Google Book Scans Gain Harvard Appeal

Three thousand people may not sound like a lot, but it is relatively early in Google's book scanning endeavor, and that number of Harvard students may be the vanguard of scanned book readership.

Skype Stings, But eBay Profits

The $1.43 billion charge eBay disclosed earlier this month had its predicted effect on their third quarter bottom line. Take that away, and eBay fared well.

Amazon 1-Click Patent Zeroed Out

The long-running battle between Amazon.com and a New Zealand movie technician over Amazon's 1-Click patent not only turned out poorly for Amazon, but a twist at the end mentioned why a prominent figure in the tech industry may have decided to back off from fighting this battle.

Google Thrives On Lack Of Advertising

Yahoo’s put out some amusing commercials, and we’ve had a good time making fun of Ask’s strange offerings.  Yet in all of this, where is Google?  The search giant almost doesn’t seem to believe in advertising.