and therein is the rub for some of our fellow citizens. ...more

October 31, 2009

Facebook is trying its hand at democracy. ...more

February 27, 2009

Yahoo said Wednesday that it will shorten the amount of time that it retains data about its users' online behavior - including Internet search records - to three months from 13 months and expand the range of data that it "anonymizes" after that period. ...more

December 22, 2008

Yahoo Inc. launched a much-anticipated upgrade to its online advertising system Wednesday, one the company termed revolutionary as it bids to emerge from the shadow of search industry leader Google Inc. ...more

September 25, 2008

When media and technology tycoons convene this week in idyllic southern Idaho for five days of deal making and outdoor recreation, the mountain air will carry more than a whiff of uncertainty as most arrive with their businesses in various states of disarray. ...more

July 9, 2008

Media General Inc., the newspaper publisher and television station operator, said today it will cut nearly 11 percent of its work force by October to reduce operating costs. ...more

May 22, 2008

After seven months as chief executive, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has concluded hundreds of employees will have to be fired to help the slumping Internet icon recover from years of misguided management. ...more

January 23, 2008

Three years ago, Peter Thiel, who runs a small venture-capital concern called Founders Fund, plowed $500,000 into a little-known social-networking Web site called Facebook. Later on, his company invested a bit more. ...more

January 1, 2008

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo aim to generate billions of dollars in revenue over the next decade by selling advertising on mobile phones. ...more

December 11, 2007

Shorthanded companies are hiring programmers and database and networking pros as fast as they can find them. But we don't hear much about the dearth of Internet or digital marketing people. ...more

December 2, 2007