G5 vs. Intel iMac boot up time
We all saw that video where the guys are comparing start up times between two iMacs, one running Intel and the other running G5 processor. If you are one of several people left on this planet who did...
Google to Acquire dMarc Broadcasting
Brings Radio Advertising to Google AdWords Advertisers — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jan. 17, 2006—Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - News) today announced it has agreed to acquire dMarc Broadcast...
3 Percent Fee On Cell Phones Started 107 Years Ago
Call To Repeal Tax Under Way — COLUMBUS, Ohio — There is a call to repeal a cell phone tax most people probably don't even know they are paying, NewsChannel5 partner ONN reported. — Anybody who ha...
Google to Acquire dMarc Broadcasting
Brings Radio Advertising to Google AdWords Advertisers — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - January 17, 2006 - Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced it has agreed to acquire dMarc Broadcasting, Inc., a Ne...
VNU Brings Together BuzzMetrics, Intelliseek to Create Nielsen BuzzMetrics Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2006 BuzzMetrics and Intelliseek—two leaders in the tracking and analysis of online consumer-generated media—today announced an agreement in principle under which BuzzMetrics …
RSS and Copyright, circa 2006
There's been a flurry of posts and comments on a topic I've long been watching, which is the status of copyright and syndication technologies. It's arisen this time in the context of a project that I...
Microsoft Announces New Application and Messaging Migration Tools for Lotus Notes/Domino Customers
Hundreds of new companies worldwide have chosen Microsoft for their collaboration needs. — REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 17, 2006 — As part of its broader strategy to make it easier …
Open federation for Google Talk
We've just announced open federation for the Google Talk service. What does that mean, you might be wondering. No, it has nothing to do with Star Trek. "Open federation" is technical jargon for whe...
XMPP Federation
I flipped the switch to connect the Google Talk Service to the public XMPP network this morning. Google Talk users can now chat with users on other XMPP services and vice versa. — If you want to co...
Can Murdoch Win on the Web?
He may spend $1 billion to push DirecTV into high-speed broadband — a risky bet on a hotly contested market that just might pay off — Since the late 1990s, satellite TV has created a powerful rival ...
Introducing the Web Inspector
I would like to introduce a new addition to WebKit—the Web Inspector. The Web Inspector lets you browse the live DOM hierarchy in a compact HUD style window, catering to the needs of web developers a...
Autodesk names new CEO
Autodesk on Tuesday named a 10-year company veteran, Chief Operating Officer Carl Bass, as its new chief executive, effective May 1. — The company's current high-profile CEO, Carol Bartz, will trans...
ANN: FeedDemon 2.0 Beta 1
As you may know from reading this blog, we've decided to skip FeedDemon 1.6 and go straight to version 2.0, which will be a free upgrade for all FeedDemon customers. — Since I had more time to work ...
Why PC Gamer Kicked Out Gold Farmers
In its February 2006 issue, PC Gamer announced that it would no longer accept advertising from Gold Farming agencies. Editor-in-chief Greg Vederman (pictured) shares his editorial from that issue, ex...
21st Century 3D Introduces Uncompressed 4:4:4 Stereoscopic Camera System - 3DVX3
SPIE Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Conference — Today, 21st Century 3D announced the introduction of the 3DVX3, the latest in their line of digital stereoscopic motion picture camera system...
Firefox 2.0 alpha due next month
An alpha version of Firefox 2.0 should be released as a public beta next month. Although part of the long standing roadmap for the open source browser, the timetable was confirmed by the publication ...
Mark Cuban asks for tiered Internet service model
Broadcast.com cofounder, Dallas Mavericks owner, and budding entertainment mogul Mark Cuban's latest blog entry makes the case for a multitiered Internet, with priority given to the applications that ...
Google Buys Radio Ad Firm; AdWords Headed To Radio Distribution
Wow. Google is to acquire dMarc Broadcasting, a company that puts ads into radio stations, paying up to $1.1 billion for it. Google apparently plans to distribute AdWords via radio this way.
Digging Out the News
A Web Site Invites Readers to Be Editors, — But the Approach Presents Some Risks — What would happen if a Web site's readers — instead of editors — could decide which stories should be published? ...
Apple "photocasting" Mac only, uses invalid RSS
(via Dave Winer) Apple's newly-released iPhoto 6 does an admirable job of making it easy for its users to publish feeds of their photos from their desktop. When Steve Jobs announced the product, he c...
Buzzmetrics, Intelliseek Merge with Nielsen
Buzzmetrics today announced they have purchased Intelliseek and sold a majority stake in the new company to Nielsen, which is owned by VNU. The new company, called Nielsen Buzzmetrics, will be headqu...
TOP TEN REASONS WHY NOBODY READS YOUR BLOG
TOP TEN REASONS WHY NOBODY READS YOUR BLOG: — 1. You're not a good-looking female who likes posting naked pictures of herself. — Pretty damn obvious, if you ask me. [Not safe for work. You've be...
Microsoft aims to topple Lotus' Domino
Aiming to woo users of Lotus Notes, Microsoft is releasing software designed to help companies switch to its own line of collaboration tools. — The collection of free software provides tools to help...
iMac 17" Core Duo
Introduction — Apple 17" iMac Core Duo — The Big Switch has been publicly underway for a mere seven months, and it has borne fruit in the form of a new iMac and laptop, the MacBook Pro. The MacBo...
SEMs Welcome Shorter Yahoo! Ads
This week, Yahoo! Search Marketing will begin truncating its sponsored search text ads after the first 70 characters. Many search marketers see the move as a positive one. — While some search marke...
Yahoo Acquires SearchFox Assets
Reliable sources are reporting that SearchFox, which announced that it will be shutting down as of January 25, 2006, has sold its assets to Yahoo. At least some of the employees have moved over to Ya...
Michael Dell Should Eat His Words, Apple Chief Suggests
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 - It may not be the last laugh, but on Friday afternoon, after the close of the stock market, Steven P. Jobs, the chief executive of Apple Computer, shared an e-mail chuckle wit...
Getting to Know One of the Corsair Founders:
For the first interview of the month we bring you one of co-founders of Corsair Memory — John Beekley. We have known John for nearly five years now and just recently interviewed him to see his perspe...
New GPL Is Free at Last
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — Richard Stallman, author of the most radical and durable license for free-software developers, is updating the GNU Public License for the first time since 1991. — Stallman...
AHN'QIRAJ TO OPEN IN N SECONDS. SERVER TO CRASH IN N+1 SECONDS.
As the Gate Race (*badoom* *tish*) of 2005/6 comes to an end, attention now turns the server of Medivh who require only a few more bandaids in order to gain access to the omg epix. — Recent days ha...
Fears raised over digital rights
A UK consumer watchdog has called for new laws to protect users' rights to use digital music and movies. — The National Consumer Council (NCC) said anti-piracy efforts were eroding established right...
Apple develops Microsoft Vista of opportunity
It's not the iPod, stupid — PUNDITS and analysts, having seen the latest Steve Jobs magic show, are frothing all over themselves by proclaiming that sales of iPods will equal more marketshare of Mac...
iTunes boosts prime time ratings for NBC, ABC
Both NBC and ABC have seen a rise in viewer ratings since adding select TV shows to the iTunes Music Store. NBC credits the availability of its shows on iTunes for the recent increase in viewers duri...