When is Publishing a Commodity?

As Google's ad network gets more efficient and Google controls more bits, almost everything in any commercial market is going to sell something, subsidize another commercial interest, or have ads on it. To appreciate how much this trend will grow, just read the comments on my post about using custom search engines.

Microsoft Joins Ask In Call For Privacy

Search engines have faced mounting scrutiny over their data retention and privacy practices, and Microsoft and Ask likely wish to head off potential increases in federal scrutiny.

Hillary’s Cleavage Hotter Than Harry Potter Online

And so it approaches, the final installment, the closure of the tale of a boy wizard. Just after midnight, the world will go quietly into its bedrooms and begin. The Deathly Hallows, and the silence that comes with are an ironic crescendo to the Internet and press hysteria of the past week.

DoubleClick Employees Eat At Google

I’ve been to the Googleplex a grand total of one time, but while there, I didn’t pass up the opportunity to eat a hot fudge sundae.  It turns out that DoubleClick employees in New York have been benefiting from a similar arrangement (although this one has greater implications for the business world).