The future of digital libraries seemed to ride on a single lawsuit last week, as the New York-based Authors Guild went to war against search king and Internet superpower Google. Led by three Authors Guild members, the complaint seeks unspecified damages and a permanent injunction to shut down Google Print—a fledgling service that will scan […]
Shopped online at gap.com lately? Well, no worries. Neither has anybody else. While overhauling its online retail presence this month, Gap Inc. completely shut down gap.com for nine days straight—a move that made Web developers and retail analysts wince. The online retail store is back online now, but apparently only available to a limited number […]
Soon, a whole crop of uninitiated readers will discover “Americas Finest News Source” on the Web. As they scroll past obscene headlines, absurd Presidential speeches, and outrageous opinion polls with mounting confusion, they will probably miss one simple fact. Its a joke. Thats because, two weeks ago, venerable parody newspaper the Onionlaunched a brave “straight […]