I have often wondered how it happens that everyone is always willing to share a piece of two of advice about everything related to the internet and online industry while people will rarely act as experts in other industries - be it nuclear science or construction - without proper training and real k...

I doubt that too many people would dispute the fact the Windows operating system has matured over time, or that huge hurdles were overcome with introduction of Windows XP. Vista was delivered prematurely, in my humble opinion, as many computer manufacturers had to scramble to update not only drivers...

While today is truly an amazing and historical day for the United States, one has to wonder exactly how it happened. How is it possible that a man with virtually no political and foreign policy experience, questionable associations and socialistic policies will be our 44th president? In this week's ...

When Harry McCracken announced he was leaving PC World last month, I was a little curious, but not entirely surprised. Even as Editor-in-Chief, he seemed to be the most "with it" regarding new web technology, and PC World seems so inexorably tied to hardware that I actually quit reading th...

Anyone telling you that Federated Media, the online ad network which reps Boing Boing, GigaOm, TechCrunch and other blogs, has raised $50 million from investors is dead wrong. It's true, Oak Investment Partners and others paid $50 million for shares of Federated. But only half of that went to the co...

Putting a value on private companies is hard enough for insiders and venture capitalists who have full access to the company’s financial statements. When outsiders try to do it, even well-informed ones, it is nothing more than a guessing game. But it is nonetheless perhaps one of Silicon Valle...

For once, tech publisher John Battelle has timed a bubble just right. With Wired, where he was a founding editor, he was too early; with The Industry Standard, the tech weekly which crashed and burned early in this decade, a bit too late. But with Federated Media, he's proved his dealmaking prowess....

There are reports in the blogosphere (first, here) rumoring that Federated Media Publishing (FM) raised $50 million at a $200 million pre-money valuation. FM is essentially online media sales house that brokers display (banner) and other ads on some two hundred blogs and other sites. It is powered b...

John Battelle is bullish on the prospects of online publishing, especially for new publishing models and for old companies if they can "change their DNA". In a recent interview with CNET's Stefanie Olson, veteran search watcher, blogger, and online publishing advertising magnate Battelle suggested t...

I saw a theme this morning as I perused the various other tech sites: Hulu invites! Hulu, the video-streaming partnership between News Corp. and NBC, is throwing open its doors to many early adopters by offering up thousands of invites on several tech sites. If you haven't gotten a chance to play ar...