Submitted by Rpetty:
A settlement Wednesday between eHarmony Inc. and the New Jersey attorney general requires the online heterosexual dating service to also cater to homosexuals, raising questions about whether other services that target a niche clientele could be forced to expand their business models.The settlement stemmed from a complaint, (Read More)
: This is ridiculous and a terrible precedent. I can't understand why eHarmony caved into this type of "political terrorism". Regardless of where one stands on the broader issue of gay rights, forcing a company to cater to a market segment is just bad social policy.
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
You've been adequately teased with what all USB 3.0 (or SuperSpeed USB, as we tend to refer to it) can do, but a gaggle of companies took the chance in San Jose, California to really demonstrate just how quick the protocol is. Most notable was the demo by Synopsys, which prototyped an HDTV video transmission system based on (Read More)
Mashable!
YouTube was built in no small part by users uploading copyright clips of British comedy group Monty Python. Ok, it was built by users uploading copyright clips of lots of different media outfits, but nonetheless, the group’s influence on the video sharing site has been huge.This week, they’ve decided to get a piece of the (Read More)
Submitted by Azymus
from blog:
Gmail's interface was revolutionary when it was first released, but the design was a bit too plain for a lot of users. After a short while, users started to develop Greasemonkey scripts and Firefox plugins that could bring some more excitement to the standard Gmail theme. Today, however, Google itself announced that will be (Read More)
Submitted by Courane01
from Google Reader:
A team of ex-Googlers, with backing from Y Combinator, the Friendfeed founders and others, have created what might be both the ugliest and most useful group productivity app we’ve seen. Etherpad, a new product from Appjet, launches this morning, and you must try it out.It’s comparable to Google Docs or a wiki, but it’s far (Read More)
Submitted by Rpetty:
When self-styled progressives denounce conservative ideas and programs, the single word fascist is a convenient way to end debate and demand action. For example, Frank Schaeffer, the apostate son of the great Francis Schaeffer, declares that in Sarah Palin, “We have seen the next Mussolini and she’s wearing a skirt,” labeli (Read More)