Company Benefits from Employee Intranet Blogs

G. Oliver Young is fast becoming my new hero. Every time this Forrester analyst puts out a paper, it provides me with fodder to support my arguments supporting social media in the enterprise.

Fmail Isn’t As Dirty As It Sounds

Okay, I'll admit it. Though 30 is supposed to be the new 20, I got old and out of touch really fast. I don't get Emo music*; I don't know what Heelys are; and I don't get why you need a Facebook app to check your Gmail.

Google Gets Fined, Waves German Flag

Google’s not one to hold a grudge; today, Google.de features a logo celebrating Germany’s 1990 reunification.  But yesterday, a German court fined the search giant a little more than $14,000 for using the m.gmail.com domain for mobile search.

Can eMusic Survive The New Amazon Store?

Second only to iTunes, eMusic has carved a significant niche in the scattered download marketplace with a subscription service offering plans starting at 30 tracks per month for $9.99. But how will Amazon's new mp3 store effect eMusic; and how will labels who will be getting higher payouts from Amazon react?

Facebook.fr Tempts Original’s Wrath

Facebook recently won the rights to Face-book.com, even though the previous owner didn’t, to be honest, appear to be imitating the popular social networking site.  But since Facebook was troubled by Face-book.com, expect some real problems to erupt over Facebook.fr, which was claiming to be a beta version of Facebook Paris.