Media

The Google-Bing battle over copied search results gets raucous. And now Microsoft’s calling out Google on… web video formats. Yawn. The US government is still seizing file-sharing domains. The iPhone on Verizon can be pre-ordered tomorrow. The Internet is about to…

Facebook manages my social calendar, and apparently I’m not the only one: a new book proposes that Facebook helps us connect offline. Is it possible to combine social media, popularity contests, and professionalism? A new crop of social websites thinks…

The Chinese government is blocking search results on the protests in Egypt. Speaking of which, what’s actually inside those Made-In-USA tear gas canisters being used by Egyptian police? The FBI raided a bunch of people suspected of involvement in the…

Another useful Google development: desktop Gmail notifications. One year in, the iPad is blowing away everyone’s expectations. Take a look at what the Internet had to say about the State of the Union address. Although Facebook is unleashing a new…

The President pledges high speed wireless internet for 98% of Americans in 5 years. If anyone doubted that we live in a culture of excess, more proof: Mobile app revenue to triple this year to $15 billion. Afraid of Tunisian-esque protests,…

This IRS app looks simpler than the website. Too bad it only lets you check your refund status. Verizon makes it easier to switch to the iPhone, but reneges on flat-rate data for the device. You can now print from…

“Under the new system, expected to be rolled out next month, the Times will sell an Internet-only subscription for unlimited access to the Times site, as well as a broader digital package that bundles the Times online with its application…

Jonathan Lethem, Sam Lipsyte, George Saunders, Zadie Smith and others have all signed an open letter to Harper’s publisher John MacArthur to save the jobs of editors Ben Metcalf and Ted Ross. Now, in an update to the article, MacArthur…

Facebook creates a system to stop hacks of protester pages by Tunisian censorship authorities. Value your marriage? Watch your updates. 80% of divorce lawyers report social media evidence in their cases. Oracle sues Google, and, c’mon, AndroidOS did copy their code…

It’s a week for CEO shuffle. Eric Schmidt is no longer heading up Google. And speaking of Google, they’re releasing a Groupon competitor, Google Offers. Wondering how much it costs to buy a credit card number or fake ATM online? A…