Twitter Can Censor by Country

Twitter Inc. says it can now make content selectively available to users based on geography, and plans to use that ability to enter countries with “different ideas” about freedom of expression as a human right — reflecting the difficult ethical questions facing Internet companies.

Lead From the Front, or Manage From the Grave?

In the past couple of months, several companies have gone through extreme and very public upheaval.

The Tech Industry Has Already Given Hollywood the Answer to Piracy; if Only It Would Listen

While many in the press have really enjoyed claiming that the SOPA/PIPA fight has been about Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley, we’ve been pointing out for a while just how silly that is.

What Your Online Friends Reveal About Where You Are

You’ve set your Facebook account to “friends only”, your Tweets are protected and you wouldn’t dream of setting a virtual foot near location-sharing services like Foursquare – in other words, you can feel pretty safe online, right?

Ideas for Movie Moguls

President Obama asks that we suggest ways for the movie industry to control the Internet that we might not find so objectionable.

Why the Fuss About iBooks Author?

Apple’s recent announcement and release of its iBooks Author tool was met with plenty of controversy.

Mission Kimpossible

Earn respect, friendship, wisdom and money with your support for the Kimpire. The Kimpire can make you rich and the other way around. The Kimpire will rule the world, so better be a part of it ;-) …

– Megaupload CEO Kim Schmitz, a.k.a. Kim Dotcom, via his Web site in 2003, recruiting volunteers to power his new “Kimpire”

Motorola Mobility Posts Q4 Loss on Merger Costs

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. swung to the red in the fourth quarter as costs tied to its pending acquisition by Google Inc. offset higher revenue from handsets.

Inside SAP’s Skunkworks as It Takes Aim at Oracle

Hasso Plattner, who 20 years ago designed a computer program that supercharged SAP AG’s growth, has been pursuing another breakthrough that could determine the software giant’s fate.

Nokia Posts Huge Loss

Finland’s Nokia Corp., the world’s largest mobile-phone maker by volume, Thursday posted its third consecutive quarterly net loss, as handset sales dropped 29 percent on an annual basis.

Designers Behind Facebook Timeline: 5 Keys To Creating a UI With Soul

Hello, Mr. Chips

Turns Out Consumers Really Do Care About the Data You’re Collecting

At Davos, Discussions of a Global Data Deluge

A Healthy Information Diet: The Case for Conscious Consumption

GPS, Smartphones and the Dumbing Down of Personal Navigation

Should Google Take the Crazy Out of the Internet?

Wasting Hackers’ Time to Keep Web Sites Safe

Why Has Trust in the Media Increased?