Articles with witty titles

This article in the Wall Street Journal has a very witty title.  Worth reading for that reason alone.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704444304575628610624607130.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEADTop

Apparently cookies are causing problems all over the world.

Internet Monopolies

Good article discussing how the internet is becoming controlled more and more by monopolistic companies

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704635704575604993311538482.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

Gotta keep these guys down. 

Facebook Says User Data Sold To Broker

"Facebook Inc. said that a data broker has been paying application developers for identifying user information, and that it had placed some developers on a six-month suspension from its site because of the practice.

The announcement, which Facebook made on its developers' blog Friday, follows an investigation by Facebook into a privacy breach that The Wall Street Journal reported in October."

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704477904575586690450505642.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth#ixzz142bvDRgC

I am not much of a conspiracy nut, and I am generally a pretty trusting person, but I have quit on Facebook, and I feel that this is making my decision all the better.  I know that Google and everyone basically sell our information, but I don't tie my name or friends to that data.  

Why I don't use social networking

MySpace, Apps Leak User Data

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303738504575568460409331560.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEADTop


Of course they do.

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/104119944.html

Apparently someone didn't follow the rules.

Online Music Streaming

WSJ posted an article, its borderline interesting.  It appears that the US 2d Cir. COA has decided to revisit royalty fees for streaming music online. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882404575520722135691874.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

I don't think that setting royalties is a good issue for the court.

Blockbuster. . .

New article in NY Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/business/19digi.html?_r=1&ref=technology

As discussed at length Blockbuster is on the rocks.  Netflix wins. Redbox wins.

I think there are two lessons to be learned from Blockbuster and from Barnes and Noble.  The first is that being late to the party can be fatal.  Both showed up on the internet scene after their rivals, and as a result, they both seem to have lost.  The other is that, perhaps, it is best to stick to what you do best.  For Blockbuster that involves a large selection of movies available at a known location, and available as quickly as the customer can drive there.  Obviously they felt a need to respond to dwindling demand for that business, but maybe there is something to downsizing and fitting that niche.  As for now they may go the way of Circuit City.