For MySpace, Making Friends Was Easy. Big Profit Is Tougher.
ALMOST on a lark, Chris DeWolfe bought the Internet address MySpace.com in 2002, figuring that it might be useful someday. At first, he used the site to peddle a motorized contraption, made in China ...
What If Media 2.0 Is Less Profitable Than Media 1.0?
The advent of web-based e-commerce fundamentally lowered the costs of doing business, increasing the scalability (and in many cases the viability) of thousands of small businesses. The introduction o...
The nano gets bigger
At least where storage capacity is concerned. According to Apple-watchers, 8GB and 10GB versions are on the way. — In the wake of the touchscreen iPod delay, Apple will be launching new 8GB and 10G...
Microsoft hires CEO of Ask.com to head Web unit
Text+SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Software giant Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it hired away Steve Berkowitz, the chief executive of rival Internet company Ask.com, to head Microsoft's own Internet busi...
Is Concentration the New Competitive Advantage?
Technology has been a double edged sword for business. On the one hand, it allows companies to do all kinds of things they could never do before. On the flip side, it has slowly eroded many forms of...
Chinese $150 Linux mini-PC races OLPC to market
A Chinese company is touting an inexpensive Linux-based computer as a way to close the "digital divide." YellowSheepRiver's $150 "Municator" appears to be available now, with a three-month leadtime, ...
Unpatched Mac flaws may put users at risk
Apple Computer is investigating several unpatched and potentially serious security flaws in Mac OS X that have been publicly disclosed, the company said Friday. — Tom Ferris, a security researcher i...
Sidekick III shows up on the FCC
As soon as a Sharp-made handset shows up on the FCC with a whole bunch of confidentiality-request paperwork affixed, you know it's gonna be good. Sidekick fans, feast your eyes on the real deal up in...
YouTube: Too rough for advertisers?
A closely guarded secret at video-upload site YouTube is the company's plan to sell advertisements. The strategy is even cloaked in a code name. — Madison Avenue is keeping a close eye on what kind...
Guest post: Vanessa Fox on Organic Site Review session
I almost made it. I got through one day of a three day conference, and I was still blogging, caught up on email, and I'd checked my RSS feeds. Then on the second day, I spoke on three panels, stayed...
Save now or lose
Jeff Pulver on his Viral Marketing Contest to Save the Internet: … Here are the rules. — Bonus link. Advance to Scenario III. Starts about halfway down. — Earth to NASA and SpaceFlight Now: Blog...