? Yahoo!, the onetime Internet powerhouse founded in 1994, has sued Facebook, the current Internet powerhouse launched ten years later, for allegedly violating patents that are essential to customized advertising and social networking. The lawsuit (posted on the Times? Dealbook site here) lists 10 patents including the ominously named ?Social Networking Patent? that Yahoo! says ...

pubblicato il: 12/03/2012 - 23:41

The strategic use of patents has become just as important to a company as the crafty management of cash or judicious use of human resources. No one berates a company for layoffs when the economy tightens???a patent fight should be seen in the same light.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 00:23

Here?s a rundown on the 10 patents that Yahoo claims are being infringed upon by Facebook: Patent #6,907,566, issued in June 2005. ?Method and system for optimum placement of advertisements on a webpage.? A method and system for placement of graphical objects on a page to optimize the occurrence of an event associated with such ...

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 00:07

One of the big divides between liberals and conservatives, of course, is on the value and utility of the free market. Most Americans appreciate that market-based economies, broadly speaking, outperform state-based ones. But most, if not all, progressives make the argument that health care is different: that markets may work for computers and soda pop, but they don't work in health care. They're wrong.

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 01:54

Yet another grim take on 's prospects Monday, this time courtesy of Cowen's Matthew Hoffman (see ?RIM: Analyst Says Situation ?Grim And Getting Grimmer?). In a note to investors, Hoffman says he sees "RIM's fortunes falling further," after shares slid roughly 20% since the appointment of new Chief Executive Thorsten Heins January 22. With RIM ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 17:56

I am on the diversity committee of a major alternative dispute resolution think tank. The goal of the diversity committee is to make ADR more diverse. I joined the committee because implicit bias limits the work available to men of color and women. But that?s not why I?m staying on the committee. I?m leaving the ...

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 17:56

?? Sixteen years ago, seated in a 747, I looked down avidly as we circled the Statue of Liberty on our flight path to John F Kennedy Airport.?? My move to the United States was happenstance, but seeing that symbol of Immigrant aspirations was moving nonetheless.?? Memories of grainy documentaries I had watched about hopeful ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 16:56

When was the last time a TV show directly impacted on so many different aspects of our lives? Fashion, advertising, beauty....the country - and indeed the world ? has gone Mad Men crazy. The marketing has been controversial at times (the 'falling man' advertisement was widely criticized for evoking memories of 911) but you can't ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 20:55

The teleprompter would have helped Kate Middleton on her first outing as a public speaker, but she shouldn't get used to it.

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 16:25

After much speculation Apple has announced a $2.65 per share dividend for its stockholders. The payouts will begin July 1st. To prevent any future stock dilution will also initiate a $10 billion share buyback plan. Based on premarket trading, folks approve of ?s decision to do something with its massive stores of cash. Honestly though, ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 15:24