Google recently announced that they are coming up with their own free-to-use virtual world much like that of Linden Lab's Second Life. This new offering is called Lively and like with other new business ventures, Google reinvented the virtual world model and made it better. One of the major improvements that Google added to their version of the virtual chatroom is the freedom to allow its users to create their own virtual rooms; which in turn they can embed in their chosen websites ... Read More

A United States judge approved Viacom’s request for YouTube to turn over its private user data. This is part of the $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit Viacom filed against the online video service. Viacom, who owns Paramount and MTV, is suing YouTube owner Google for letting its users upload and watch copyrighted material from its movie and TV studios. Judge Louis Stanton of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered on Tuesday that Google turn over parts ... Read More

Google just recently signed up Seth MacFarlane (pictured above with standees from his hit series) to create a web-only cartoon that will be distributed with AdSense. The Creator Seth MacFarlane, for those uninformed, is the creator of the hit animated American television sitcom Family Guy. If you haven’t seen an episode you should check it out. It’s one of the best, if not THE BEST, adult humor cartoons out there. If you happen to be living in the United States, then you ... Read More