Conan uses Twitter to change one woman's life
Conan O'Brien, in what is shaping up to be a fascinating marketing campaign, promises to change the life of one random tweeter--by following her.
Originally posted at Technically Incorrect
Does Google Street View see a future in Europe?
With major conflicts over data retention, Google executive says the company may stop shooting Street View photos in Europe, but a Google rep downplays those concerns.
Some on Wall Street wonder if Netflix has peaked
This week, several analysts downgraded Netflix. If you believe that the future is about digital film delivery, then the company's future is unclear.
Originally posted at Media Maverick
Viacom vs. Google court fight heats up
The companies will each tell the judge overseeing the $1 billion copyright suit that there's enough evidence to rule in their favor.
Originally posted at Media Maverick
Live blog Thursday: YouTube press conference
YouTube holds a press conference at 10 a.m. PST Thursday to discuss, well, something. And that something turns out to be close captioning.
Originally posted at Web Crawler
How Roger Ebert found his new voice (Q&A)
Scotland's CereProc helped the famed film critic speak again. Engineer Chris Pidcock talks about creating electronic voices that sound just like the real person.
Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge
Comdex to be reborn as a virtual trade show
The defunct technology confab is finding new life as a virtual event to take place November 16th and 17th of this year.
Google admits its SEO could use a little work
Google comes up a bit short after looking at its own search engine optimization. As a result, it's made available a public version of the report for Webmasters to use on their own sites.
Originally posted at Web Crawler
RealNetworks surrenders in RealDVD case
Federal judge issues a permanent injunction against RealDVD sales and Real agrees to pay $4.5 million to reimburse Hollywood studios for legal fees in copyright suit.
Originally posted at Media Maverick
Viacom's departure from Hulu comes with a bite
Viacom content is leaving Hulu next week, though users will still be able to watch those shows over at ComedyCentral.com. What this really could end up hurting are bloggers and other people trying to share specific clips, which Hulu was able to do.
Originally posted at Web Crawler
Apple trying to store your video in the cloud
The iPad maker is talking with major film studios about a streaming-media service that you could access from its tablet and other Net-connected devices.
Originally posted at Media Maverick
Oscars ban online dating site ad
A TV spot for AshleyMadison.com, the site that encourages unhappy married people to hook up, has been rejected by ABC on what appear to be moral grounds.
Originally posted at Technically Incorrect
PC, TV time linked to teen detachment, study finds
Computers and televisions play a significant role in the lives of teens, though a new analysis links them to low attachment.
Originally posted at The Digital Home
Apple MobileMe exec chosen as Thumbplay CTO
Pablo Calamera is joining the cloud-based music service as its chief technology officer, a newly created position.
Originally posted at News - Apple
Symantec to play host to health care companies
Symantec Health offers online storage and archiving for hospitals and health care providers to better help them retain and share medical records.
Originally posted at News - Health Tech
Roger Ebert using software to find his lost voice
After losing his voice following surgery, the film critic is using a new kind of text-to-speech software to communicate in a voice that sounds just like his.
Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge
P2P music use down; users may be stuffed
After a decade of illegally sharing music, some people may have finally exhausted hard drive space or sated their desire for any more songs, says NPD Group.
Originally posted at Media Maverick
Conde Nast's iPad plan in Apple-Adobe crossfire
The magazine publisher says it is trying two different approaches to the iPad (and tablets in general) as part of an "R&D period."
PayPal India to resume fund withdrawals
The company is making changes to comply with Indian regulations to allow for bank withdrawal services, but personal payments remain suspended.
Internet changes news consumption landscape
Recent survey from Pew Research Center shows that the Internet has changed the way people access and interact with daily news.






