While it is no surprise that Yahoo started announcing the layoffs of between 600-700 people this week (the
Polling with Facebook’s Latest Engagement Ads
In another fine example of socializing advertising, Facebook announced a continuation of its Engagement Ads with the addition of new polling ads. Don’t get it confused with its Davos polling.
Microsoft’s Latest Global Problem
All of the Microsoft haters out there will love this one. When I got up this morning and went to my car to go to the office, I plugged my Zune in to get some tunes on for the drive, and to my dismay, I could not get a single thing to come up on the screen (much less out of the speakers) except the Zune logo. In fact, the device is currently sitting on my desk with the same problem.
Catch a Whiff of Google’s Latest Gmail Offering
Google has added a number of new emoticons for Gmail. You know, smilies. But that’s not all there is. Let’s just cut to the chase. There’s an animated pile of feces.
Disney the Latest Looking to Score with Social Media
Disney launched a new social network today as an extension of its site Family.com. The social part encourages moms and dads to "share the pride of being a parent". Focusing on Parents
Yahoo Responds To Latest Icahn Letter
A certain tradition involving Charlie Brown, Lucy, and a football began over 50 years ago. Now, as Yahoo has once again claimed it’s open to the idea of an acquisition, it’s beginning to look like Steve Ballmer and Jerry Yang might set some record of their own.
Latest Facebook Lawsuits, Features
There’s another rash of Facebook headlines today, and for once it looks like they’re all different. Keep reading—I’m saving the best for last! Lawsuits of late Facebook is always in and out of court. Sometimes they’re the plaintiff, such as in a case they’ve filed in federal court against some hackers, naming Brian Fabian, Josh Raskin, Ming Wu and Slickcash.com.
Latest Version of WordPress Released
The latest version of the WordPress blogging platform was released late yesterday.
The Latest In Fear: Journalism Professors
The rise of blogging coupled with a growing distrust of traditional media may be causing palpitations in the hearts of journalism’s ivory tower university dwellers.
Dodgeball Guys the Latest to Quit Google
Be warned, if you decided to sell your company to Google, don’t expect to actually enjoy working for the world’s largest search engine. While the money would be nice, judging by the number of resignations Google gets from its acquired companies, the money may be all you get out of the deal.