Looking a Google Gift Horse in the Mouth

To say that there has been a lot written about Google’s announcement of OpenSocial, the social-networking standard it developed along with MySpace and others, would be more than a bit of an understatement.

Specific Media Ad Network Raises $100 Million

It’s not clear exactly how much money Specific Media got in a recent round of funding.  What is clear, though, is that the online advertising company intends to go on an acquisition spree.

Downloading Penalties Violate First Amendment

People who have believed downloading copyrighted content did not pose any kind of legal problem have faced plenty of legal troubles, but the real trouble comes as enforcement against illegal downloading makes people fear legal downloading.

Google Joins the Widget World

Just when you think the web world is going to settle down, get out its pipe and slippers and kick back, someone rips up the blueprint and we have to start all over again.