Fucking Hilarious Critique of Michael Arrington

Quite simply one of the funniest things I have seen in awhile. This guy should be given an emmy...this is fucking hilarious. He says what many of us have been thinking for a long time....

First Death of a Citizen Journalist?

"Indymedia reporter Brad Will was shot and killed while covering the siege in Oaxaca, Mexico last week. This is probably the first death of a citizen journalist during the era of citizen journalism, though I doubt it will be blogged as such. Indymedia reporters tend to be...

Chinese dissident slams Internet companies

"A respected Chinese dissident has warned that the capitulation of Western Internet companies to China's authorities is a more serious threat to free speech in the country than the Chinese government's filtering of what its citizens can access on the Internet. Free IT...

Free Alternative to Outlook Targets Small-Business Owners

"BlueTie, a provider of e-mail and calendaring services that could function as an alternative to Microsoft Outlook, announced Monday that it has begun offering its online service for free. Unlike other free Web-based mail services like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Hotmail or...

Puff the Magic Dragon, Lives on CBC

"I’ve been watching the new CBC show Dragon’s Den, and I’m concerned by the examples being set for any entrepreneurs watching or participating. Anyone who thinks this show has anything to do with real business angel investing is probably smoking the same stuff...

Talent Agency Is Aiming to Find Web Video Stars

"One of Hollywood’s top five talent agencies has created an online unit devoted to scouting out up-and-coming creators of Internet content — particularly video — and finding work for them in Web-based advertising and entertainment, as well as in the older...

Prospering May Not Make People Happier, but It May Make Them Healthier

"Does money buy happiness? The rapidly expanding literature on what determines “subjective well-being” appears to suggest a negative answer to this timeless question. Studies consistently find, for example, that when the incomes of everyone in a community grow over...

Microsoft to Give Vista Away Free

"Microsoft has teamed up with PC vendors to promote the delayed Vista OS by offering PC buyers worldwide a free upgrade coupon, as a way of encouraging them to buy a Vista-capable PC as early as possible, according to market sources, citing information leaked from...