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Blinkx Picks Up “Prom Queen” Sequel
If you haven’t heard of “Prom Queen,” know that the show was - in terms of “scripted Internet dramas,” anyway - a…
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Google Labeled An “Evil Goliath”
Google’s actions sometimes generate warm fuzzies. The company can also be kind of creepy. But in an article titled “Another Reason to Hate Google,” Joseph Farah took it a step further, and wrote, “I want to illustrate to you just how rotten and contemptible the lying thieves who run that corporate monstrosity really are.”
Internet Main Source For Healthcare Information
Going online for health information is popular. Seventy-eight percent of Americans look to the Internet to find health information, according to a Burst Media study.
It’s YouTube And MeTube, But Not ThemTube
The problem with open societies, free speech, and Web 2.0 is that any ol' jerk can believe and say anything they want. That you'd rather they didn't is kind of your problem. But it's a bigger problem for larger entities like YouTube and Google who provide the platform, or, since Microsoft's not using it, the soapbox for the jerks to stand upon.
Ripl Receives $4.25 Million
More pressing, I think, than the question of how much wood a woodchuck can chuck is the matter of how many social networks the World Wide Web can withstand. It seems we’re rapidly approaching the point at which there’ll be one per person. And with a fresh $4.25 million in its pocket, Ripl may soon be ready to contribute to the crowding.
Yahoo May Announce New Sales VP
Ah, rumors - they’re often difficult to report, never mind analyze. Yet here you are: Gregory Coleman, Yahoo’s executive vice president of global sales, may be replaced by Hilary Schneider. And this personnel move may be an example of favoritism among executives, or it could demonstrate how desperate Yahoo is to reverse a downward slide.
