Archives: Mathew Ingram

Google doesn’t like walled gardens — except its own

The open vs. closed debate is a little more complicated than it first appears, particularly when it comes to Google. Read more »

Pinterest reawakens Napster-style debate over copyright

The legal system is still trying to catch up to what the Internet makes possible. Read more »

The real issue behind Facebook’s IPO: How much bigger can the company get?

The $100 billion market valuation presumes Facebook will be able to increase that by several orders of magnitude -- an exceedingly rare feat. Read more »

The online identity race is just beginning

The race to lock up the identities of web users and thereby get access to their data is accelerating. Read more »

SOPA, OPEN and the fight for the Internet

Experts argue new legislation would fundamentally impair the way the Internet functions. Read more »

Connectivity means making the machine disappear

Design, ease of use and human behavior are the real power behind the computer. Read more »

Google: fighting shadows with antitrust inquiry

An official inquiry by the FTC calls into question what a monopoly means in the age of the web. Read more »

Is Groupon a bubble stock or the new Amazon?

Investors are placing bets on Groupon's actual profitability, and billions of dollars ride on the outcome. Read more »

How social search is changing the search industry

Social “signals” are increasingly determining users’ online behavior, and Google needs to better incorporate those signals into search if it wants to stay on top. Read more »

What media companies can learn from the book industry’s disruption

Content publishers of all types can learn from the current book-industry disruption that's creating new business models. Read more »