digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/GDrive_Three_Ways_it_Could_be_a_Game_Changer'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; The Wall St. Journal ran a B1 story this morning about the forthcoming online storage service from Google. Call it Continue reading »

Brightcove has never really been more than a half-hearted consumer video play, opting instead to function as a content distribution network for a large number of high profile media partners.

Verizon Wireless, America's #2 wireless carrier, announced today that it would open its network to non-Verizon phones and applications. That means any CDMA phone (i.e., even those purchased through rival Continue reading »

Last Monday I found out from my doctor that I have Diabetes (probably Type 1; I need more tests to confirm), which basically means high blood sugar. It was quite Continue reading »

Small business website creation service Homestead announced tonight that it has been purchased by Intuit for $170m. In addition to Intuit's personal and small business accounting software, and the company's

Reuters is reporting that Fox Interactive Media President Peter Levinsohn said Monday that his company is in the discussion stages of creating an ad network, internally dubbed "FIM Serve," that Continue reading »

At the Reuters Media Summit today Fox Interactive Media President Peter Levinsohn said that Fox is planning some additions to MySpace in the next few weeks aimed squarely at Facebook. Continue reading »

While real TV in the US struggles over how much of a cut traditional, professional content writers ought to get from online and new media revenue - the venerable

The New York Times is reporting that ABC News and Facebook have formed a partnership that will bring ABC political coverage to Facebook while lending social networking cred to the Continue reading »

Today has been declared Blue Beanie Day, an only slightly tongue-in-cheek day for supporters of web standards to show their solidarity with the cause. Originating in the mind of Douglas Continue reading »