Scripps Network Picks Up A Pickle

Scripps Network paid $4.7 million for Incando, and all signs seem to indicate that Scripps was motivated by a pickle.  Make that “Pickle,” actually - capitalization is important - and Pickle is a photo- and video-sharing site.

Google Search Appliance Used By British Builder

It wouldn’t be surprising if, at some point, in some fashion, we see some Google-brand housing.  After all, parts of the Googleplex are already pretty cozy, and a recent development has placed Google at the fingertips of one of Britain’s biggest builders.

‘Web 3.0,’ Apparently, Has Interchangeable Parts

If Eric Schmidt's right, the business world is in for another love-hate relationship around the bend: so-called Web 3.0. I say "so-called" because it's kinda silly. But Schmidt's interpretation of this hypothetical means, inherently, even more control for the consumer, and less for the seller/marketer/developer.