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iFive: YouTube Fixes Bad Videos, Kindles Sell Cell Phones, Flash Bugs Revealed, Nissan Leafs Conk Out, Google Stars Gone

BY Kit EatonWed Mar 16, 2011

Midweek can be a time to slow down...so let's not: Read our fast summary of today's early tech news to keep you on your toes.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Think of the Children! Kiddie Games Site Abandons Free Model, Provoking Toddler Ire

BY David ZaxFri Feb 11, 2011

"We have a feeling there's an army of toddlers out there who would probably string us up."READ»

DIGITAL MUSIC | Comment

Last.fm Moves to Paid Content Model, Largely Abandons Free Mobile Service

BY Kit EatonMon Feb 7, 2011

The songs remain the same? Yes, but the way you can hear them is different. The champion of free streaming music is cutting the chord to mobile service on smartphones and tablets.READ»

FLOWCHARTS

Infographic: Designers, Should You Work for Free?

BY John PavlusThu Jan 13, 2011

Most people don't "get" design. You can hardly blame them: when it works, it's often invisible. Trouble is, that makes designers classic targets for "would you mind creating my entire logo/identity/website for free?" entreaties. (Or ... READ»

NATIONAL BROADBAND | Comment

M2Z's Free, Wireless Nationwide Broadband Plan Killed: Thank the FCC

BY Kit EatonThu Sep 2, 2010

Despite a seemingly stout business plan, and all the well-known financial, social and educational benefits it would bring, the FCC's just turned down M2Z's application for a coast-to-coast free wireless broadband system.READ»

YOUTUBE MOVIES | Comment

YouTube Gets More Serious About Movies Overseas, Partners With U.K. Streaming Company

BY Kit EatonFri Aug 27, 2010

YouTube is serious about its experiment in streaming full-length movies, despite some previous failings in this area: It's just launched a page jammed with 400 movie titles. And they're free (in the U.K.)READ»

PHONE BOOTHS | Comment

Google Plans Adorable, Green, and (Most Importantly) Free Google Voice Phone Booths

BY Dan NosowitzThu Aug 26, 2010

One of the more charming parts of today's Google Voice phone calling announcement is the unveiling of a few promotional, British-style phone booths. The twist: They're totally free.READ»

NING | Comment

Ning Will Remain Free for Public Schoolteachers

BY Dan NosowitzTue May 4, 2010

Ning's decision to go paid-only landed a lot of nonprofits in uncertain waters--but at least they've made teachers exempt from this policy.READ»

FACEBOOK ZERO | Comment

Facebook Zero: To Get More of Your Data Dollars, Social Networking Takes a Cue From Crack Dealers

BY Kit EatonTue Feb 16, 2010

Word's just leaked, before a formal announcement, of a new super-light, text-only version of Facebook designed for simple cell phone interactions. It looks like it's designed to further Facebook's penetration into daily life. And it ...READ»

FREE | Comment

Free is awesome, but free dies

BY Patrick AllmondFri Jan 29, 2010

I am all about the free stuff on the internet – especially in terms of online video and other tools considered to be in the sphere called “Social Media”. I’ve got free accounts all over the place. Ustream, youtube, flickr, etc. If I don’t have it and it is cool I’ll get an account in 30 seconds. Call me a sucker and I’ll agree with you – I am a sucker for anything free. And you should be too.READ»

EINSTEIN BROS BAGELS | Comment

Get a Free Bagel With Friendship in Facebook's First Digital Coupon Campaign

BY Zachary WilsonThu Jan 28, 2010

Be my friend, get a free bagel! That's the message Einstein Bros. Bagels is telling potential customers on Facebook, and, at least in visible numbers, it's paying off. The bagel-and-schmear giveaway started less than three full days ...READ»

SQUARE | Comment

Square Payments System Gets a Free Hardware Boost

BY Kit EatonWed Dec 9, 2009

Square--that plastic gizmo that plugs into your iPhone and reads magnetic stripes--may, or may not, revolutionize the credit-card system. Inventor Jack Dorsey has, however, removed one big barrier to success: He wants to give it ...READ»

ASIAN PHILOSOPHY | Comment

Create A Playbook of Successful Strategies

BY Kaihan KrippendorffTue Dec 8, 2009

Tomorrow at 11 a.m. EST (9 a.m. PST) I will be holding an executive briefing on ePrize, the world’s largest interactive promotions company. Sign up now for this FREE webinar by clicking here. Join me as I speak with ePrize’s ...READ»

ASIAN PHILOSOPHY | Comment

Vistaprint: Completely Changing the Printing Industry

BY Kaihan KrippendorffMon Nov 9, 2009

Robert Keane had one year to plot out his business. He went to INSEAD business school in France with the idea of an opportunity. Over the course of his one-year MBA program, during a class on new ventures, he had a chance to ...READ»

APPLE | Comment

How can you give away free gadgets and make money?

BY Chris JonesTue Sep 22, 2009

It sounds like a crazy business plan: Make money by giving away free gadgets. Any prospective investor would surely run a mile on hearing such a line. However, delve a little deeper and all becomes clear.READ»

TWITTER PHONE | Comment

Now You Can Make Phone Calls From Twitter, Thanks to Jajah

BY Kit EatonThu Sep 17, 2009

Twitter's about to get a fascinating new tool in its social communications toolbox courtesy of Jajah: Phone calling. It's a VOIP solution that will work for anyone with a Twitter account. Does this signal a future as an extensive ...READ»

WIKIPEDIA | Comment

Chris Anderson Lifted Wikipedia Passages for 'Free'

BY Chris DannenTue Jun 23, 2009

The Virginia Quarterly Review took a close look at Wired editor Chris Anderson's upcoming book Free, and discovered that entire passages appear to match entries in Wikipedia verbatim. Says reviewer Waldo Jaquith: "... ...READ»

CELLPHONE FEES | Comment

Vodafone Cuts Roaming Fees for Cellphone Calls--To Zero

BY Kit EatonThu May 14, 2009

Vodafone U.K. has done something astonishing, something very uncharacteristic of a cellphone operator--it made things much cheaper for its users. Specifically, the mobile network operator is experimenting with totally abolishing ...READ»

MICROSOFT | Comment

Microsoft Turns Nice Guy? Windows 7 Release Candidate Free for a Year

BY Kit EatonFri May 1, 2009

Microsoft, corporate bully, evil monopolist, purveyor of buggy virus-ridden software and gargantuan money-making machine, is about to make the Windows 7 May "release candidate" OS entirely free to download, and functional ...READ»

MONTY PYTHON | Comment

YouTube Monty Python Videos Boost DVD Sales 23,000%

BY Kit EatonMon Jan 26, 2009

And now for something completely fantastic: The trick of making Monty Python videos available for free online has boosted DVD sales of the comedy sketch show. If you compare DVD sales figures on Amazon before and after the creation of ...READ»