Getting a virtual slice of pizza might be fun and all, but five-month-old startup gBox is betting that people would rather receive something more tangible this holiday season. It’s also betting social networkers will appreciate its new Wishlist widget more than Facebook’s Beacon program.
Americans In The Dark About Digital TV Switch
A good number of U.S. TV watchers are not aware that analog signals will change to digital in 2009, according to Leichtman Research Group’s "HDTV 2007: Consumer Awareness, Interest and Ownership" report.
CDD: Facebook’s Digital Mea Culpa Not Enough
The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), which has filed a complaint against Facebook with the Federal Trade Commission because of privacy concerns, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s apology to Facebook users won’t make problems go away.
Digital Photo Frames Pique Searcher Interest
This holiday season, an unexpected gadget is high on the wish list, if a spate of searches in the United Kingdom is any indication. Searches for digital photo frames outpaced searches for digital cameras there last week.
CNN To Add Digital Production Unit
CNN Worldwide said today it is expanding its news gathering resources including its international online services.
Excelsior! Marvel Launches Digital Comic Archive
The comics industry has suffered through years of flagging readership and lower demand for titles, but Marvel may have powered up a way to a resurgence for their work.
Digital Democracy Director Slams Google’s Greed
At the moment, Google’s stock is slightly above $600, and the company has a market cap of $187.42 billion. Given this evidence, it would be hard to say that Google doesn’t like money. But one onlooker has called the search giant greedy and wonders if it will “ruin the Internet.”
NBC Digital Adds New Features
NBC Digital Entertainment is launching its new tech and content features on NBC.com starting this summer and fall.
Digital Asset Optimization – SEO 2.0
At the past two conferences I’ve spoken at, Search Insider Summit and Media Relations Summit, one of the popular topics that has been floating around the after session meet-ups and dinner conversations concerns the changing nature of search optimization. Some speculate SEO is on the way out. Others say social media is the new SEO.
Google Partnership With Fairfax Digital Announced
Americans may not be familiar with the Fairfax Digital group, but it’s Australia’s “leading provider of online news and classifieds websites.” And it’s now Google’s partner – Fairfax Digital has joined the Google Adsense network, will make some clips available through Google Video, and plans to integrate Google Maps throughout its properties.