Spotify Denies Reported Setbacks to U.S. Launch Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:49:00 GMT Spotify's longstanding effort to launch in the United States was reportedly sent "back to square one" due to the derailment of its negotiations with one or more major labels. However, the company tells Wired.com that the report is bogus, and that it is still on track to launch here by the end of the year.

Anonymous Sources Delay Speculated Facebook IPO Again, To 2012 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:36:00 GMT Facebook 'will probably' put off until 2012 the IPO it hasn't even acknowledged thinking about much yet, three people tell Bloomberg News. That adds about a year to the latest idle speculation of when Facebook might let its 500 million members (or anyone) become owners, as well.

What You Want: Flickr Creator Spins Addictive New Web Service Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT Meet Caterina Fake, the creative spark behind Hunch. Her big idea? Develop a web service that knows what you want before you even want it.

Twitter Convert Kanye West Changes His Rap Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:43:00 GMT Rapper Kanye West, who might be more famous for his controversial pronouncements over the years than for his music, would seem the perfect candidate for starting a Twitter account, but rejected the notion. However, he changed his mind by starting an account and rapping at Twitter's headquarters on Wednesday.

Let the Little Guys Get In on Pre-IPO Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT The rich are adding to their millions with pre-IPO stock, but today's internet stock rockets are social networks built by their members -- so shouldn’t Regular Joes get a cut, too?

What's the Fastest and Best ISP in Your City? Look It Up Here Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:25:00 GMT Rankings of the best and fastest ISPs in U.S. cities are now available, thanks to stats from Speedtest.net. And while the country is far from leading the world, the nation's tubes aren't nearly as bad as many suspect.

Letter From Silicon Valley: Doing the Math on Android vs. Apple Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:05:00 GMT The fight between Google and Apple is not over phones: It's a software-platform war. The trouble with this horse race is that one horse's progress is measured in meters and the other in yards. The comparison between Android and the iPhone is meaningless.

@Twitter Users #Fail as Branding Automatons Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:28:42 GMT Just about everything people say on Twitter is public, offering marketers a rare chance to listen in on what folks are saying about their brands, and to trumpet their messages to the masses. But Twitter users fail spectacularly when it comes to disseminating branding messages to each other.

Low-Tech Shatner Eyes Twitter, Says What The "$#*!" Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:40:00 GMT LOS ANGELES - William Shatner confesses he has problems with the digital age. At 79, he doesn't use Twitter and can't remember computer passwords. So what is the Sci Fi icon doing in the first TV series dreamed up from a Twitter account?

Report: Mobile Geo-Marketing Not Where It's At, Yet Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:17:00 GMT Marketers should avoid advertising on Foursquare and other location-based social networks because not enough people use them, according to a Forrester Research report.