• Just An Online Minute... Target Falls Short?
    A federal judge this week dealt a minor setback to advocates for the blind in their lawsuit against Target. The advocates charge the retailer with failing to make its e-commerce store accessible to the screen-reading software that people with vision impairments commonly use to navigate the Web.
  • Just An Online Minute... Google Boosts AdSense Reach
    Google already captures somewhere around half of all search queries--and that's just among other search engines. Now, Google is poised to start powering far more searches on other publishers' sites.
  • Just An Online Minute... Glamour Gets A 'Don't' Of Its Own
    Glamour magazine has already had to retreat from its most recent Web 2.0 venture that invited Web users to upload their own "Glamour Don't" photos.
  • Just An Online Minute... Good News For Search
    Google's quarterly earnings have again surpassed expectations, sparking a bullish report by Merrill Lynch....
  • Just An Online Minute... NBC Curtains Programs, Shifts Budget To Web
    NBC Universal said this morning it plans to overhaul operations, paring back on scripted dramas and comedies, while also shifting resources to the digital.
  • Just An Online Minute... Needless Litigation?
    Universal Music Group claims that video-sharing sites unfairly "build their business on the backs of our content and the hard work of our artists and songwriters." This statement is preposterous on so many levels, it's hard to know where to start.
  • Just An Online Minute... Controversial Law Backfires
    When Utah passed a law establishing a do-not-e-mail registry for children, critics condemned the measure as short-sighted. That concern has proven prophetic.
  • Just An Online Minute... CBS Cuts Deal With Yahoo
    It's clear that TV networks are still experimenting to come up with the best way to place programs on the Web. And this morning, CBS and Yahoo unveiled yet another variation.
  • Just An Online Minute... Time Warner: Flexing Its Muscle, Pre-deal?
    Google's buyout of YouTube this week continues to rattle the largest media companies. Now, Time Warner head Dick Parsons is flexing his muscle, reminding everyone that YouTube contains clips owned by Time Warner.
  • Just An Online Minute... Citizen Journalists Rush Online
    An army of creative citizens contributed to the coverage of yesterday's plane crash. And, in a striking change from other major recent New York City events--say, the blackout of 2003, or even the subway strike last December--some mainstream media outlets solicited the input.
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