YouTube Privacy Ruling Could Affect You
Alan Reiter   7/3/2008  
There’s bad news about your privacy: A New York judge has ruled that Google has to turn over records of YouTube viewers. (Google owns YouTube.)

The Mobile OS Does Matter
Alan Reiter   7/3/2008  
Computer and wireless pundits are proclaiming your device’s operating system irrelevant.

BlackBerry OS 4.5 Rocks for Wireless Internet
Alan Reiter   7/1/2008  
If you’re adventurous, have a recent BlackBerry, and use the BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS), consider installing the new, “unauthorized” 4.5 operating system. I tried it (OS 4.5.0.46) on my BlackBerry Curve 8320. I won’t go back to the older version.

Nokia Takes Symbian Open-Source: Not Good Enough
Alan Reiter   6/27/2008  
Nokia is buying the rest of Symbian, the immensely popular mobile operating system/platform, and making it open-source. Wireless analysts are mostly crowing about it.

Outside.in to Mix Hyperlocal News, Mobility
Alan Reiter   6/25/2008   2 comments
I’ve been looking at Outside.in's new Radar non-cellular Website, which offers hyperlocal news with a twist. You’ll receive news occurring first within 1,000 feet of your location and expanding outside to news of your neighborhood and then your city and state.

IM at Work: a Double-Edged Sword
Stephen Viscusi   7/4/2008  
Instant messaging is like email on steroids. It is the ultimate in instant gratification. It's a virtual aphrodisiac for people who get distracted easily.

Marketing in Virtual Worlds
Michael Wilson   7/3/2008   1 comment
Virtual world: It's a term that can make marketers shudder in excitement or quake in fear.

Web Access Transforms Life for Paralyzed Patients
Mary E. Shacklett   7/2/2008   12 comments
With a “click” of an optical mouse you can navigate the Web, see a photo of your daughter in her prom dress, and write her an email telling her you think the dress is too short.  

Of Gold Grills & E-Commerce
Chris Minnick   7/1/2008   5 comments
I started looking into gold-teeth grills one day -- just for fun. My initial hypothesis was that because they need to be fitted to each individual’s unique set of teeth, these products would make a horrible candidate for selling over the Internet. As I looked into the subject further, however, it quickly became apparent how wrong I was.

Every Company Is a Media Company
Tom Wilde   6/30/2008   6 comments
At a recent Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange (MITX) event regarding online video distribution and discovery, I was struck by the wide range of companies that were represented in the audience. There were technology companies, manufacturers, merchants, and nonprofits, and their interest was all aligned around using media to further their businesses.

Cerf, Roberts Weigh In on Internet Traffic Jam
Mary Jander   7/4/2008   1 comment
Two fathers of the Internet; two seemingly opposing viewpoints; one common thread: the sorry state of Internet supply and demand.