The McDonaldization Of The Internet

A new report from Hitwise highlights a trend that matches what's going on in the brick-and-mortar world: The mainstreaming of everything. It also shows that Internet users value what they perceive as authority websites, and that perception is a collective one—or if you prefer, a brand on the collective psyche.

Post-Wikipedia Hotspots

The act of visiting Wikipedia isn't too shocking at this point.  We all do it.  But an interesting new Hitwise report looks at where the average American goes next.

Comcast Working With BitTorrent

Taking a less heavy-handed approach than the outright blocking of BitTorrent traffic, Comcast announced the company has begun negotiating ways for simultaneous existence. The announcement comes at a time when Comcast desperately needs to diffuse public, regulatory, and legislative concerns about Network Neutrality.There's also the Time Warner WiMax deal to think about.

Ex-Yahoo Employees Have Decent Job Prospects

Yahoo's recovering - sort of - from the slide that led Microsoft to make its offer.  Layoffs, layoffs, and more layoffs were part of its path to improvement, though, so it's nice to hear that at least some former Yahoo employees aren't exactly wandering the streets.