Facebook Could Still Be Interested In OpenSocial
When Google’s OpenSocial was considered a collection of social networking outsiders, the smart money seemed to favor its competitors, Facebook and MySpace. But now that MySpace has partnered with OpenSocial, we’re left to wonder whether Facebook will join, as well.
Sprint’s WiMax Fate Being Debated
The $5 billion price tag to bring Xohm, Sprint’s WiMax offering, to fruition may be just a little too rich as the wireless carrier looks at options for the business.
Fox Pushed To Free Presidential Debate Videos
Followers of politics won’t see Michelle Malkin and DailyKos on the same page very often, but the cease and desist letters Fox News issued to Republican Presidential candidates regarding the use of debate videos have put them on the same side again.
Mozilla’s Devilish Deal With Google
Two aspects of Mozilla’s close ties with Google over development of the Firefox browser have Chris Soghoian concerned about a conflict of interest in play.
Ask the Hard Questions When it Comes to Social Media
In my world, this time of year is always crunchy, it’s an endurance race to the holidays. It means unfortunately that I don’t get to read as much, blog as much, breathe as much, etc., but oh well, so be it. I figure I can either put my head down to cover ground and get some creative stuff in the works for ’08 or stand still debating the finer points of bad PR vs. ugly PR vs.
Dell’s Bold New Step Into the Conversation
Dell Inc. embraced social media in a big way with the launch of Direct2Dell, its customer focused blog. Greeted originally with catcalls by many observers, the blog—under the guidance of Lionel Menchaca and other members of Dell’s communications and customer service team—has been a cornerstone in the computer maker’s reputational turnaround success story.
NYT’s Blogrunner Shakes Up Tech News
One look at the New York Times’ expansion of Blogrunner and you know it’s going to be a hit. It’s been around a little while, but today the NYT expanded the technology section to include other news sites and bloggers.
MySpace Joins OpenSocial
MySpace is adding some serious clout to Google’s freshly launched OpenSocial. The popular social networking site has signed on to be a part of Google’s APIs for creating social applications on the Web.
Why “Do Not Track” is Dumb
Reuters reports that a group of privacy and consumer organizations have asked the FTC to create a "do not track" list for internet users who want to opt-out of any ad-behavior tracking.
Internet Is Australia’s Election Battleground
No one’s claiming that a solid presence on Facebook or MySpace is, by itself, enough to win an election. But it certainly doesn’t hurt, as Australian politician Kevin Rudd has discovered.