Why Mahalo, TechMeme, and Facebook are going to kick Google's butt in four years
The only reason you'll watch these two videos is because you trust me to add value to your lives and not sell links. — I explain how SEO-resistant technologies like Mahalo, TechMeme, and Facebook ar...
Yahoo Updates Mail
Even after a long beta, revised Web mail service offers some surprises. — Recommend this story? — Yahoo Inc. will close an almost two-year public test for its new version of Yahoo Mail on Monday w...
Acer to acquire Gateway: so long cow spots?
Acer — the third largest PC company globally — just announced a definitive agreement to acquire Gateway. The acquisition has been approved unanimously by both boards and is expected to close by Decem...
MySpace reportedly may allow member ads
Social networking site is looking at ways to lift ban on sales, ads by members on their pages — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — MySpace is considering lifting a ban on commerce on the popular social netwo...
Bloglines Launches Beta Re-design and Start Page
Tonight Bloglines is launching a new design at beta.bloglines.com, which includes a new personalizable Start Page, more views, and drag and drop Ajax functionality. I spoke to new Bloglines GM Eric E...
Google's friend-to-friend ad network
If Google has its way, web advertising is about to get a whole lot friendlier - and the definition of spam a whole lot fuzzier. — Recently, the search giant, as noted by Bill Slawski, has filed a se...
'South Park' Creators Win Ad Sharing in Deal
In March, the season premiere of "South Park" began by barging into typically risqué territory, with a squirm-inducing bit about the taboo of using a certain racial epithet. — To Matt Stone and Trey...
Business intelligence: The next frontier
Business intelligence is arguably the most important enterprise application in your company. But questions abound: How can you get more workers using it? What are the new frontiers? And how simple ...
Burlington Chosen as Initial Launch City for Next-Generation Local Search Site
Grayboxx Delivers Most Meaningful Local Recommendations for Burlington — BURLINGTON, Vt.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Grayboxx Inc., a Silicon Valley-based online local search firm, today announced that Burlingt...
Intel updates vPro for desktops
SAN FRANCISCO—Intel is expected to release the next generation of its vPro processor for business desktop PCs on Monday. — The updated processor—an Intel Core 2 Duo and Q35 Express chipset—includes ...
New media, new ideas tout shows for fall
NEW YORK — To launch their fall lineups, the major networks are turning to the Web like never before, offering viewers the chance to see premiere episodes for free and producing original content aroun...
Should the Net forget?
The New York Times recently got some search-engine-optimization religion, and as a result its articles, including old stories from its vast archives, are now more likely to appear at or near the top o...
Paul Graham on Y Combinator - startup incubator
Paul Graham is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. Paul and Robert Morris founded Viaweb in 1995, the first online web store builder, and sold it to Yahoo in 1998. In 2005 they started Y Combi...
Tech companies, VCs, swing to Democrats
Now that the Democrats are the dominant party on the hill in Washington, tech companies and venture capitalists are contributing more to that party than they are to congressional Republicans. — For ...