Netflix index sheds light on ISP speeds

How can one go about watching episodes of “Mad Men” more quickly? How about the upcoming, Netflix-only release of the fourth season of “Arrested Development” when it hits the Web on May 26?

Well, you could hope Google throws you a bone.

Springfield goes viral with two recent videos

Two rather compelling videos made in Springfield have gone viral and garnered national attention.

Bing It On Google

In an advertising campaign reminiscent of the Pepsi Challenge taste test, Microsoft has taken on Google in a battle of the search engines.

New MSU Web site a reminder of larger changes at work

When I logged on to the Missouri State University Web site Aug. 10, I found a completely reworked design in front of my eyes.

It came as a surprise to me and my coworkers, which is not entirely unsurprising considering the quiet nature of the new site rollout.

Elegy to a News Legend

There aren’t many people that could cause current and past presidents, music legends, TV stars and astronauts to gather together in one room.

Walter Cronkite did.

A week of Web management under my belt

My mission: to boldly go where only one other person has gone before …

OK, so it doesn’t have the same ring as the classic Star Trek intro, but I feel as if I’ve entered an alien universe with my new job as Springfield Business Journal’s Web editor.

The Million-Word March

As a self-professed linguaphile, a story posted on CNN.com today intrigued me.

Apparently, the English language added its millionth word early this morning.