Dot-Com Boom Echoed in Deal to Buy YouTube
A profitless Web site started by three 20-somethings after a late-night dinner party is sold for more than a billion dollars, instantly turning dozens of its employees into paper millionaires. It sou...
A look at Firefox 2.0 RC2
Changes in RC2 — The official release of Firefox 2.0 is right around the corner and the second release candidate (RC2) was made available last week. Release candidates provide insight into the feat...
Ten things I hate about you
Last Wednesday the organizers of the Telco 2.0 event were kind enough to give me the opening presentation slot on day one, which was intended to set the scene for a lot of what was to follow. In the ...
VeriLAN Shuts Down
Portland-based wireless ISP sends out note about terminating its business: The Oregon firm has bid on a number of recent metro-scale and larger wireless projects, reaching the final three in the Wirel...
Guitar Hero II Final Tracklist Revealed
It's official: From Aerosmith to the Rolling Stones to RATM, all 40 licensed tracks unveiled. — After a year of wishlists, speculation and even a bit of "slipped" information, RedOctane finally has ...
SmallTown.com: Small Town Reviews, in Flash
Almost a year after taking $3 million in funding from Menlo Park's Formative Ventures, SmallTown.com is launching its Flash site for small town local reviews tonight. I personally find this much Flas...
Participation Inequality: Encouraging More Users to Contribute
U.N. Enlists Internet Star for Antipoverty Pitch
The Likes of Lonelygirl15 — Are Sought for Service Ads; — Risk of Using Web Producers — The United Nations is hoping a lonely girl can help it fight poverty. — The U.N. has enlisted the star o...
User-Generated Revenue?
As more eyes turn to user-generated content sites, can ad dollars be far behind? — A new report from In-Stat asserts that over the next several years user-generated content (UGC) will boost Website ...