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Warner Bros. expands offerings on Facebook

Mar 28, 2011
I don't know about you, but when I'm in the mood to watch a movie, I always think "If only I could watch Yogi Bear on Facebook". DREAMS FULFILLED....

"You're not buying music" - Supreme Court

Mar 28, 2011
Alright fine, that's a bit of an extrapolation. But last week the Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving royalties paid to musicians for...

"I'm not dead yet! I'm feeling much better! I think I'll go for a walk!" - Yahoo

Mar 24, 2011
Yahoo has not given up on search after all. In a new product called Search Direct, they try to outGoogle Google in terms of instant results. With...

YouTube collecting evacuee videos

Mar 24, 2011
There's an effort underway in Japan to record and post short identifying messages from earthquake evacuees on YouTube. There are about 150 messages...

Times starts plugging holes

Mar 23, 2011
Apparently, the New York Times has started reading the same stories we have about the various ways to get around the paywall barriers on the site....

The next big TV hit may start online

Mar 21, 2011
We had news last week in our memo of Netflix producing original content - a show staring Kevin Spacey. This week, we hear Hulu is set to start...

HTC to reveal 3D Evo phone?

Mar 21, 2011
That's the hot rumor going around this morning. The buzz is that HTC will debut the phone next week and that it will have a 3D screen with no...

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Twitter turns 5

Mar 21, 2011
On this day in 2006, Jack Dorsey wrote "just setting up my twttr". That was the first tweet ever in what has become a huge global communications...

Furor over "ex-gay" app

Mar 21, 2011
Apple is under fire for an app sponsored by a group called Exodus International that says it can cure homosexuality through prayer. Apple vets each...

Google says Gmail is being blocked in China

Mar 21, 2011
Chinese Gmail users are experiencing significant delays if not flat out inaccessibility lately and Google says it's coming from the government. T...