Google vs. Facebook: The User Data Fight Gets Childish
Google has decided to counter Facebook in the battle for customer data by giving a warning that is petulant and childish in tone that Facebook will lock up contact information for good.
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Indecent Proposal: Free Hotel Stay If You, Um, Perform for the Cameras
Hotels are considering free room-and-board to couples filmed having sex. It's just the next level in consumer content creation.
Amazon Kills One Pedophilia Book -- but Keeps Another
Amazon takes a strong stance for freedom of expression and then drops the controversial book on pedophilia that it defended, while keeping another pro-pedophilia title.
Google Masters Bad PR: Fires Engineer Who Leaked Pay Raise Memo
By firing the engineer who leaked the memo about the massive pay increases and bonuses, Google showed itself inept and unfair and actually undermined what the raises were for.
RIM Goes for a Price Fight to Regain Lost Ground in Smartphones
RIM will set the introductory price for a Wi-Fi only model of its new PlayBook tablet at under $500 to compete directly with the Apple iPad. And AT&T halved the price of the BlackBerry Torch.
Facebook Joins the Patent Smackdown Culture on a New Front
Facebook is in the middle of a patent fight with an east coast media company over common social networking features. Are we seeing the start of businesses trying trying to control the industry?
James Bond E-Books Show New Killer Publishing Model
The Ian Fleming estate takes over its e-book publishing, cutting Penguin out of the deal and foreshadowing a dark future for publishers.
Google's 10% Pay Raises: A Desperate Move to Buy Employee Loyalty
Google has announced large raises and bonuses for all employees. It's certainly welcome by the individuals, but a bad sign of what Google must do to retain talent in lieu of other means.
How Apple Lost the Kinect to Microsoft -- and Why That's a Good Thing
Apple may have lost out on the foundation of Kinect, but it didn't seem to fit its gameplan anyway.
SAP Rescues Ellison's Hopes By Being Reckless and Stupid
SAP lawyer Greg Lanier mentioned in court that the company's board had known about the copyright infringement against Oracle from the time it acquired TomorrowNow, a reversal of previous claims.
Publishers Screw Themselves Over Strategy and Consumer Navigation
Publishers have spent many hours and dollars on creating their new iPad applications. But what they forgot was that the power of print depends on a common and standard form of navigation.
Websites vs. Advertisers: the War for User Data Is On [Update]
Publishers finally wake up and realize how much customer behavioral data advertisers have been obtaining through them. Now comes the battle for all that valuable information.
Oracle's SAP Lawsuit Problem: You Only Get Money for Real Damages
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison sang the copyright-infringement-hurt-us-so-bad blues in his testimony in the company's suit against SAP. However, actual damages may be a lot lower.
RIM's Nightmare: Corporations Don't Need It After All
Corporations consider alternatives to Research in Motion's BlackBerry smartphones. It's a blow for RIM, which continues to fall behind and is no longer secure in traditional strong markets.
Google, Facebook, and RockMelt Chase Fantasy Feudalism
Google and Facebook block each other. RockMelt releases a browser that integrates Facebook and doesn't want you to leave. It's how social networks want to make a buck.
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Daniel J. Sullivan left his Alaska hometown before Senate election
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