Google shares ad wealth with videographers
Google has begun sharing advertising revenue with the makers of a popular video clip in a groundbreaking deal that could drive up the costs of competing in the fledgling video-sharing sector. — The ...
Wired Digital Acquires Reddit
Wired Digital has purchased the personalized social news aggregation website Reddit, the company announced Tuesday. — Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. — Reddit, which has four full-tim...
Top 13 Halloween Sites, Searches and Destinations
In celebration of Halloween and trick-or-treaters everywhere, I've put together a list of the top 13 online destinations, search engines and services I've found over the past week which specialize in ...
SQL Server Everywhere Gets a New Name
You know you've got a successful product when everyone cares about the name. Since we've posted the June CTP, we've received feedback that the name was causing some confusion with some partner produc...
We're Googlers now
We've always had a hard time keeping secrets, and it's been really tough to keep this one - Google has acquired JotSpot. Yep, that's right - we're all Googlers now, and we couldn't be more excited. ...
Gmail for Your Domain With 15 GB?
Some users of Google Apps for Your Domain report that their Gmail accounts have 15 GB of storage space. There are at least two people who noticed it, so it's hard to consider this a mistake. — Offi...
Google Acquires Wiki Collaboration Company Jotspot
Google's office strategy just got a whole lot richer with the announced acquisition of the wiki based company Jotspot. A business oriented service that plugs a long list of different applications lik...
Medium Makes Web Browsing Social
Do you feel alone in your web browser, separated by time and space from all the other people out there exploring the internet? A startup called Medium thinks it can help make web browsing social by t...
Time Inc. Picks Its Web Winners — And Its Flagship Isn't One
And Its Flagship Isn't One — For a dozen years, Time Inc. veered from one Internet initiative to another in a quest to figure out how to make money on the Web. Almost nothing worked. — On Thursday...
Point: How is TiVo Doing After Launching Series 3?
As much as we like TiVo and its new player, the company needs to face reality: Production shortages and an extraordinarily high price have plagued the Series 3's release. How are they selling? No sa...
Breaking News: Condé Nast/Wired Acquires Reddit
We just received confirmation that Condé Nast, owner of Wired and other magazines/websites, acquired Boston-based Reddit earlier this morning, and will make the announcement later today. The price is...
Nose well out of joint
One of the things that honest reviewers hate the most, writes Bob Crabtree, is the email - or phone call - that thanks them for a "great" review. An assessment that a review is fair or accurate makes...
Searching on Zotspot could earn users a 10 spot
In a field dominated by Google, some smaller search Web sites are hoping to lure people by offering them money or charitable donations to search. — Start-up Zotspot is set to officially launch on Tu...
Better ROI From YouTube Video Than Super Bowl Spot
Dove's Viral Hit 'Evolution' Is a Real Beauty — CINCINNATI (AdAge.com) — Think dove's "campaign for Real Beauty" generated a ton of buzz for relatively little expense? You haven't seen anything yet...