Quoted: An alliance of companies led by Google plans to roll out a common set of standards to allow developers to write programs for Google’s Orkut and other social networking Web sites.

Quoted: Netflix is introducing a service to deliver movies and television shows directly to PCs, not as downloads but as streaming video.

Quoted: Major Internet sites are showing a growing interest in the advertising business, and traditional ad firms are starting to worry.

Had to happen one day.

Quoted: Hackers have been breaking into customer accounts at large online brokerages in the United States and making unauthorized trades worth millions of dollars as part of a fast-growing new form of online fraud under investigation by federal authorities.

Quoted: An online service called Second Life is fast becoming a three-dimensional test bed for corporate marketers.

Good questions to ask a startup when interviewing. (Again, I am not looking, but stumbled over a link on Redfin.)

Interesting article on digital coupons.

Quoted: Tradition and decades of consumer expectations are, for now, helping paper coupons survive online competition.

More on the continued discussion on charging for the internet pipeline.

Quoted: Executives at telecom giants such as AT&T and Verizon Communications are talking up the idea of inviting popular Web sites and services to pay extra ...