In a warning shot for Web 2.0 "buzz" marketing, a little-known policy keeps images from virtual world Second Life out of public listings on the popular picture-sharing site. By Kathleen Craig.
Automakers show off prototypes for a new wave of alternative-fuel vehicles. Some move faster than regular cars. Bruce Gain reports from the Michelin Bibendum Challenge in Paris.
Generate income by using your brain and tapping guerrilla marketers' creative magic. Forbes lists the 10 most effective tactics for hooking new customers.
Getting four walls, a computer and wireless access is a godsend for some tech companies trying to get back on their feet after Hurricane Katrina. Debbi Gardiner reports from New Orleans.
In a combative court filing, the telecommunications giant accuses Wired News of stealing trade secrets and violating a court order by "leaking" evidence of alleged illegal internet surveillance to the public. By Ryan Singel.
It's all about maps, mashups and geodata at O'Reilly Media's trade show for location-based tech. Get the latest news from the demo floor in San Jose, California. In Monkey Bites.
What's causing the curious discoloration to appear on the tidy new laptops? Plus: The Get a Mac campaign flogs the fact that Intel Macs will run Windows XP. In Cult of Mac.
Whoa! These guys are totally doing completely awesome Tekken moves for real and that's awesome! Plus: Play a fun chopper game without having to lift more than one finger. In Table of Malcontents.
No more "poke the doll." The lusty crowd at the first-ever Sex in Videogames conference sees a future where adult video games are creative, inspired and, most of all, profitable. Annalee Newitz reports from San Francisco.
The Onion editors, Prince and Arianna Huffington rub elbows at the 10th annual Webbys, a glitzy affair brimming with optimism for the future. By Michael D. O'Neill.
Web usability has improved drastically in the last few years, but old problems persist. Jakob Nielsen and Hoa Loranger identify eight stubborn usability issues in this excerpt from their book Prioritizing Web Usability. In Webmonkey.