An investment analyst has written a report that calls for Nokia to drop its MEEGO solution andadopt Windows Phone 7as its high-end operating system, a proposition that is sure to raise eyebrows. To put weight behind his thoughts, the analyst claims that Nokia is too far behind market leaders such as Samsung to chase the Android-dragon. Given the cut-throat nature of competition among Android handset manufacturers, it is possible Nokia would not be able to catch up if it pursued the OS....

While Facebook’s expected IPO next year might hog the headlines when it comes to social networks and IPOs, it’s not the only one looking at this avenue as leading to success. There has also been a lot of noise made over Groupon and Zynga, whose planned IPOs have seen plenty of controversy on the way. When looking at it in context, is it actually the case that an IPO is just not the right route for a social network?...

Editor’s note:Did you know Google+ was an adult-only zone? Teenager Cec Plascott is so annoyed with the situation that she sent us a note to vent her frustration. We thought that it was worth sharing with you. I am SICK of hearing the words “Google” and “Plus” together. SICK. Google’s a hugely inspirational company and I’m super-hyped that FINALLY they’ve been able to pull off what they have been working to achieve for what seems like forever....

The Newspaper Guildof America, which represents 26,000 media employees across the country,released a statementyesterday, encouraging all unpaid writers atThe Huffington Postto stop working. The Guild writes, In response to the Huffington Post’s refusal to compensate its thousands of writers in the wake of its $315 million merger with AOL, the Newspaper Guild has requested a meeting with company officials to discuss ways the Huffington Post might demonstrate its commitment to quality journalism....

You might not think about the comments section on a website very often. Heck, more often than not I glance over them as if they don’t exist, except for a few notable exceptions. Between the error-filled ignorance ofYouTubecomments and the sheer genius that can come in the section on other sites, there’s a wide range of interaction that has, in more recent times, begun to shape the face of how and what online publishers are putting out for the world to see....