State of the Blogosphere, April 2006 Part 1: On Blogosphere Growth
Yes, another quarter has passed, and it is time to take a look at the numbers! — For historical perspective, you can see earlier State of the Blogosphere reports from February 2006, July 2005, from ...
Comparing the Mapping Services
Online mapping has come a long way in the last year. Google Maps entered the field and added satellite imagery to spring itself into the spotlight - challenging the colorful cartoon-like map images o...
Study: 15% of Brand Searches Stray from Company's Site
After searchers type in a brand-name query on a search engine, only 85 percent end up at that brand's Web site, while the rest are diverted to competitor's sites, comparison shopping engines and affil...
Oracle considers venturing into Linux
Oracle is studying whether to launch its own version of the Linux operating system and has looked at buying one of the two companies currently dominating the Linux world, according to Larry Ellison, t...
Cable industry confab soft-pedals problems
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Last week in Atlanta at the National Show, the cable industry's annual pep rally, a fragile but carefully cultivated suspension of reality permeated the air. This b...
Click.tv Moves Video Ideas Forward
As I've mentioned, the online video space is evolving extremely fast, with new companies launching just about every week. Click.tv will soon be joining the crowd with a compelling offering. — Macro...
VR Games Pit Pets Against Owners
If you've ever wanted to match wits with your pet hamster, Mice Arena could be the game for you. — As in a traditional video game, players navigate a virtual world in a bid to stay alive. The twist...
Does Textbook SEO Really Work Anymore?
› › › Search Results — I'm back at my desk in Raleigh, NC, this week. I always look forward to coming to my second home. It gives me an opportunity to catch up with the many talented people I ha...
Google Calendar for Doctors: Help Patients See Your Practice Schedule and Make Appointments
Google Calendar can be used to show open slots in your practice schedule to potential patients. See the screenshots below. — Figure 1. A physician's practice schedule (the master schedule) or what...
EXCLUSIVE: Google appears to be building travel portal- maybe with Orbitz?
This news may sound far afield of this blog, but not really. Hear me out. — The screen cap you see at the top of this entry is from a post on the Job Listings site of mediabistro.com.
Sharp makes first true VGA mobile
Now available from Vodafone Japan — WHAT IS claimed to be the world's first true VGA (480 x 640 pixels) phone is now available from Vodafone KK in Japan. The 904SH is made for Vodafone by Sharp. B...
Harris Interactive study has plenty of VoIP marketing lessons
On his IT Facts blog, colleague Alex Moskalyuk posts a link to a Harris Interactive report entitled, "Awareness of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) on the Rise in Great Britain and in the United St...
Buddy systems
There are some things Google and other search engines just aren't good at. — For example, have you ever spent an entire weekend planning a trip, say to Hawaii, by surfing the Web to book hotels, sno...
Will Cyworld Stop MySpace Juggernaut?
Korean social-network juggernaut Cyworld has landed on American shores, with a new office in San Francisco. The social-networking service has reached saturation among young South Koreans, with report...
LG CU500 - new slim global 3G clamshell for Cingular
The LG CU500 has been rumored for a long time, as its model number leaked in Cingular's press release together with Nokia 6282, but since then, there was no new information about it. Just today, here...
Calling All Web 2.0 Apps: Clothe Stowe For 2006
A friend commented last week, while I was traipsing around the Bay Area, that I seemed to have a penchant for white T shirts with software company logos. And it's true that I like them. It's almost ...
Tablet PC - a Lifekludger view
"It's rude not to point" — Ok here I am typing on the onscreen keyboard of a Tablet PC*. A first for me. — The good folks at Tegatech Australia kindly sent me a Tablet to loan and have a bit of a...
Shopify Was Worth the Wait
Ottawa-based Shopify launched a lot later than originally promised (last fall), but it was worth the wait. They've launched a private beta and plan to open their doors permanently in May. — Shopify...