by Wendy Davis on Dec 21, 2:00 PM
Nick Ciarelli, a college student at Harvard who published the blog Think Secret, has agreed to shutter it to settle a lawsuit with Apple.
by Wendy Davis on Dec 20, 3:15 PM
Despite opposition from some consumer groups and privacy advocates, as well as Google rival Microsoft, the Federal Trade Commission this morning approved Google's $3.1 billion merger with DoubleClick.
by Wendy Davis on Dec 19, 2:32 PM
Two Google enemies, Microsoft and Viacom, have banded together in a deal reportedly worth $500 million. The agreement calls for Microsoft's recently acquired Atlas to serve ads on all Viacom Web sites. Currently, DoubleClick -- which has agreed to be acquired by Google -- serves ads for Viacom, according to the Associated Press.
by Wendy Davis on Dec 18, 2:30 PM
FTC head Deborah Platt Majoras' decision last week that she would continue to review Google's pending $3.1 billion merger with DoubleClick isn't sitting well with privacy advocates who requested her removal.
by Wendy Davis on Dec 17, 1:15 PM
One of the demands of striking TV writers is for compensation when their work appears online. Now, according to today's Los Angeles Times, some writers are taking matters into their own hands by pursuing deals to develop shows for the Web.
by Wendy Davis on Dec 14, 1:00 PM
This week, two privacy groups asked Federal Trade Commission chair Deborah Platt Majoras to recuse herself from participating in the review of the $3.1 billion Google-DoubleClick merger because her husband is a partner at DoubleClick's law firm, Jones Day.
by Wendy Davis on Dec 13, 2:00 PM
A few years ago, TV networks began streaming new shows on the Web in advance of their on-air debut. Now, the movie industry is also starting to experiment with advance Web screenings. Viacom's Paramount Pictures next Wednesday will make "Jackass 2.5" available for free streaming at Blockbuster.com. Coming in the middle of the writer's strike, when at least some members of the "Jackass" audience feel deprived of their regular TV fare, Paramount couldn't have timed this test better.
by Wendy Davis on Dec 12, 2:45 PM
Even though Facebook has retreated from its controversial Beacon program, which broadcasts news about members' online purchases to their friends, the fallout from the program is only just beginning. The latest allegation: Blockbuster's participation in the program violates a 19-year-old law that bans merchants from divulging information about users' video rentals without their written consent
by Wendy Davis on Dec 11, 2:45 PM
As promised this summer, IAC has rolled out some privacy enhancements to its Ask.com search engine. With the program, AskEraser, users will be able to delete future search queries and identifying information like IP addresses from Ask.com's servers.
by Wendy Davis on Dec 10, 2:15 PM
Social networking site imeem has struck a deal with Universal Music Group to stream tracks from the label's vast music catalog, the companies announced today.