Posts from May 15, 2008

Barry Parr | May 15, 2008, 04:43 PM
What CBS and CNET really need
CBS and CNET may be the worst possible partners for each other. Back in the late nineties, I worked at CNET. It was a pretty heady moment. The company seemed to be setting new standards and best practices every day. But now, CNET doesn't seem interested in setting the pace...( more )

Julie Ask | May 15, 2008, 02:46 PM
Another Mobile TV Standard ... ?
MocoNews had a small write-up on this LG / Samsung initiative. VuNet had this piece. This was at the tail end of the story: A study commissioned by the National Association of Broadcasters suggested that the adoption of a single mobile digital TV standard would drive the sale of 130...( more )

Doug Williams | May 15, 2008, 12:05 PM
Verizon’s Value-Added Security Services
Today Verizon issued a press release indicating that it has one million consumer subscriptions to its Internet Security Suite, which represents 13 percent penetration into its residential broadband consumer base (DSL and FiOS). The Suite, which utilizes technology from Radialpoint, offers a variety of security protections, including recently added fraud...( more )

Ed Kountz | May 15, 2008, 09:07 AM
BofA's M-Banking Advances - Wrapup from CTST
Bank of America's Q1 2008 earnings press release included a reference-worthy data point on mobile banking. as one of its first quarter 2008 business accomplishments, the firm noted that "Mobile Banking recorded approximately 224,000 activations reaching 840,000 active customers." link Clearly, mobile banking is still in its early days. But...( more )