Kenneth Corbin

Always evolving, Google’s got a new program to make its search engine even more social. Kenneth Corbin over at InternetNews.com takes a look at the latest innovation from Google Labs. Google today unveiled a new project to give its flagship search engine a social makeover. Social Search, an experiment underway at Google Labs, aims to […]

The end of the year is a wonderful time for predictions. But instead of looking ahead to 2009, the Pew Internet and American Life Project recently canvassed leading Internet experts for their thoughts on what the digital landscape will look like in 2020. Their predictions: the mobile phone will be the primary device for connecting […]

Google has fired back against a report in the Wall Street Journal that described the search giant as backing away from its longstanding commitment to the principle of Net neutrality. In a blog post, Google telecom counsel Richard Whitt said the Journal article was “confused,” and reiterated his company’s conviction that Internet service providers should […]

With the passage of the hotly debated state budget last night, New York legislators approved a bill that will require many online retailers to begin collecting sales taxes on purchases shipped to the state, even if they have no operations or employees working there. New York Governor David Paterson is widely expected to sign the […]

A new study from the Pew Internet Project casts light on the love-hate relationship many Americans have with e-commerce. In response to the survey, 78 percent of U.S. Internet users said that online shopping is convenient, and 68 percent said it saves time. Yet, 75 percent said they don’t like giving out personal information like […]

Digital marketing for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) isn’t easy. Working under a limited budget, small companies have historically struggled to match the production values their larger competitors can include in their interactive ad campaigns. Emma, an e-mail marketing company that caters to SMBs, is looking to change that through a new partnership with StudioNow, […]

Caveat emptor? Not on Donahoe’s watch! Speaking at eBay’s third annual e-Commerce Forum in Washington, D.C., newly minted President and CEO John Donahoe outlined a series of sweeping changes to eBay’s fee structures, seller rankings and feedback mechanisms that will take effect in the coming months. In this morning’s keynote address to some 200 of […]