really? "Carol Bartz still doesn’t have a Flickr account."

lets fight the future. this is unreal. RT @NewTeeVee: Fear of cord cutting behind Fox’s authentication plans

The details are sparse, but it seems the plan is to equip players with Motorola phones and have them Tweet out news before the major networks get wind of it. How that’s different from simply using Twitter as he does now is unclear, but perhaps there will be a centralized site aggregating all these Tweets. It’s a move that’s likely to further anger the NFL, which has been caught in a cat and mouse game over Ochocinco’s Twitter use. (via Mashable)

Analysts estimate that virtual goods could bring in a billion dollars in the United States and around $5 billion worldwide this year — all for things that, aside from perhaps a few hours of work by an artist and a programmer, cost nothing to produce. (via NY Times)

The eReader category continues to grow prior to the Christmas shopping season and the Barnes & Noble reader represents two very important things for this race:

1) a national footprint of "showrooms" - Amazon relies on it's web site, online buzz and it's owners to demonstrate their product - see: http://bit.ly/zqDpR. Sony meanwhile will have to rely on its distribution network and third party employees to demonstrate the product.

2) Loaning books. The Kindle is simple - you buy it, you own it, you keep it - for yourself. There is no way to transfer a book once its purchased for the Kindle. The Sony Pocket Reader series will let you sideload books that you've downloaded for free, and if you wish, you can pass along these books. If true, the B&N reader will let you pass along books you've purchased to another reader. This is a Killer feature which should appeal to wary consumers skeptical of "jumping in" to a new way of reading.

Have you checked out the photostream of the Obama administration in the White House? Frankly, its fuc$ing awesome and a wonderful example of how the administration has embraced change and social tools to: a) broadcast their activities at a low cost, b) share with a community, c) challenge the rules and roles of traditional White House media coverage and d) allow groups to assemble to discuss like minded interests.

Super smart idea, especially for early adopters.

As I've noted in the past, the iPhone has done more than innovate a platform, its generated user awareness of what mobile can do beyond making calls and checking email.

Airlines are looking to mobile for convenience and cost saving opportunities

ATT customer receives a 300 page wireless bill. Responds via social media. Story at 11.

Users can add any number of tags to any contact allowing for the creation of separate as well as overlapping groups of people. The platform is supported by a tag-optimized selection system that builds on a platform that in theory allows for a greater scop

The ongoing collision of technology and politics opened another chapter today with this morning's announcement by MySpace.com that it will be hosting a presidential "Town Hall" series on college campuses this fall featuring nearly all of the major preside

MySpace has it out for Iowa and New Hampshire. First, the social networking site announced that it would hold the first primary of 2008, letting its users pick their favorite candidate throughout the first two days of January. Now it’s trying to break t