Americans Confused About DTV Switch

Close to half of over-the-air households reject post-transition pay TV and plan to receive free, over-the-air digital television by buying a converter box or digital TV set according to the Association of Public Television Stations study. About 43 percent of over-the-air households said they would purchase a converter box or a digital TV between now and when the transition takes place on February 17, 2009, compared…

Google, Publicis Announce Partnership

There are times when technology news can make you feel dumb; a sort of "slow down, I've never heard any of those terms before" feeling comes up.  But in this instance, we're placing the blame for any confusion on Google and Publicis; the two companies put out a short, vague press release, and seem to have scattered all relevant information to the winds.

Web Sites Should Focus On Localization

Thirty-seven percent of all large U.S. companies have not translated their Web site content into any other language, even though the average number of languages for the top 10 global brands is around 30 according to JupiterResearch new report "Web Site Localization: Best Practices in Global Expansion." Large companies that are not creating content for non-English speaking markets, domestically or internationally risk losing market share…

GameSpot Roasted By Rival Editor

1Up.com's Sam Kennedy posted one of the most thoughtful and in-depth pieces anyone could hope to read about GameSpot's November dismissal of editorial director Jeff Gerstmann.