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Google's foray into social networking will do more evil than good.

Will Facebook become a MySpace clone?

Is the success of Grand Theft Auto IV proof that video game violence is no longer an issue?

Is it a good idea to run ads that make fun of a competitor's product by name -- like the Apple ads that target Vista?

What could TiVo do to save itself?

Google, not Microsoft or Yahoo, is the sole winner from the botched MicroHoo union.

Are you really more productive when you "work from home"?

The energy consumption implications of browsing and social networking on poorly designed Web pages are huge, although relatively unnoticed.

Getting on a plane is the most environmentally damaging thing you as an individual can do, other than setting a forest fire.

Did Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer show strength or weakness by walking away from the takeover bid for Yahoo at the 11th-hour?