I'm with Google
A Kansas startup named Kozoru has been making big claims about how it's going to revolutionize internet searching for about a year now, while also bouncing between putative business models. At the We...
Bumpy Road Led to Alliance Of AOL, Google
Two weeks ago, when Time Warner Inc. was on the cusp of signing a sweeping online deal with Microsoft Corp., a team of executives from the media company's AOL unit traveled to Microsoft's headquarters...
Revving a classic cliché
So there's been some more talk lately about Flock and extensions and relevancy and Performancing's new blogging tool for Firefox. I'm all for it. The more we talk about open source, about Firefox, a...
Microsoft may face daily EU fine
The European Commission has threatened to fine Microsoft up to 2m euros (£1.36m; $2.4m) a day until it gives rivals more access to its systems. — Brussels said the software giant had failed to suppl...
Best Web Companies and Innovators of 2005
Last year about this time I did a post celebrating the best Web companies of 2004. I was planning on doing a mega version of that this year, extending it to software and services. But then Dion came...
The New Standard Feed Icon
On December 14, the Microsoft RSS Team made an announcement on their blog. This announcement is extremely important on many levels and I'm really surprised there hasn't been more talk about it. And ...
Wink Launches
The Wink user-enhanced search engine, in private beta for the last few months, launches Thursday morning to the world. — Wink has evolved substantially since my October 12, 2005 review. — Wink is,...
French Parliament Votes to Allow Web File Sharing (Update1)
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — The French Parliament voted last night to allow free sharing of music and movies on the Internet, setting up a conflict with both the French government and with media companies.
Buying Blogs: The Blog Buying Checklist
Today I bought a Poker blog from SitePoint. Blog auctions are becoming more and more common, and they can be a great way to get a head start on turning a profit. But there's a lot of snake oil out t...
Search Marketing After the Google, AOL Deal
The expanded alliance between Google and America Online brings new possibilities for search marketers; both the potential to add graphics to paid listings and buy ads from AOL directly. It also keeps...
The sparring and spin of the Google dance
How unscrupulous firms are manipulating world's leading search engine — It is known as the Google dance, a delicate struggle between technicians at the world's largest internet search engine and the...
HDTV over WiFi: 802.11a helps
No, we're never satisfied. You'd think that just having the ability to stream HDTV overWiFi would be good enough, but it's not. We want it to be flawless; no hiccups, stutters, pixelation, nothing.S...
Sorting your email with GMail
Ever needed to submit a valid email address to register for access to a website or make an online purchase? Ever wondered if in doing so your address wouldn't end up sold to or stolen by some spammer...
Open Beta One (OB1)
We've been working away for the last few months, getting feedback from our beta users (thank you so much!) and refining the Wink experience. As we got closer to a public beta we gave accounts to the ...
Mature Audience Are Core Viewers for Streaming Media
Mature Audience Are Core Viewers for Streaming Media — According to a new report from comScore Networks entitled "State of the Consumer Streaming Market," consumers between the ages of 35 and 54 yea...
Take Your Cable Channels With You on the Road
In 2002, Blake Krikorian and his brother Jason were beside themselves. Their beloved San Francisco Giants were in a pennant race, yet Blake and Jason, two Silicon Valley engineers, were traveling so ...