Google’s Spectrum Play Hubris?

There have been rumours about Google getting involved in the wireless wars in the U.S. for some time now, and the company itself has admitted many times that it is interested in expanding the number of people who use the mobile Web and in increasing the amount of competition there is in the mobile business.

McCain Campaign Stops For MySpace, MTV

Following appearances by Democratic Presidential hopefuls John Edwards and Barack Obama, John McCain will participate in a campus dialogue hosted by MTV and MySpace.

Does Open License Mean Open Season?

The unattributed verbatim appearance of a Wikipedia article in a book from a major publisher sparked accusations of plagiarism, and raises more serious issues of ethics as well as the perils of publishing under open licenses.

Google Asks About Gmail Problems

For the record, there’s still a “beta” tag on Gmail, and so users may not be entitled to complain too loudly.  Nonetheless, issues including empty inboxes have been reported, and an official “Gmail Guide” has inquired about another matter.