A front-row seat for media's meltdown
newsmaker Big Champagne CEO Eric Garland, who tracks file sharing for media companies, says studios will fare better in the Digital Age and Hulu should not charge fees.
Net neutrality back in spotlight for debate
Clause in application for U.S. broadband stimulus grants has renewed the debate over Net neutrality, as new bill is introduced and discussion now focuses more on wireless services.
At 40, the Internet's still reshaping history
The Net has crushed geographic barriers and withstood extraordinary growing pains. But the human race has work to do adapting to its creation.
Politicians should stay out of Net policing
perspective The law cannot hope to keep up with the Internet, and just hampers innovation, says industry expert.
Openness unlocking Web's power
perspective Accessibility and open standards have helped build the Web and remain central to its development, says Opera executive.
Yahoo's farewell to search
commentary With Yahoo bowing out of search technologies, company needs to assert its identity--or die.
Why your business should use Twitter
perspective Twitter's not just about what you ate for breakfast. Mark Kobayashi-Hillary explains how businesses can take advantage of it and other social networks.
A Web site for crushes and votes
newsmaker Astute young businessman Ian Lim believes helping video bloggers become stars will also rake in money for a site he's founded.
Does Pirate Bay verdict spell trouble for Google?
perspective Pirate Bay outcome could have wide and lasting implications for the likes of Google and YouTube, says legal expert.
Forget the mobile Web: One site should work for all
perspective Some pundits argue you should have special versions of Web sites for mobile users and disabled people, but that's plain wrong, argues a Web guru.
Browser war centers on once-obscure JavaScript
news analysis All Microsoft's browser rivals are scrambling to speed up JavaScript, trying to get ahead as the Web expands into a foundation for programs.
CIOs getting serious about social networking
perspective Most U.K. IT directors were skeptical of social networking at first. But that's now changing, says research head at the Corporate IT Forum.
Why Wikipedia block went wrong
newsmaker Internet Watch Foundation chief Peter Robbins talks about self-regulation and the 'Scorpions' blocking incident that disrupted Wikipedia.
Why your business should embrace Web 2.0
Web 2.0 technologies can be a boon to businesses--find out how in this excerpt from Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom by Matthew Fraser and Soumitra Dutta.
A billion Internet users can be wrong
commentary Global Internet usage reached over one billion unique visitors in December, according to ComScore. However, the Web is not the Net.








