Facebook wants to eat Foursquare

Nov 3, 2010
Count me as one of the many people who think that the only significant thing announced at today's Facebook event was the Deals program. It provide...

Apple to triple the length of song samples on iTunes

Nov 3, 2010
Apple hopes that it leads to more songs being sold (I would think that would depend on the band, a song might sound great for half a minute but...

Video games head to the Supreme Court

Nov 3, 2010
Video games have come a long way since Atari and Super Mario -- and sometimes, that means quite a load of visual violence. Senator Leland Yee of Calif. thinks it may be too much and wants to impose limits on selling such games to children. The Supreme Court hears the case today.

Send an Amazon gift card to someone's Facebook wall because you love sadness

Nov 2, 2010
Now you can buy someone a gift card that isn't really a card, just a credit at Amazon, really, and have it sent straight to their Facebook. It...

Some truckers keep wheels and cameras rolling

Nov 1, 2010
It's a long, lonely road -- miles and miles -- for truckers. So many are turning to YouTube to fill those extra hours and to connect with fellow truckers and others.

This year adults wear costumes with a deeper meaning

Nov 1, 2010
This Halloween weekend, Americans paid more money for halloween costumes than last year. And it's perhaps no surprise that there were plenty of economic and political get-ups. Mitchell Hartman has our story.

Will Google TV survive if there are a bunch of shows you can't watch on it?

Oct 30, 2010
The idea of a company like Google teaming up with an institution like television is immediately appealing. But now that Google TV products are actually here, viewers are being blocked from seeing a lot of their favorite show. What gives?

For public good, not for profit.

Fox losing its young viewers

Oct 29, 2010
Network television station Fox is usually known for its ability to attract young viewers in the ever-important 18- to 34-year-old range. But having already canceled one show and others in danger, is the network getting old? Jennifer Collins reports.

Work a day job like a rock star

Oct 29, 2010
Rock stars may party hard at night, but many rockers -- including successful ones -- roll out of bed and work in an office in the day time. Marketplace's Jeff Tyler -- a former rocker himself -- takes a look at rock stars and their day jobs.

Libraries look to go the Redbox way

Oct 29, 2010
DVD rental systems have changed drastically in the past decades, from Blockbuster to Netflix to Redbox. Can libraries -- currently suffering from e-book popularity -- follow in the steps of the DVD? Mitchell Hartman reports.