Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D., 11.21.2009
Peer-to-peer software, by itself, did not cause the confidential Congressional document to be leaked to the press. Certainly people are not perfect and some data breaches will still occur even with better policies and technology.
Jon Chattman, 11.19.2009
Founder of thecheappop.com, pop culture/music writer, and author of "Sweet Stache"
Lately, rap has been getting a bad rap because there's no true voice for the hip hop community. That changed last week when the Get Busy Committee dropped their new album Uzi Does It.
David Sullivan, 11.20.2009
Enough Project
The introduction of the Conflict Minerals Trade Act means Congo activists have bipartisan legislation percolating in the Capitol, which could cut armed groups and rights abusers out of the supply chain for our cell phones and laptops.
Shelly Palmer, 11.19.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
The music industry video portal Vevo will launch December 8th. The site, associated with both Sony and Universal, uses YouTube's platform t...
Charles Warner, 11.18.2009
Charles Warner is an active blogger at Media Curmudgeon.com and teaches at The New School.
Ken Auletta has written another enlightening book that explains what's going on in the media: Googled: The End of the World as We Know It. If you want to understand the new world, buy it and read it.
Pat Choate, 11.18.2009
Author of Saving Capitalism
If Big Tech succeeds in Washington, a greatly weakened patent system is likely to destroy American innovation and invention-led job creation in the next decade.
Don McNay, 11.17.2009
Award-winning financial columnist, author, commentator and personal finance guru.
I have not seen much evidence of Obama being in touch with small-town Kentucky, but after reading David Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win, I have become convinced that he knows what it takes to run a business.
Yvonne R. Davis, 11.16.2009
President and CEO of DAVISCommunications
While the problem of unemployment in the Arab world seems insurmountable, there are a number of initiatives being implemented and proffered in the region to begin to put a dent in the problem.
Andy Plesser, 11.16.2009
Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV
SAN FRANCISCO -- The much blogged about introduction of a higher quality playback experience at YouTube, using a 1080p shoebox sized player, w...
Shelly Palmer, 11.16.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
YouTube is updating its site to make way for 1080p HD. The online video destination will make the update live this week, with YouTube working on re-...
David Quigg, 11.16.2009
Ex-Reporter, Avid Photographer and Blogger at davidquigg.com
I piled cringe upon cringe Friday -- first because I read Steven Pinker's vivisection of Malcolm Gladwell's new collection, second because of what I found when I Googled a flub Pinker wielded against Gladwell.
Jenny Darroch, 11.14.2009
Marketing strategy expert at Claremont Graduate University
While strong brands need to stay relevant, strong brands do not constantly change what they stand for.
Jarvis Coffin, 11.13.2009
CEO & President, Burst Media
The high-level disconnect in our conversation about online media and advertising - now in its 14th or 15th year - remains the notion that positioning ...
Shelly Palmer, 11.13.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
Comcast is getting ready to launch its On-demand Online service. D...
Shelly Palmer, 11.12.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
Microsoft may ban as many as one million XBox Live users for modifying their consoles or playing illegal games. The company believes that between 6...
Shelly Palmer, 11.11.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
Google is stepping up its mobile tracking services. The company added a Location History feature to its Google Latitude application, which specifies...
Jarvis Coffin, 11.10.2009
CEO & President, Burst Media
There are two ways to chase after serious money as a publisher, and one of them is to be small. Having tried big, Murdoch may be coming to terms with the alternative.
Michael Boland, 11.10.2009
Digital Media Analyst
Though the Droid looks to be the first formidable challenger to the iPhone, "killer" kind of misses the point; Android based phones have a fundamentally different market reach than the iPhone.
Michael Wolff, 11.10.2009
Author of Newser.com's Off the Grid column
Rupert continues his war with the Internet. Over the weekend, he told an interviewer (the interviewer, on Sky News Australia, works for him) that as p...
Shelly Palmer, 11.10.2009
President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY
The Kansas City Chiefs released star running back Larry Johnson after the athlete repeatedly slammed coaches and fans on Twitter. Due to the inciden...
Matthew Filipowicz, 11.10.2009
Comedian, Cartoonist, Satirist
In an exclusive interview, Rupert Murdoch explains that Google is only the beginning of News Corp.'s plans to further isolate themselves. Take a look.