Kenneth Corbin

Two Republican lawmakers have called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to drop the proposed conditions for a new spectrum auction that would require the winning bidder to provide free Internet access. In a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, Joe Barton of Texas and Florida’s Cliff Stearns said that the stipulation — which requires […]

Google is now in the affiliate-marketing business, having launched the Google Affiliate Network, a rebranding of the network run by DoubleClick’s Performics business. In the typical affiliate program, publishers place links on their Web site to online retailers or other e-commerce sites and receive a commission for each referral they pass along. The relaunched network […]

As it struggles to fend off a proxy war for control of the company, Yahoo’s leadership (NASDAQ: YHOO) has made another pitch to investors, taking aim at activist investor Carl Icahn’s “ill-defined plan” and urging shareholders to vote for the incumbent board of directors at the upcoming annual meeting. Coming in advance of the company’s […]

Sources: Apple/Rhapsody Online music service Rhapsody is stepping forward as the latest would-be iTunes killer, rolling out a digital music store that will sell downloadable songs that are free of copy restrictions and compatible with the Apple iPod. In addition to its new “Music Without Limits” MP3 store, Rhapsody, a joint venture of RealNetworks (NASDAQ: […]

Research firm IDC is looking ahead to rapid growth in online advertising spending in the next three years, projecting that the global market will reach $106.6 billion by 2011. While they see impressive annual percentage increases, the researchers note that online ad spending is still a relatively minor part of advertisers’ media buys. “Compared to […]

MySpace will enable sites across the Web to tie their users’ accounts into their profiles on the popular social network, with the release of the API for its Data Availability initiative. The company’s Data Availability project previously counted only Yahoo, eBay, Twitter and Photobucket as partners, supporting profile-sharing on their sites. With the release of […]

Facing objections from lawmakers and privacy advocates, Charter Communications, the nation’s fourth-largest cable company, has set aside its plan to test-drive a controversial ad deal with behavioral targeting firm NebuAd. So what was all the fuss about? NebuAd isn’t the typical online ad firm. The company promises to bring Internet service providers into the advertising […]

The intersection of policy and technology is getting to be a crowded place. Lawmakers and regulators are weighing in with increasing frequency on issues like patent reform, spectrum allocation, Net neutrality and behavioral targeting and consumer privacy. Just today, a group of industry and advocacy groups [announced](/infra/article.php/3755041/Net+Neutrality+Groups+Form+New+Front.htm) a united coalition that plans to agitate for […]

NEW YORK — In response to concerns that cable and telecom companies aren’t doing enough to build out broadband access in the U.S., public interest and business groups have formed a new initiative to push for a national broadband policy. The new InternetforEveryone.org organization aims to ensure that all Americans have affordable access to high-speed […]

Politicians may not be willing to say it, but analysts will. A handful of those at JP Morgan offered their picks for the media and tech stocks best positioned to weather the recession that they all seem to feel is upon us. They had little good to say about the print industry (imagine that!), recommending […]

Source: Reuters The Federal Communications Commission is seeking feedback on a plan to provide free Internet access throughout the country with a new spectrum auction, the agency said Friday. Under the proposed rules, the winning bidder for the new spectrum would have to filter out pornography and other inappropriate content. It would also carry an […]

Facebook and MySpace? A wildly popular waste of time, right? Well, researchers at the University of Minnesota claim they have uncovered some real educational value buried underneath all that angst-blogging and sheep throwing. In a six-month study of students aged 16 to 18 from mostly low-income families in the Midwest, the researchers found that social […]