Do Bloggers Need To Unionize?

Congressman Investigating Yahoo’s China Claims

The revelation of a Beijing State Security document issued to Yahoo for information on journalist Shi Tao contradicted testimony by a Yahoo executive; a California Congressman wants Yahoo to clarify the disparity.

Well, At Least One FCC Commissioner Isn’t An Idiot

Federal Communications Commissioner Michael J. Copps isn't happy about how the commission has handled a number of recent issues, and is speaking loudly about it. And if one is as disgruntled as much of the public is, then that might be a positive sign.

Google Maps Makes Use Of Crowdsourcing

Who knows your town better: you or Google?  Unless you live in Mountain View, California, I’m betting it’s not Google.  So the search giant is experimenting with crowdsourcing as a way of making its maps more detailed.

Twitter, Indeed Backer Involved In Name Game

Union Square Ventures’s past investments include Del.icio.us and FeedBurner; it’s currently backing Twitter, Indeed, and AdaptiveBlue.  Union Square Ventures is also behind a lawsuit against Union Square Partners, and, for simplicity’s sake, I’ll henceforth refer to the entities as “Ventures” and “Partners.”

Lyrics, Bridge Collapse Top Searches

I've become enamored with Google's Hot Trends feature that lists the top 100 searches for a particular day. It's a glimpse into the culture that's hard to get, in crisp clear text. Even if you're not sure you want to see. It's also a good, simple way to keep up with what's going on in the news, really. A spike of searches for "fisher price…