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How Did Twitter Pass Yahoo in Search? With Robots, of Course!

Peter Kafka in Media on April 14, 2010 at 1:12 pm PT

If you’re a regular person, you probably rarely search for something on Twitter. Because search on Twitter is a lousy experience. So how is Twitter generating more queries than Yahoo?

LIVE from New York: Twitter Pitches Ads to Madison Avenue

Peter Kafka in Media on April 13, 2010 at 10:39 am PT

Twitter has quietly been reaching out to marketers about its new ad platform for a few months, but now it’s a full-fledged marketing blitz. COO Dick Costolo takes his marketing message to ad buyers.

Welcome to the FCC, Julius: Now Get to Work on a National Broadband Plan, Please…

Kara Swisher in News on June 29, 2009 at 1:04 pm PT

Last week, after much delay, longtime Internet exec Julius Genachowski was confirmed by the Senate as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. It is an important role for the future development of the Web, of course, although it took a dog’s age into the new Democratic administration to approve him. Hopefully, he and the other commissioners can soon get to work on a wide range of major digital issues, such as a national broadband plan that does not cost Americans a fortune.

Google "Stole First and Asked Questions Later"

John Paczkowski in News on May 4, 2009 at 5:20 am PT

Tough break for Google. An Illinois software developer has sued the company, along with some four dozen others, alleging that they infringed on his trademark on the word “android.” Seems Erich Specht, who runs Android Data Corporation, holds the mark on the term “Android Data.”

Google “Stole First and Asked Questions Later”

John Paczkowski in News on May 4, 2009 at 5:20 am PT

Tough break for Google. An Illinois software developer has sued the company, along with some four dozen others, alleging that they infringed on his trademark on the word “android.” Seems Erich Specht, who runs Android Data Corporation, holds the mark on the term “Android Data.”