Bobbie Johnson / GigaOM:Struggling Six Apart Begged for $2M Loan — When blogging pioneer Six Apart announced in September that it was being purchased by ad network VideoEgg and being folded into a new company, Say Media, the deal confirmed what many had been saying for some time: the once-hot startup had been left...
Nilay Patel / Engadget:Boxee Box review — It’s a little strange that the Boxee Box by D-Link feels like a late entrant in this year’s crowded smart TV market — the core Boxee software has been around forever, and the Box itself was announced way back in January at CES. But a platform switch...
Charlie Savage / New York Times:F.B.I. Seeks Wider Wiretap Law for Web — WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, traveled to Silicon Valley on Tuesday to meet with top executives of several technology firms about a proposal to make it easier to wiretap Internet users.
Caroline McCarthy / The Social:Bartz: Google is great, Facebook is competition — SAN FRANCISCO—The first word that comes to Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz’s mind when she hears the word “Facebook” is “competition,” she revealed onstage at the Web 2.0 Summit this afternoon when conference host John Battelle engaged her in a lightning round of...
A ruby-eyed toad, rocket frog and a toad that resembles a Simpsons character were an unexpected surprise.
AFP – Some 60 cities from across the globe will this weekend sign a voluntary pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Mexico City authorities said Tuesday.
AP – With the Beatles finally on iTunes, Garth Brooks and AC/DC are among the few notable acts that continue to staunchly hold out, unwilling to agree to Apple s restrictive pricing schemes and loath to see their albums chopped into singles.
LiveScience.com – When preschool teachers call attention to gender in any way, kids pick up on it. A new study found that in classrooms where boys and girls line up separately – and even in settings where teachers say things like, Good morning boys and girls – children express more stereotypes about gender and...
It turns out that the world’s best-selling book, the Bible, has now produced one of the smartphone world’s most popular apps: YouVersion , which added its 10 millionth user Tuesday. Launched in April 2008 by Oklahoma megachurch LifeChurch.tv , the free YouVersion has experienced wildfire growth, becoming the leading free Bible app in iTunes...
