Would you invest in a Groupon IPO?
Groupon Inc., the popular Web operator that offers deep discounts on dining, drinking and other consumer services, recently turned down a $6 billion takeover offer from Google. Now, there are rumblings...
View ArticleIn the AOL/HuffingtonPost deal, who comes out on top?
AOL this week agreed to buy Huffington Post for $315 million, creating a Huffington Post Media Group that will combine the content of both companies. AOL has been building up its content sites as part...
View ArticleShould online gambling be legal?
Last week, federal prosecutors in New York shut down three of the largest Internet poker websites operating in the U.S., alleging that their founders engaged in money laundering and bank fraud to keep...
View ArticleShould the NYPD monitor Muslim student groups’ websites?
In response to reports over the weekend that the city’s police department had monitored the websites of Muslim student groups at more than a dozen Northeastern universities, Mayor Michael Bloomberg...
View ArticleHomeless Wi-Fi: Marketing Hall of Fame or Hall of Shame?
New York City marketing firm BBH dreamed up a controversial idea for this week’s ultra-hip arts and technology festival South by Southwest in Austin, Texas: It hired homeless locals to outfit...
View ArticleWas the Journal News irresponsible in publishing the names of registered gun...
Days after the Sandy Hook, Conn., school shootings, Westchester-based newspaper The Journal News decided to publish an interactive map with the names and addresses of all the handgun permit holders in...
View ArticleIs wiring the city’s subway stations with cellphone and Wi-Fi service a good...
New Yorkers can now talk on their cellphones and surf the Web while waiting for the subway in 30 more stations across Manhattan. The newly wired stations include Times Square and Columbus Circle....
View ArticleShould Congress make Internet sellers charge sales tax?
The Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill to force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes, is gaining steam in Congress. It’s backed by brick-and-mortar retailers who say they are losing business because...
View ArticleDo Netflix’s Emmy nominations mean the end of cable?
Netflix broke the Emmy mold this week, picking up nine nominations for House of Cards, a polished political drama it produced for Internet viewing. It is the first nomination for a series that didn’t...
View ArticleWhat color is #thedress?
On Thursday evening, a Tumblr user posted a photo of a two-toned dress asking if other users thought the garment was white-and-gold or black-and-blue. The image quickly went viral, with nearly the...
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