Msnbc.com announced the first acquisition in its 11-year history on Sunday, and is buying Seattle-based citizen journalism site Newsvine.com in an all-cash deal whose … Read the whole story

HealthVault, Microsoft's online medical records repository and health search engine hybrid, would appear to be a likely shoo-in for pharmaceutical and health-care advertisers--but experts … Read the whole story

On the Internet, big does not mean better. Small, long-tail Web sites are indispensable to consumers -- and they provide a new way for … Read the whole story

MySpace, Facebook and even Google's lowly Orkut are facing increased governmental scrutiny to monitor for sexual predators. Brand researchers say parental concern is growing. … Read the whole story

The recording industry scored a major victory in its fight against unauthorized file sharing last week when a federal district court found a woman … Read the whole story

Imaginova Corp., which recently secured $15 million with a stated intention of adding to its network of sites for the intellectually curious, announced the … Read the whole story

Yahoo's value will not be unleashed until it is broken up or sold, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst Jeffrey Lindsay said in a … Read the whole story