Law

Company Sues Former Blogger Over His Twitter Account

by Jeff Weisbein December 30, 2011

We may soon find out how much a tweet or Twitter follower costs in dollar terms. An interesting lawsuit filed by PhoneDog Media L.L.C. against Noah Kravitz, a former blogger for PhoneDog.com.

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Bidding On Trademarks in Search Advertising Continues to Heat Up

by Jeff Weisbein December 28, 2011

Here’s a hot topic: competitors or scammers bidding on your company’s trademark in search results to be at the top of the results in the sponsored links section. Is this illegal? The answer may surprise you: it’s not.

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Should (or Will) Google Start Playing Offense With Its Patent Arsenal?

by Mike Mansell August 22, 2011

When Google first launched their patent search in December of 2006 I don’t think many people believed or even thought it possible that Google’s own patents would come to flood the search results only a few years later. But now in 2011 we’ve witnessed Google, a company that has grown to massive proportions over the [...]

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Digital Investigators Uncover Crook Using Google Cookies

by Guest Author May 4, 2011

Last March, digital forensics service CCL assisted British law enforcement in apprehending a suspect through an intricate and unprecedented procedure that netted them access to a smartphone’s tracking cookies buried by Google Analytics. These cookies had Google “value” put on them by the search engine, which included vital information about the time sites were accessed [...]

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Microsoft Argues Against Apple’s Pending “App Store” Trademark

by Mike Mansell January 13, 2011

As it stands today, the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad are three widely used devices that arguably pioneered the new mobile trends that we have been seeing over the last couple of years. One of the biggest features behind Apple’s “iOS” – the underlying operating system that is used on all of Apple’s non-MacBook [...]

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Trek 2000 Acquires “ThumbDrive” Trademark

by Mike Mansell December 8, 2010

When discussing data storage solutions for individuals, flash-drives are often one of the most efficient and frequently used options. Students, business people, technicians, and individuals alike use flash-drives because of the rapid data transfer rates and overall durability; a trait that is attributed to the device’s use of flash memory as opposed to typical “disk” solutions. [...]

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Federal Trade Commission Endorses “Do-Not-Track” List

by Mike Mansell December 3, 2010

Prior to 2004, telemarketers – those pesky sales agents who always seemed to call during dinner – were a major annoyance for many Americans. These persistent sales people took advantage of telephone service in order to harass offer “spectacular” deals to consumers. However, Americans soon became fed up with telemarketers and took action to rid themselves of them altogether. The [...]

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Apple Accused of Intentionally Bricking iPhones

by Mike Mansell November 3, 2010

I’m sure you are all aware of the awesomeness that is iOS 4, the fourth generation of Apple’s mobile operating system. After all, the iOS is the true component that makes the iPhone 4 as amazing as it is, for without the software the phone itself would be somewhat useless. While iOS 4 shipped by default [...]

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Google Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Buzz

by Mike Mansell November 3, 2010

Back in February, users of Google’s web-based email solution, Gmail, signed into their email accounts to find a new feature: Google Buzz. Buzz was aimed at creating a micro-blogging service (much like the service provided by Twitter) where users could post status update, pictures, etc, all from within the Gmail interface. However, Buzz was quickly seen [...]

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Google Sues US Government

by Mike Mansell November 3, 2010

For any business in any industry, landing a government contract is often a major victory in the sense that it provides a steady and reliable line of work and gives the business the ability to expand. However, in the United States, all government agencies are typically required to bid-out projects before making contracts and agreements, [...]

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