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Sundays will never be the same. Earlier today, Tim Russert, the man who hosted “Meet The PressNation” on NBC, passed away. He apparently succumbed to a heart attack, although the exact cause of death has not yet been determined. It was a rude reminder of the fragility of life, and how quickly it comes to [...]

The social networking space is finally getting a long overdue does of reality. A weakening economy and the resulting strain on advertising revenue means the social networking space is finally getting a long overdue does of reality, combined with a slowdown in growth, means things are going to get a lot tougher going forward.

Earlier today, Kayak, a travel industry search engine, announced that it’s going to launch its own advertising network. I have been skeptical of this company, more so after their merger with SideStep. (How are those revenues growing, fellas? They were $85 million last year on a transaction volume of $3.5 billion…weren’t they? Or did the [...]

Rebtel, a London-based VoIP startup, seems to be taking a white-label approach to boost usage of its services. The company will announce a brand license deal with easyGroup, a company started by discount carrier easyJet founder and serial entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. As part of this deal, easyGroup will sell cheap international calls under the brand name [...]

These days, we are deluged with data, and as a result we’re confusing noise with information, and information with useful information. But what many companies fail to realize is that what matters is what you do with that data — and as a result, they are missing out on a tremendous opportunity.

Now that was fast! T-Mobile which had sued Starbucks last week over the coffee chain partnering with AT&T and offering free WiFi has settled with the Seattle-based coffee giant. The terms of the settled were not revealed, though I think the iPhone 3G launch might have made AT&T push some buttons and get this whole [...]