Analysis Microsoft Runs Milgram Experiment on Vista Microsoft today unveiled video footage of an exercise called the Mojave Experiment, where unwitting Windows users were tricked into watching a Vista demo while told it was something else. The experiment's subjects were all people who had a negative impression of Vista but no personal experience with it. One short demo later almost all of them… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Analysis Why British Telecom Bought Ribbit, The Web Telephony Platform Communications company British Telecom (BT) has acquired innovative web telephony platform Ribbit for a reported $105 million. BT has been sniffing around the Bay Area for startups to acquire for some time and this one is a great fit. Not just because both companies are in the voice market but because as a means of folding click-to-call… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Facebook The Bigger Questions Behind The Scrabulous Shutdown As of today, Scrabulous, the wildly popular Facebook Scrabble game, is no more. If you try to login to the app now you'll get the message "Scrabulous is disabled for U.S. and Canadian users until further notice." You have the option of entering your email address to receive further information about developments in the matter. While Scrabulous fans… Social Sarah Perez View comments
Product Reviews Fanbase: An Adobe AIR App For Music Fans Atlantic Records, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, has just launched an Adobe AIR app called Fanbase. This desktop app offers fans a way to connect with their favorite artists from Atlantic Records, a label whose roster includes big names like Death Cab for Cutie, James Blunt, Buckcherry, Gnarls Barkley, Jet, Panic At The Disco, Paramore… Sarah Perez View comments
Analysis The Google Knol Threat to Content Businesses - a Wiki Plug-in Might Level The Playing Field Does Knol (our review) make Google into a “content company”? Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis makes a compelling case. You can say he is conflicted, because his Mahalo venture has a lot to lose if Knol succeeds. Or you can say that he knows of what he speaks, because he is in the eye of the storm. Jason’s view that Google is the… Bernard Lunn View comments