| | Monty Munford The pace of change in Russia would appear slow at the moment. Recent and ongoing events in the Crimea and Ukraine suggest an inward-looking country that has no... read more | | | Christoffer O. Hernæs When it comes to collecting and organizing information, Google is well on its way to establishing its hegemony through the registration of 6 billion daily... read more | | | Josh Constine | | | Colleen Taylor | | | Danny Crichton This week's kerfuffle over Yo centered on many facets, but none got more attention than the nascent startup's $1.2 million in venture capital funding.... read more | | | Anthony Ha Google has been in talks to acquire video search startup Baarzo, according to sources with knowledge of the company. However, those sources were less clear... read more | | | John Biggs Everything is for sale in the dark web marketplaces. Anonymous buyers can procure everything from prescription painkillers to exotic designer drugs. You can... read more | | | The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — talk FirePhone... read more | | | The impact of Barbie on young girls’ self-image and aspirations has been a controversial topic for... read more | | | This week Colleen Taylor, Kyle Russell, and myself sat around the round table to dig into the week’s news:... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |