It seems all good things are corrupted or abused eventually. For Digg.com, habitually might be a better choice than eventually. SEOs, thanks to aggressive blackballing by the Digg “bury-brigade,” were perhaps the earliest and most blatantly ostracized group muscled out of the prevailing purist community there—no salesmen allowed. Marketers and PR flaks effectively excommunicated, internal drama is free is to ensue as “powerdiggers” are accused of setting up a Digg.com good ole boy network.
Gmail Suffers German Travails
An all-but-final loss of the Gmail trademark case in Germany and a newly-passed law on retaining personal information on its users has Google’s email service reeling.
MCI Suffers 4Q Loss
MCI who is in the middle of a bid war between Qwest and Verizon, reported a fourth-quarter net loss due to higher taxes.
Halliburton Suffers 4th Quarter Loss
Halliburton shares went down over 6% following a disappointing fourth-quarter loss.
AMD Suffers Memory Loss
After warning of lower profits due to declining sales of its memory products, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares fell 20%.