Despite the potential for search engines to leverage data culled from popular social networking hubs like Facebook and Twitter, it’s still unclear what social’s long-term role in search will be. When it comes to Bing, however, one thing is clear: Microsoft ‘likes‘ Facebook. Following the unveiling of Google’s +1 button, Bing is rolling out a...Read More

Even if tablet computers, namely the iPad, aren’t killing desktops, notebooks and kittens, many in the tech and marketing industries express the sentiment that the tablet is going to be the source of fundamental change in many markets. So where does that leave Google’s Chromebook, which the search giant unveiled to the world yesterday? The...Read More

The future of television may be digital, but if you’re a player in the digital space looking at the meetings and parties taking place as television networks wrap up their annual upfront sales efforts, it’s hard not to be a little bit jealous at all the money that still gets lavished at broadcast and cable...Read More

Facebook is a social network, yes, but it is also a communication tool. Which is why it makes sense to add “voice” to the platform via a deal with Skype. Facebook is a social network – a set of tools that have been put together to enable friends and acquaintances to share their thoughts, ideas,...Read More

The protections afforded by intellectual property law have immensely benefitted technology companies, but that doesn’t mean that they’re not sometimes problematic. From ridiculous patent lawsuits to reverse domain name hijacking, IP is often a means to questionable ends. Unfortunately, when it comes to trademark, some companies are making abuse all too easy. Case in point:...Read More