New & Noteworthy: Palo Alto store news; AOL cookies; Xerox Grafitti suit; FTC on privacy; more
New & Noteworthy: Palo Alto store news; AOL cookies; Xerox Grafitti suit; FTC on privacy; more
There Goes Jobs' Neighborhood From Wired: "Just outside Stanford University, there's a mile-long stretch of University Avenue that is the epitome of yuppie chic. There are luxury furniture shops that sell "old-fashioned" footstools for a few weeks' pay. A cosmopolitan range of restaurants dots the sidewalks, from Indian to Japanese to German, and there's a new Italian place owned by Francis Ford Coppola. You wouldn't need to do much market research to see that a lot of the people walking around here at least identify with Apple's 'brand,' even if they don't own a Macintosh." More.
Retail pro behind Apple stores From CNet: "Ron Johnson, senior VP, Apple Computer has charged veteran retailer Ron Johnson with a monumental challenge: Win over the 95 percent of computer buyers who opt for something other than a Mac. While not promising total victory, Johnson said this week he thinks a chain of Apple-owned stores can grab significant market share over the long term. For starters, Johnson said he is targeting what he says are a significant number of people that were Mac owners at one point but now use some other brand of PC." More.
AOL clears path to use Web bugs, cookies From CNet: "A recent addition to Online's privacy policy clears the way for the company to use online tracking tools, including cookies and Web bugs, to compile anonymous data about its members and measure the effectiveness of advertising." More.
Xerox Can Continue Grafitti Suit From Wired: "Xerox Corp. won a favorable ruling Friday in a legal battle with Palm Computing over software used to recognize handwriting on computer screens. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Xerox could pursue a lawsuit charging that Palm's Graffiti software, which is used for interpreting handwriting on Palm Pilot computers, infringes on one of its patents." More.
FTC Refocuses Privacy Agenda From Wired: "The Federal Trade Commission plans to beef up its enforcement of existing privacy laws by 50 percent, FTC chairman Timothy Muris said Thursday. The agency will not ask Congress to pass new privacy legislation." More.
Creditors seek new Excite@Home deal From CNet: "Bondholders and creditors of Excite@Home may try to scuttle a $307 million offer from AT&T to buy the assets of the bankrupt cable Internet access company." More.
On Junk Heap of the Net From the Los Angeles Times: "Nothing but dust-collecting junk--that's what much of the must-have tech devices have become since the deflation of the dot-com bubble." More.
Requiem for a Cheerleader: Silicon Alley Magazine Is Dead From the New York Times: "The Silicon Alley Reporter, a magazine known for its unabashed boosterism of New York's new media entrepreneurs, has published its last issue, its publisher, Jason McCabe Calacanis, said last week." More.