Archive for January, 2007

Google Set To Report Earnings Today

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Sometime today (I'm assuming after the stock market closes) Google is scheduled to report their Q4 results for 2006. Yahoo and E-Bay have already reported relatively strong results for Q4 2006 and I'm sure that Google stockholders are expecting much the same. Google has been making some bold moves into ...

The Countdown To Vista!

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Tomorrow is the release of the awaited new OS, Vista by Microsoft. This has been the first operating system released by the company in more than 5 years. Computer junkies can buy the newest release at midnight in some locations and can expect to pay between $100 - $400 depending ...

Fox Has Filed A Subpoena Against Youtube

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

Fox has filed a subpoena in an effort to learn the identity of a Youtube contributor that has been uploading episodes of "24" and "The Simpson's." Fox is looking to stop his infringing activity, but Google stays pretty tight lipped about the identity of their users. Google is responsive in taking ...

MySpace To Issue Amber Alerts

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

Today MySpace announced that they are going to help protect missing children. Starting Tuesday whenever an Amber Alert is issued all MySpace users in the area code the child/children went missing in will get an alert at their profile page. This is being done through an agreement between News Corp. (MySpace's ...

Google In Talks To Acquire Game Advertising Company Adscape Media

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

It was recently reported that search engine turned media company Google is looking to extend advertising in an entire new media, game sponsorship. According to The Fool, Google is in talks to acquire Adscape Media, a "in-game" advertising company that sells sponsorship ads within the video games people play. The ...

MySpace Implicated In 30 Million Dollar Lawsuit

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

One thing about social networking sites is the "social" nature of them. People of all ages can come together at a common site and network. Myspace.com is being sued for 30 million dollars because a 14 year old female member of the website was sexually assaulted by a member after ...

Yahoo Introduces Go! For Your Mobile Device

Monday, January 8th, 2007

Now more than ever before, people are using their cell phones and other wireless devices to connect to the internet for Email, music and other content. That's why Yahoo is offering Go! a simple solution for your mobile internet needs. This program is optimized for smaller screens and allows you ...