Kenneth Corbin

With NBC Universal poised to link up with the U.S.’s largest cable ISP, Comcast will have plenty of new reasons to strike a tougher stance on piracy. And with a proven willingness to come down hard on perceived abuses of its network, that could spell changes ahead. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts offered some thoughts during […]

Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2009, posting an overall decline in revenue from the comparable period in 2008, but still meeting Wall Street’s expectations and showing signs that the company’s slumping advertising business is on the upswing. Yahoo posted earnings of $119 million, or 11 cents per share, […]

Could the era of ubiquitous free content be ending? Ask New Yorker media columnist Ken Auletta and he’ll tell you it just might be. And not just because traditional media companies find themselves desperate for a new source of revenue in the digital age, but because the company that has arguably done more than any […]

The alleged Chinese cyber attack on Google and other top U.S. Internet firms — and larger issues of China’s Internet censorship — continue to fuel the escalating war of words between U.S. and Chinese officials. eSecurity Planet examines China’s newest claims and its criticism of the U.S.’s own Internet policy. China has stepped up its […]

Privacy and security are at the forefront of the software giant’s push for legislation that would support cloud computing and new regulations that would ensure its privacy protections. For Microsoft, the move aims to press the federal government into modernizing law and policy that would encourage and protect the industry’s cloud-based offerings. Datamation takes a […]

Marking a significant entrée into e-commerce, magazine publisher Time Inc. has acquired StyleFeeder, a Web site that produces recommendations for products like shoes, clothing and accessories based on inferences about people’s fashion preferences. Time said it plans to fold StyleFeeder into its InStyle division, using its technology to power e-commerce on the InStyle.com Web site. […]

eSecurity Planet takes a look at changes soon to hit Microsoft’s Bing search engine. The major search players’ differing policies on the length of time they retain user data — useful for advertising and research purposes — have long been a source of criticism for consumer advocates. Now Microsoft is relaxing its policies and, in […]

The net neutrality debate is heating up. EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet has the story on why the various interested parties are ratcheting up their lobbying efforts in Washington. Comments came pouring in to the Federal Communications Commission fast and furious this week, as Internet companies, telecom providers and a parade of advocacy groups, industry associations and other interested […]

The federal government is a slow ship to turn. Efforts to modernize government computing systems are hamstrung by a variety of institutional challenges, but President Obama says he’s trying. The White House convened a forum inviting the best and the brightest from the business community to share advice for transforming the government’s operations in the […]

The tech sector will be well-represented at a series of White House-sponsored events today. Datamation has all the details. With its first birthday fast approaching, the Obama administration is holding a series of events today that amount to a paean to the president’s campaign promises of using technology to transform government and live up to […]

EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet has the story on key developments in the ongoing push for Net neutrality. With the deadline for filing comments on a federal effort to enact network neutrality rules fast approaching, businesses and advocacy groups are making their pitches in an effort to shape what could be a landmark overhaul of the nation’s Internet policy. […]

Facebook’s security woes have been well documented. Today, the social networking giant unveiled a major partnership with security firm McAfee in an attempt to shore up the site and promote safe computing. eSecurity Planet has the details. Facebook today said that it has struck a one-year partnership with security giant McAfee to better stamp out […]