The Online Political Influence

Microsoft to Buy Facebook?

Rumor is that Microsoft is looking to close a deal to buy Facebook for the amazing sum of six billion dollars. Henry Blodget says that while he can’t confirm it, he has definitely heard that Steve Ballmer is desperately trying to make a big splash play to counter Google in the internet game.

Ad Supported P2P Networks

Close to three-quarters of U.S. Internet users are open to viewing ads in exchange for free downloads, according to the Intent MediaWorks "P2P Usage Survey" from May 2007.

FCC Chairman On Open Wireless: Gotcha!

Oh, man! He got me. He really did. I really, truly thought FCC Chairman Kevin Martin was taking the side of the good guys. Boy do I feel like a dope! What a cut-up this guy is.

Google Challenging Skype

Last week Google made its move against eBay owned Skype, an online person-to-person internet telephony company, with the purchase of startup company, GrandCentral Communications.

Vizu Polls Get Google Maps

Vizu’s polls carry the tagline, “See What the World Thinks,” and some traditional bar graphs have been enough to back up that claim.  But thanks to a new development that involves Google Maps, users can now view votes according to their geographic location.