube will be focused on the upcoming Pennsylvania primary and is inviting voters to answer the question "What issue in this election is most important to you, and why?"

Mintemail Helps With Annoying Confirmation Emails

Some guy named Bob probably hates me. I don't know him and he doesn't know me ... but he's the unfortunate registrant of Bob.com and has used his first name for his email address. Yup, you guessed it - that makes his email address bob@bob.com.