For some of us old fogies who grew up using bulletin boards and forums on closed online services, online chat has always held a special allure. Remember, it was chatting that ... Discussion
Digital certificates are one way we know to trust someone online. Most of us use them without even realizing it; every time we visit a secure web site, our browser checks a ce ... Discussion
These days, anyone starting a search-related effort almost certainly has to deal with the G-Factor. Are they trying to take on Google? How are they going to beat that awesome ... Discussion
Steve Ballmer sent an email to Microsoft employees this week in which he acknowledged the success of Apple and what the Redmond giant needs to do in order to better compete. ... Discussion
When was the last time you bought software that came in a box, an actual CD that you put into your disc drive in order to load it onto your computer? Its probably been a while ... Discussion
Fresh off their launch of Facebook Connect at their second developer conference, the social networking company is going to launch a mobile version of the Facebook Connect this ... Discussion
Facebook kicked off their second annual developer conference in San Francisco this afternoon with a keynote by founder & CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The overproduced keynote with ... Discussion
Facebook kicked off their second annual developer conference in San Francisco this afternoon with a keynote by founder CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The overproduced keynote with too ... Discussion
Facebook kicked off their second annual developer conference in San Francisco this afternoon with a keynote by founder CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The overproduced keynote with too ... Discussion
Now that Facebook has announced its redesign, which features a new improved news feed, what will Mark Zuckerberg, the enigmatic and somewhat shy CEO of Facebook, announce when ... Discussion
Now that Facebook has announced its redesign that features a new improved news feed, what will Mark Zuckerberg, the enigmatic and somewhat shy CEO of Facebook is going to anno ... Discussion
In the life of every company, there comes a time when it is faced with the choice of how to extend its reach: Either build a new product or service, or acquire the one thats a ... Discussion
DNS is the cornerstone of the Internet: It turns www.gigaom.com into an IP address that the routers can use to connect a browser to a web site. For this reason, its the subjec ... Discussion
Jerry Yang, Yahoos CEO, may be learning something about the hard-driving style of management it takes to go it alone after an attempted takeover, especially if he follows Oms ... Discussion
Theres already a ton of activity taking place in the cloud computing space, so much so that it can be hard to know who to watch. In many cases, its too early to pick winners. ... Discussion
Startups selling virtual goods and offering virtual experiences are raking in the venture capital these days. Perhaps its the fact that virtual gifting hit the mainstream in 2 ... Discussion
We have short memories in Silicon Valley, which is both a blessing and a curse. We forget the bad times as quickly as we forget the good times.
At the turn of the century, ev ... Discussion
Summer is generally a slower time for news and this summer is no exception. But the kind folks at Microsoft, Yahoo and Carl Icahns investment firm are charitably offering up a ... Discussion
Earlier this week, Delta Airlines announced plans that will turn its boarding passes into advertising opportunities, or billboards, hawking destination-specific businesses and ... Discussion
Earlier this week, Delta Airlines announced plans that will turn its boarding passes into advertising opportunities, or billboards, hawking destination-specific businesses and ... Discussion
