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Cringely Blames Yahoo For Analysis Paralysis

Glacial-paced decision making left Yahoo in a position where Microsoft could sweep in with its bid, argues tech pundit Robert X. Cringely.

French, Canadians, (Mark) Cuban Go After P2P

Torrents and peer-to-peer networks have had a rough couple of weeks lately. In addition to Cox and Comcast's recent blocking of torrent sites, file-sharing has been under assault in France and Canada, not to mention from billionaire Mark Cuban.

Mark Cuban Cites Trust As Facebook Edge

Real people make the treasure trove of information on Facebook the real draw for developing on its platform, which Mark Cuban believes gives it an edge over Google's OpenSocial conglomeration.

Can't Touch This: Yahoo, Comcast, And Video

The lightly noticed Yahoo and Comcast announcement about a deal that places Yahoo's online display and video advertising on Comcast's web properties could be an Internet video watershed moment.

Viacom And Google - The Next Day

A showdown between a content creator and the dominant search advertising company over the YouTube video sharing site continued to draw speculation over how the $1 billion lawsuit could end.

Sit, Google! Sit!

As Google grows and evolves, so does public perception of it. For those of us outside the Googleplex, Google has represented a broad spectrum of things. For a lot of people they’ve made the transition from fun-filled upstart to Evil Empire. We have always known Google for producing fast results, and their speedy evolution is no exception. They’ve run the gamut in less than a decade.

Advertising With Mark Cuban

Steve Rubel over at Micropersuasion has a brief interview he did with Megaphone Mark Cuban, billionaire media mogul and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, in which the two talked about things like the "Long Tail" of the Web (and Mark's own coinage - the "vert ramp" - and how it affects new media. As is his wont, Mark shot from the hip about what the future holds and where advertisers should be putting their money, saying:

HDTV With Mark Cuban

Micro Persuasion: A Conversation with Mark Cuban:

Cuban: Google Still Crazy For YouTube Buy

Mark Cuban repeated his belief that an eager horde of attorneys will take a beachhead in Mountain View and bombard the Googleplex with subpoenas until they find a copyright breach they can exploit with shareholder lawsuits for millions.

YouTube Buyer Would Be A "Moron"

Mark Cuban had more criticisms for prospective buyers of popular video sharing site YouTube, due to the site's continual use by people for posting copyrighted works without permission.