Content Mill Bubble? No, Just Hype and a Business Model Shake-Out
Content mills have become a topic of wide conversation, whether as a subject of condemnation or support. To get a real view of what is happening, you have to sweep away a lot of spin.
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Best Buy Plans to Beat eBay with "Augmented" Salespeople
E-commerce heavyweights' new battleground: the in-store mobile shopping app.
Steve Jobs and Rupert Murdoch Save Newspapers -- Well, One, At Least
Plans of News Corp's Rupert Murdoch and Apple CEO Steve Jobs to create a tablet-centric newspaper called the Daily have some merit. But don't expect it to save most of publishing.
Past Dell Fiasco Could Dog the Company's Future
The continued story of Dell allegedly selling computers with hardware flaws from 2003 to 2005 and trying to keep the problem under wraps could undo attempts to keep margins strong.
Microsoft's Smartphone Disasters Are Piling Up -- and That's a Bigger Industry Problem
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 is getting slapped around in the market. Although the company made some mistakes, the real culprits are the hardware vendors and sloppy business-as-usual attitudes.
Oprah Magazine on iPad Gives More By Showing Fewer Ads
By only using two advertisers, Hearst is making the digital magazine more manageable for its older audience.
How Long Before Facebook Just Buys MySpace?
MySpace will get social updates from Facebook. It was only a matter of time before the older service had to give in. Now how long will it be before News Corp sells its property?
John Carmack's Rage: Why the iPhone Game Is a Success
Already a chart-topper, Rage will be the blueprint for successful mobile precursors to console games.
Dell Earnings: Big Jump in Revenue and Profits, Consumer Sales Lag
Dell sees a long-awaited improvement in sales and in net income. However, details of the earnings announcement show important weakness in consumer sales and costs of services.
Dell Mobile Is Gone, a Victim of Incompetence
Dell is getting rid of its mobile division. The spin is that they don't need a separate group for mobile devices. The reality is that the company had one product disaster after another.
Microsoft May Be Using Facebook as a Trojan Horse for Office
Can Microsoft rejuvenate its Office brand in the workplace by going after college students?
Microsoft and Apple Race to the Vehicle Media Market
Microsoft and Apple are both interested in locking down aspects of delivering media to vehicles, and even collecting information from them, as ways to bolster strategies.
Nokia Passes on Android. Does It Count on Google Losing Lawsuits?
Nokia has a number of reasons not to switch from MeeGo and Symbian to Android, but the best one might be that Google still has the chance to be sued right out of the mobile industry.
A New Google Nexus Phone: Were Things Going Too Well, Mr. Schmidt?
Google CEO Eric Schmidt teased what is likely a new Google Nexus phone. Even though the concept was poor in fundamental ways before, Google seems determined to press ahead.
HP's Lousy Record of CEO Recruitment Becomes a Proxy Issue
Some major HP institutional investors wanted shareholders to vote on a succession planning proposal that was an embarrassment to the board, so the directors are trying to kill it.
DOJ calls Alaska Senate allegations "troubling," asks to segregate ballots
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Disclosure of fired general's polygraph may have violated privacy laws
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Daniel J. Sullivan left his Alaska hometown before Senate election
El-Sayed and Stevens feud ahead of key Michigan Senate race
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Judge opens misconduct inquiry into Trump officials in golf course case
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Trump predicts Iran war will end soon as Qatar pushes for a deal
