MySpace rips page from Facebook
In a widely anticipated attempt to blunt Facebook's growing popularity, Rupert Murdoch said outside software developers will be allowed to write programs for MySpace.com, the social networking site his News...
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Google feature takes a closer look at Chicago
A Google-induced privacy debate that began on the coasts earlier this year lands in Chicago on Tuesday, when anyone with a computer will now be able to see what's growing...
Social sites go political
Chris Hughes left Silicon Valley's hottest tech company in February to move to Chicago to join another start-up: Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Only 23 and with a haircut straight...
Toy firms outline delays in recalls
Companies under fire for importing lead-contaminated toys revealed in letters made public Tuesday that it can take the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission a month or longer to announce the...
Toy firms outline delays in recalls
Companies under fire for importing lead-contaminated toys revealed in letters made public Tuesday that it can take the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission a month or longer to announce the...
AMA debates policy on video game addiction
A committee of the American Medical Association meeting in Chicago to consider its future legislative and public health agenda has asked its House of Delegates to determine whether to back...
Tag, you’re it to advertisers
As more people put their own content online, tagging is becoming an increasingly popular Internet search tool. Now marketers and even retailers are starting to recognize the value of tags,...
Web sites give new look, feel to ‘scalping’ tickets
As the market for "scalping" tickets online grows increasingly professional, the Chicago-area company that helped pioneer the space is making a critical management change. "With the stakes as high as...
Unchained melodies
Like Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. before him, Jeff Bezos is attempting to force a revolution on how consumers listen to and purchase digital music. Bezos, the chief executive of...
Versions of Cho video proliferate online
Even as television news anchors explained why they would no longer show the videos made by suspected Virginia Tech killer Seung Hui Cho, his diatribe was rapidly being uploaded to...