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  • June 2008

    • Networks Social Indeed, But Ad Dollars Remain Elusive

      New York Times  |  Jun 16, 08 10:07 AM CDT

      Networks Social Indeed, But Ad Dollars Remain Elusive

      (Newser) - A makeover planned to begin Wednesday for MySpace is the latest sign of the continued struggle to make social networking the cash cow many thought it would be when News Corp. bought the site three years ago, the New York Times reports. MySpace's user base has grown from 16 million to more than 118 million since—but still falling short of profit targets. More »

    • Online Readers Have No Attention Span

      Slate  |  Jun 14, 08 6:30 PM CDT

      Online Readers Have No Attention Span

      (Newser) - Web readers are fidgety, so writers have to serve up the goods fast, Michael Agger writes in Slate. For example: Online readers are “ selfish, lazy, and ruthless ,” according to theorist Jakob Nielsen. They are informavores hunting for information at all costs. They like text short , scannable , and occasionally bold. And especially love lists . More »

    • Tech Firms to Fix Monster They Created

      New York Times  |  Jun 14, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      Tech Firms to Fix Monster They Created

      (Newser) - Google, Microsoft, Intel, and IBM are partnering are on a new initiative to help workers distracted by emails and instant messages improve their productivity, the New York Times reports. The Information Overload Research Group, a nonprofit launching next month, will devise cultural and technological solutions to reduce the digital deluge that’s costing firms $650 billion a year in productivity. More »

    • House of Lords Fishes Where the Fish Are: YouTube

      Associated Press  |  Jun 13, 08 5:46 PM CDT

      House of Lords Fishes Where the Fish Are: YouTube

      (Newser) - The House of Lords is vaulting into the 21st century, hosting a YouTube channel dedicated to dispelling its upper-crust image. The appointed branch of Parliament rolled out several videos today, full of legislators explaining to clueless young people how the system works, the AP reports. "We hope that they will help to combat some of the outdated stereotypes of members of the upper house," said the Lord Speaker. More »

    • MySpace Takes Aim at Yahoo

      BusinessWeek  |  Jun 13, 08 2:08 PM CDT

      MySpace Takes Aim at Yahoo

      (Newser) - Myspace is retooling itself to become a more direct competitor to web portals, specifically Yahoo, BusinessWeek reports. Starting Wednesday, the popular social networking site will unveil changes to its homepage such as news headlines, local weather apps, and entertainment links. More »

    • Microsoft, Yahoo End Talks, Rule Out Merger

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 12, 08 3:32 PM CDT

      Microsoft, Yahoo End Talks, Rule Out Merger

      (Newser) - Looks like a Microsoft-Yahoo marriage is off—for good this time, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a meeting last weekend, Microsoft representatives stated “unequivocally” that the software giant was not interested in purchasing all of Yahoo for any price. Yahoo then ruled out an alternative of selling Microsoft only its search business. More »

    • Google CEO Says Saving Media Is a 'Moral Imperative'

      CNET  |  Jun 12, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Google CEO Says Saving Media Is a 'Moral Imperative'

      (Newser) - Search engine giant Google wants to maximize online ad revenues for traditional media, CEO Eric Schmidt said yesterday, not work against them. CNets reports that with so many traditional media companies struggling to make online ads work, "it's a huge moral imperative to help here," Schmidt said. More »

    • Lil Wayne Gives Milk for Free, Still Sells Cow

      Rolling Stone  |  Jun 11, 08 4:10 PM CDT

      Lil Wayne Gives Milk for Free, Still Sells Cow

      (Newser) - It made record execs cringe, but Lil Wayne's three-year mixtape giveaway sealed his megastar status, reports Rolling Stone . After his last album underperformed, Wayne built an underground following with four free double-albums released on the Internet. The risky move launched Wayne's new single "Lollipop" to Number One on Billboard's Hot 100; the track became the fastest-selling ringtone in history. More »

    • Startup Site Wants to See Your Paycheck

      TechCrunch  |  Jun 11, 08 2:06 PM CDT

      Startup Site Wants to See Your Paycheck

      (Newser) - Ever wonder how much people at Google or Microsoft really make? Just-launched Glassdoor.com wants to tell you, TechCrunch reports. Essentially, the site collects self-submitted compensation reports and reviews for as many jobs at as many firms as possible. Open to everyone are full details for Googe, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Cisco; users can get dirt on other outfits by submitting their own details. More »

    • Search Engines: How They're Reshaping Your Brain

      Atlantic Monthly  |  Jun 11, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      Search Engines: How They're Reshaping Your Brain

      (Newser) - Although he’s thrilled with all the time he saves using the Internet for research and awed by the vast intellectual opportunities available to every web surfer, Nicholas Carr is a bit disconcerted that he no longer has the patience for reading books or long articles. With his netizen mind fidgeting and losing the thread after a few pages, Carr wonders in the Atlantic : What is the net doing to our brains? More »

    • 'Lifestreaming' Challenges Traditional Social Networking

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Jun 10, 08 4:47 PM CDT

      'Lifestreaming' Challenges Traditional Social Networking

      (Newser) - A new kind of open social networking is gaining a foothold with online leaders. “Lifestreaming” services like FriendFeed—launched in February by ex-Google employees—let users bring online social activities from various sources together in one feed. Leader FriendFeed is logging 150,000 visitors a month, but the big players won’t cede ground without a fight, one VC told the Financial Times . More »

    • Site Will Email Buddies After You Depart in Rapture

      ABC News  |  Jun 10, 08 3:58 PM CDT

      Site Will Email Buddies After You Depart in Rapture

      (Newser) - A new website will email godless friends and family left behind after you’ve been taken to heaven in the Rapture. For $40 per year, Youvebeenleftbehind.com will store any emails and documents for you, ABC reports—then send them about six days after the Lord hath taken away. The server will know the time has come when its employees don’t log on. More »

    • New Attack Vid: 'Hotties Only Hook Up With Dems'

      Huffington Post  |  Jun 10, 08 1:17 PM CDT

      New Attack Vid: 'Hotties Only Hook Up With Dems'

      (Newser) - Republicans can't get no satisfaction—at least according to several anti-McCain videos set to air on YouTube by pro-Dem marketing group Truth Through Action. The premier video features a steamy bedroom romp that turns suddenly icy when a hot bar date discovers an autographed McCain photo in a nightstand. As if. More »

    • Top ISPs Agree to Block Child Porn Sites

      New York Times  |  Jun 10, 08 9:33 AM CDT

      Top ISPs Agree to Block Child Porn Sites

      (Newser) - Three top Internet providers have agreed to block known child pornography hot spots, thanks to some strong-arm tactics from New York AG Andrew Cuomo, the New York Times reports. After an 8-month investigation, Cuomo threatened to come down on Time Warner, Verizon, and Sprint for fraud and deceptive business practices. The Internet giants acquiesced. More »

    • Video Service Could Be Behind Amazon Glitches

      New York Times  |  Jun 10, 08 2:44 AM CDT

      Video Service Could Be Behind Amazon Glitches

      (Newser) - Amazon's new digital video service could be behind the glitches that have been plaguing the site, reports the New York Times . The online retailer was knocked offline for two hours last week and suffered sporadic problems yesterday. Analysts believe the company may be rejigging its distribution system ahead of the relaunch of its Amazon Unbox movie and TV download service. Outages were mostly limited to the US, where the service is expected to debut. More »

    • In One Domain, Anyway, Man Still Conquers Machine

      Time  |  Jun 9, 08 4:53 PM CDT

      In One Domain, Anyway, Man Still Conquers Machine

      (Newser) - Every web user has come across CAPTCHAs: wavy-lettered depiction of words you must retype as text. Most pay them no mind, but, Lev Grossman writes in Time , we should reflect upon completing one. They're one of the rare visible skirmishes in the largely invisible war between spammers and security programmers. But besides that, they are quite literally tests of our humanity. More »

    • Separation of Powers? Leave Prez's BlackBerry Out of It

      Weekly Standard  |  Jun 9, 08 4:28 PM CDT

      Separation of Powers? Leave Prez's BlackBerry Out of It

      (Newser) - The 44th president will almost certainly kick off his term by quitting email cold turkey, Jamie Sneider writes in the Weekly Standard . With executive-branch communication subject to public-disclosure law, President Bush hasn't send a single message, the former White House aide says—a coping mechanism that "fails to strike the right balance." More »

    • YouTube Punishment Fits YouTube Crime

      Florida Today  |  Jun 9, 08 3:35 PM CDT

      YouTube Punishment Fits YouTube Crime

      (Newser) - A judge has ordered two teens to create and post an apology video on YouTube as punishment for a vicious prank, Florida Today reports. The boys were convicted of battery and criminal mischief after posting video of one of them throwing a soda back at a drive-thru fast-food server after yelling, “Fire in the hole.” More »

    • Icahn Again Skewers Yahoo

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 9, 08 1:18 PM CDT

      Icahn Again Skewers Yahoo

      (Newser) - Investor Carl Icahn broadened his attacks on Yahoo today, targeting not only the recent failure of a Microsoft takeover deal but longtime performance issues, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Why did you permit Google to leave you in the dust?" he wrote to the board. More »

    • YouTube Vid 'Brutal' to McCain

      The Jed Report  |  Jun 9, 08 12:52 PM CDT

      YouTube Vid 'Brutal' to McCain

      (Newser) - A YouTube video assembled by a Ron Paul supporter is a “devastating” blast at the John McCain campaign, the Jed Report blog contends. The piece focuses on Iraq, playing and re-playing the Republican's suggestion that Baghdad has neighborhoods safe enough for generals to walk around unprotected—and juxtaposing them with stunned rebuttals from Wolf Blitzer and Pat Buchanan. More »

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