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Is the Web 2.0 economy in limbo?: CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber and reporter Caroline McCarthy wrap up the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco and discuss the current Web 2.0 boom and how long it will be sustained.; Tags: News, dan farber, caroline mccarthy, web 2.0, san francisco, mark andreesen, social networking; Videos 2008-04-25
Toys Aren't Us: Whats wrong with the toy industry? Im not the only one wondering. From the Toy Fair at New York Citys Javits Convention Center, my colleague Caroline McCarthy asks, Has The Toy Industry Screeched To A Halt?Sure, many of the exhibitors were familiar, but Caroline decries an overarching lack of...; Tags: General, trends; Blog posts 2007-02-16

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Facebook reaches safety plan with states: Facebook has joined MySpace and inked a deal with 49 state attorneys general on a safety plan. Texas was the lone holdout. News.com's Caroline McCarthy reports: "We've agreed with 49 states and the District of Columbia to set up principles around Internet safety," Facebook...; Tags: Facebook, Agreement, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Harassment, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Are we headed for a nuclear winter?: Caroline McCarthy's post on News.com describing the juxtaposition between the party atmosphere underpinning Web 2.0 and the views of certain veterans poses awkward questions: Amid the drunken revelry and pulsing electronic music, one prominent tech-industry veteran at the party was asked exactly what Chi.mp is. "I'll tell you what...; Tags: Bank, Information Technology, Investment, Forrester Research Inc., Web 2.0, Social Networking, Strategy, Financial Services, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-25
News to know: Microsoft Mesh; Microhoo; OLPC; Patents; Linked data: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Ten things to know about Microsoft's Live Mesh Ryan Stewart: Silverlight and the future core of Microsoft Screen shots: Microsoft's Live Mesh (right) Images: Hands-on with Live Mesh Techmeme ...; Tags: Patent, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Linux, Open Source, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-23

News to know: Yahoo; ToorCon; Microsoft Surface, XP; Apple; Psystar: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microhoo: A frenetic week ahead; Yahoo could turn the tables on Microsoft Nathan McFeters: ToorCon Seattle 2008: Nuke plants, non-existent sub domain attacks, muffin diving, and Guitar Hero ToorCon gallery. Mary Jo Foley:...; Tags: Google Inc., Hard Drive, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Veterans Administration, Help Desk, Open Source, It Operations; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Facebook rolls out chat...slowly: Facebook quietly launched its chat feature over the weekend, but the company plans a slow rollout. In a blog post, Facebook noted: This week marks the launch of Facebook Chat—a new way for you to communicate with your friends in real-time. The Wall and Inbox have...; Tags: Facebook, Facebook Chat, Construction, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-07
An April Fool's Day Tour de Farce: It's April Fool's Day and the technology industry is going nuts trying to top the next farce. It's pretty bad when you don't trust information from legit sources and you almost think one of your favorite Wall Street prognosticators has changed his bear stripes. Here's the tour of...; Tags: Google Inc., Web, Facebook, April Fool, Virgle, Arrington, Channel Management, Branding, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Facebook privacy controls, IM on the way: Facebook will roll out new privacy features and instant messaging the company said in a press briefing Tuesday. According to News.com's Dan Farber and Caroline McCarthy Facebook will roll out these features tonight or Wednesday morning. Among the two features: Facebook...; Tags: Facebook, IM, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-18
Router Backdoors: Hacked by Chinese Part 2?: Router Backdoors: Hacked by Chinese Part 2?Typo AlertCite, not Site.Typo Alert: "They site no cases of any backdoors in any current routers sold from China."Correction: "They cite no cases of any backdoors in any current routers sold from China."Sorry to be nitpicking about typos, but this is probably because bloggers...; Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, Chinese Part 2, Router Backdoors; Discussion threads 2008-03-06
Facebook's new face: What does it need to accomplish?: Facebook has previewed a new profile page that cleans up a good amount of clutter on the page by creating tabs for users to put their wall items, personal information and photos. These improvements are a no brainer. Facebook's profile pages--with apps, news feeds, personal info and...; Tags: Facebook, Construction, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-27
Netscape+eulogy%3A+Use+Flock+and+Firefox: Netscape+eulogy%3A+Use+Flock+and+FirefoxAOL is like Caroline Kennedy's Boeing777...with everything you would expectFairwell Netscape we can only believe you will find a new home in some preprietary search as part of many midline and large corporations handling a multitude of employees. have fun at your New! job.RE: Netscape eulogy: Use Flock and FirefoxWhat's...; Tags: Web browsers, E-mail clients, Microsoft Windows Vista, Netscape Communications Corp., Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, America Online Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-02-22
Debate over telecom immunity starts anew: So the debate is on. Should telcom companies get legal immunity for assisting America's intelligence apparatus with warrantless wiretaps, or not? The Senate took up the question Wednesday and veep Dick Cheney was on hand to make the administration's vociferous argument, The Washington Post reports. Majority Leader...; Tags: White House, Administration, U.S. Congress, Immunity, U.S. Senate, ALCU, Telephony, Workforce Management, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Human Resources, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-01-23
Snuffing out Goofy's cigarette: Snuffing out Goofy's cigaretteRE: Snuffing out Goofy's cigaretteConnie Willis' brilliant 1996 Remake deals with a Hollywood culture that obliterates its past.http://www.amazon.com/Remake-Connie-Willis/dp/0553574418/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199976027&sr=1-1JJBI love it when politically-correct zombies make it possible......for me to make a buck. I'm gonna start collecting the pre-expunged videos. Those are going to be worth a...; Tags: Connie Willis, cigarette, Goofy, Disney Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-01-10
Facebook outmaneuvers Google; Bebo launches FB-compatible platform: When Google announced "OpenSocial", a set of three common APIs designed to create an alternative developer platform to that offered by Facebook, I described it as a 'combine and conquer strategy'. [OpenSocial] embraces the "small pieces, loosely joined" philosophy of the web, and in doing so, should help to...; Tags: Bebo, Google Inc., Facebook, Google OpenSocial, Channel Management, Social Networking, Marketing, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2007-12-13
"Friendster Developers Platform" launches: Following Facebook's lead, it seems that almost every other social networking site has announced its intent to create a developer platform for third-party applications, either as part of Google's OpenSocial or by going it alone (or both). However, very few have yet to deliver. Not so Friendster, reports News.com, with...; Tags: Facebook, Friendster Inc., Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2007-12-12
Friendster debuts Developer Platform- but where are the voice APIs?: Colleague Caroline McCarthy lets us know that Friendster- that "whatever happened to?" social networking destination now significantly eclipsed by MySpace and Facebook- seems to have awoken from their slumber with a widget creation-enabling Friendster Developer Platform. FDP kicks off with some 180 apps....; Tags: Friendster Inc., Voice, API, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-12-11
Radio Caroline (gg): This gadget plays Radio Caroline and links to the Radio Caroline Website. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing; Software downloads 2007-12-09
ABC-Facebook deal: Another election-time marketing deal: ABC News is teaming up with Facebook to bring some social networking into campaign coverage, The Times reports. [The partnership] allows Facebook members to electronically follow ABC reporters, view reports and video and participate in polls and debates, all within a new "U.S. Politics" category. ...; Tags: Facebook, TechCrunch, ABC Inc., Marketing Research, Business Structures, Social Networking, Marketing, Finance, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-11-26
News to know: Red Hat, Amazon; Net neutrality; Malware with your news: Notable headlines: Robin Harris: The governmental-communications complex: net neutrality now. Dana Gardner: Red Hat partners with Amazon for Enterprise Linux fabric in Elastic Compute Cloud. Larry Dignan: Red Hat puts Enterprise Linux in Amazon's cloud. Dana Blankenhorn: Can Red Hat ever make open...; Tags: Larry Dignan, Red Hat Inc., Malware, Amazon.com Inc., Net Neutrality, Microsoft Corp., Typewriter, Open Source; Blog posts 2007-11-08