The world has a better glimpse into the bloody skirmishes between pro-democracy protesters and the military government in Myanmar, thanks to video sharing sites like YouTube. Despite a reported government block on Internet access, people are getting pictures and video taken with mobile phones… Read More »
Archive for September 2007
There are new data out on “pre-money” startup valuations, and it indicates that now is the time to raise money if your young company needs it. Why? Because “pre-money” valuations of startups — the base line value used by VCs to determine the smallest amount of… Read More »
Hayden Black, creator and star of nightly news satire Goodnight Burbank, has developed a wildly divergent series called Abigail’s “X-Rated” Teen Diary. This is the show we reported Black was developing for HBO, but the current incarnation does not appear to be affiliated with HBO.… Read More »
Guess who stopped by to give Yahooligans a little pep talk? Steve Jobs! He told the gathering of 300-odd Yahoo (YHOO) vice presidents that they can do anything. The company with one of the largest Internet user bases can do and achieve anything, he apparently… Read More »
The estimated shipping date of the HP 2710p Tablet PC was today but i received an email from HP today saying that the order might be delayed. A quick call to HP confirmed that they are now showing they won’t receive any 2710p’s until 10/3 next… Read More »
A few posts back I made the point that many computer users, including lots of web workers, reach for Microsoft Excel to do much more than just standard spreadsheets. Many people reach for it as their preferred way to produce charts and graphics, or do… Read More »
Google Earth’s bird’s-eye view of the globe is not just a way to check out satellite pics of your crush’s apartment building (though we’re guilty of that one). The virtual space is being used by environmentalists, concerned citizens, and yes, eco-bloggers, to map the effects… Read More »
CBS today launched its EyeLab initiative, which will make more short clips of its popular TV shows available for people to watch and create mashups. On the one hand, CBS (CBS) should be applauded for its continued ballsy take on the web, which in addition… Read More »
As Apple (APPL) and Amazon (AMZN) duke it out in the MP3 price war, music publishers are still trying to figure out how to cash in on a crowd that will go to great lengths to get its music for free. Imeem, a San… Read More »
On the road and need a wake-up call? Have no fear, Wakerupper is here! This free site lets you choose the date and time of your call; you can even type… Read More »
Thanks to this week’s sponsors for keeping the hamsters fed and the wheels turning: CDW CoreCases Crucial Etymotic OWC PowerMax Qdea ResQ Systems SmallDog Read More »
I don’t think this move has much to do with Vista backlash, but Microsoft is allowing OEMs to pre-install Windows XP on retail computers five months longer than… Read More »
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