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Websites’ rivalry provides lessons in sharing, or not sharing, strategic secrets

On July 20, 2006, Sheila Marcelo and Nick Beim flew from Boston to Chicago to visit a company called Sittercity. The business, which charged parents to access an online database of sitters and nannies, had been launched in Boston five years earlier. (Boston Globe, 4:41 p.m.)

Barnes & Noble reports reader device sold out

Barnes & Noble Inc.’s Nook device for reading digital versions of books, introduced last month, is sold out and new orders won’t ship until after Christmas. (Boston Globe, 11/20/09)

AOL will pare third of its workforce

SAN FRANCISCO - The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs - more than a third of its workforce - as it prepares to separate from Time Warner and sever their ill-fated marriage. (Boston Globe, 11/19/09)

New software will make YouTube videos accessible for hearing-impaired viewers

Soon you’ll be able to understand thousands of Internet videos even if the sound is turned down. With an assist from Boston public TV station WGBH, Google Inc. has developed technology that will automatically add on-screen captions to video streams on its popular YouTube website. (Boston Globe, 11/19/09)

Microsoft makes modest strides to regain ground in smartphones

Remember when Microsoft Corp. seemed unbeatable, like the New England Patriots with a 17-point lead? (Boston Globe, 11/18/09)