There is speculation on the Web that Google is in talks with recently-launched Silicon Valley company Riya to acquire the company for about $40 million. Riya is a Redwood City, California-based startup that allows people to search their digital photos…

HYATT HOTELS CORP.: has rolled out Hyatt Gift Cards, which can be used toward overnight stays and hotel services, including spa treatments, golf and restaurants. The gift card, which launched last week, can be loaded with up to $500. Starting today, …

Online retailers are prepping for a rush of shoppers to hit their sites next Monday, a full three days after brick-and-mortar retailers’ traditional holiday shopping kickoff on Black Friday. Online retailers will host promotions and price cuts on Nov. …

Lew Ranieri has joined ROOT Markets, the first financial exchange for consumer leads. As you might know, in the 1980s, as Salomon Brothers’ head of mortgage trading, Ranieri created the trillion dollar mortgage-backed securities market…

In the midst of its decline, online social network Friendster has made attempts to increase its waning popularity through methods that have not been received well by some. Friendster said that the company recently kicked off a “reminder” promotion…

On Monday, November 14, Google announced that it would make its Web analytics service available to Google account holders for free. Google acquired the San Diego based Urchin Web Analytics in March and has up until recently continued to use the Urchin…

The last time I was here was about 15 years ago. I vividly recall opening the curtains in my hotel room and seeing a sea of people dressed in black on bicycles with the occasional Mercedes Benz rolling by.

S. Korea is an economic and technological leader, which makes it an important example for the rest of the world. One distinct area of leadership is S. Korea’s success in dealing with Spam where recent policy changes seem to be effective. The new…

Persistent Screamers become comic book creations in the newest addition to the Confidential, DM Pimping. The Web Surfing Sinners get brought to animated life in this weekly cartoon for the online media masses. Click below to get flashed by the prettiest peons and ugliest underbelly of affiliate life.

That Ad:Tech might have felt crowded, overlapping, and utterly confusing – reflects not on the show but the industry. Our industry used to have easily defined boundaries and companies that could fit into independent silos. Like the continents, the…