A recent article in The Economist magazine entitled "The end of the free lunch — again" and subtitled "The demise of a popular but unsustainable business model now seems inevitable," caught my attention and I'd like to share it with you. While the author remained unattributed, the points...... More »

Operators of user generated content (UGC) websites, including social networks, 'tube' sites, and online adult classified operations, may be substantially implicated by the outcome of the litigation involving Craigslist.com. This case implicates everything from the scope of Section 230 immunity for...... More »

The rather startling recent remarks by founder James Dobson to the effect that the conservative keepers of morality have lost the culture war could be read many ways, but I would advise against interpreting them as anything close to abject surrender. In fact, I feel pretty confident that as...... More »

In a sense, we are all newbies when it comes to premium telephone conferencing, not least since no such thing has existed — until now — with the advent of the innovative new ChatterWithMe service. We are familiar with the concept of telephone conferencing. It is nothing new, and there are...... More »

Budget dollars are becoming tighter than talent these days for many program owners. With several things to shop for on any site owner's wish list, deciding what to spend money on and what to skimp on is likely to affect the way the next several months play out. Some site owners are finding ways to...... More »