Archive for November 2007
Ask most people which search engine they use and they’ll say Google, but there are mountains of searchable information online that you can get to with alternative engines. In a previous post I rounded up 11 general alternative search engines for web workers. In this … Read More »
WWF, the World Wildlife Fund, released a report this week claiming that one-fifth of all United Nations carbon credits are going to projects that might actually be increasing emissions. Through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a provision in the Kyoto Protocol that encourages developed nations … Read More »
Vimeo founder Jakob Lodwick, the founder and public face of the video-sharing site that emerged as part of IAC buying and financing Connected Ventures/CollegeHumor, has left the company entirely, he announced on his personal blog today. (Update: see below; he’s not the only Vimeo … Read More »
Veteran VC Ray Rothrock, of Venrock, said something refreshing to me yesterday: “Venture Capital is really all about pattern recognition. We look for patterns it the market, patterns in entrepreneurs, cultural patterns at the startups pitching us.”
Rothrock’s pattern recognition thesis is important for … Read More »
Euan Semple writes at The Obvious that the Christmas season could be a good time to get your workplace to try out social software because of the surplus of time people have:
One of the most common reasons given for not becoming engaged online is time. … Read More »
Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to start speculating about what will be hot and what will be not in 2008. After all, 2007 was not the Year of the Widget, despite what Newsweek predicted. If anything, it was the Year of Facebook. But what … Read More »
AOL Video is going to drop its own for-pay download offerings in favor of Amazon Unbox, according to company officials. AOL will integrate links to Amazon Unbox, while content will be integrated throughout AOL Video and in relevant video search results across the site. … Read More »
Handango continues to offer Free App Friday and since today is… well, Friday… there’s something waiting for BlackBerry owners. Ascendo DataVault is the free software du jours, so head over … Read More »
AOL Video is going to drop its own for-pay download offerings in favor of Amazon Unbox, according to company officials. AOL will integrate links to Amazon Unbox, while content will be integrated throughout AOL Video and in relevant video search results across the site. The integration … Read More »
More Must Reads
AtomFilms is getting a makeover as the Comedy Central hub for original online comedy, building both a vertical portal and “a regular presence on TV.” The decade-old video site will finally find its home within MTV Networks, which acquired it and the rest of Atom … Read More »
By Georgia Flight
Nov. 30, 2007, 12:00pm PT
When faced with the prospect of a cockroach-infested home, even the most eco-conscious among us might throw our principles out the window. Something about stepping into the shower and being greeted by a creepy crawler unleashes a primal desire to kill — and … Read More »
By Mike Gunderloy
Nov. 30, 2007, 11:00am PT
When we talk about insurance for web workers, we’re usually worrying about health insurance – and with good reason, considering how expensive health care and the associated insurance can be these days. But if you’re an independent web worker, that’s just the tip of … Read More »
Comedy Central to Put All of South Park Online; just as it did with The Daily Show, the network will offer every clip from the hit animated series online, for free. (Reuters)
Sarah Meyers Starts Online Show; the new live, daily tech show is called PopSnap. … Read More »
By Katie Fehrenbacher
Nov. 30, 2007, 10:00am PT
Solar startups are winning venture investment like bookies at the Belmont — 35 solar venture deals this year, for a total of $664.6 million. And the Valley has its fair share of well-known, well-funded solar firms. But where can you find new innovation … Read More »
We can debate the merits of IE vs. Safari, Firefox, Opera, Camino and more later; for now, let’s revel in the ability to run Internet Explorer on Mac OS … Read More »
I have waxed eloquently about the great cases and especially the Sleeve Cases available from Waterfield Designs (WD). I first bought one for the Fujitsu P1610 and later got one for the MacBook Pro as well. What I like about their SleeveCases is how they … Read More »
Looks like the striking WGA writers and Hollywood studios still don’t see eye to eye. The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers offered up a fresh proposal addressing the new media concerns of the WGA, including what it called “groundbreaking moves.” The WGA rejected the … Read More »
By Craig Rubens
Nov. 30, 2007, 8:27am PT
Starting today, the Orange County Water District will put into operation the world’s largest sewer water treatment plant for reclaiming drinking water. The $481 million groundwater replenishment system will supplement the Southern California county’s potable water by processing some 70 million gallons of … Read More »
By Om Malik
Nov. 30, 2007, 8:07am PT
By Mike Gunderloy
Nov. 30, 2007, 8:00am PT
Get More Done by 5pm – That’s the pitch of 5pm, a new web-based project management tool. They feature a rather spiffy user interface with things like rollover hints and a timeline view, as well as a good mix of other features. 14-day trial and … Read More »
TiVo (TIVO) CEO Tom Rodgers has been telling people that Comcast, the largest cable operator in the U.S., will soon start selling the TiVo DVR-as-a-service on its set-top boxes and will charge $3 a month for it. The service will be available in the Boston … Read More »
By Judi Sohn
Nov. 30, 2007, 4:33am PT
Are we winning the war on spam? It depends on how you define “spam.” If you mean those messages you got because a marketer bought your email address and thinks you want cheap software, larger private parts or special deals on medication, a Google engineer says … Read More »
By Carleen Hawn
Nov. 30, 2007, 12:09am PT
For your company’s prospects, Marc Andreessen says “the market matters most” — more than product, team, and even b-plan.
For your prospects as a leader, a terrific Op-Ed in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal illuminates the reasons why personal judgment trumps every other criterion — … Read More »
By Om Malik
Nov. 29, 2007, 11:01pm PT
U.S. television networks will generate $120 million from online advertising shown on streamed episodes in 2007, according to a major media buyer executive. Tracey Scheppach, senior vice-president and video innovation director for Starcom, told the Financial Times that number was based on extrapolating her company’s purchases … Read More »
By Om Malik
Nov. 29, 2007, 8:51pm PT
Wow, time does fly. We are on our 19th episode. In this week’s show we chat with Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and Wikia.
Wales believes simplicity is key to building an intuitive social network website. Which is why sites like Wikipedia and Facebook … Read More »
By Craig Rubens
Nov. 29, 2007, 6:28pm PT
Energy Bill Nears Consensus: The Bill looks to increase car efficiency to 35 MPG by 2020 and increase biofuel use in gasoline to 36 billion gallons by 2022 – Washington Post.
Texas GreenHunter Puts $10M in Chinese Wind: GreenHunter Energy has bought a 6.3 percent stake … Read More »
There must be a rule somewhere that says if you’re going to launch a new media studio, you have to include at least one show about comic books. That would explain how Next New Networks, Revision3 and ON Networks all feature shows about … Read More »
By Om Malik
Nov. 29, 2007, 4:15pm PT
By Samuel Dean
Nov. 29, 2007, 4:00pm PT
I’m lucky enough to be near Allegiance Technology Partners (ALLTP), the Tablet PC shop run by John Hill. I just got word that John is hosting … Read More »
Tay Zonday’s latest viral hit starts with a breathy inhalation and ends with a sigh — from this viewer, at least. What’s found in the middle is a passable hip-hop music video full of the requisite clichés — writhing female bodies, grillz, bling, and lots of … Read More »
By Om Malik
Nov. 29, 2007, 2:19pm PT
SIPphone just released Gizmo Project 4.0, a soft client that includes video calling. You can make free video calls, even if only one person has a webcam, and the Meta IM and Tabbed Chat interface make it a worthy IM client for your Windows desktop. … Read More »
By Chris Bard and Jonathan Forman
Nov. 29, 2007, 2:04pm PT
As we approach year-end, technology companies should remember that they are eligible to claim tax credits for expenditures made during the year to develop or improve their products, manufacturing processes, or software. Although recent tax reforms have eliminated several obstacles to such claims, and clarified … Read More »
By Anne Zelenka
Nov. 29, 2007, 2:00pm PT
Stephanie M. Cockerl enjoys the freedom the web allows her to build things fast while keeping an eye on her grandma. She’s a great example of how the web can help you blend the professional and the personal.
Stephanie’s company next STEPH offers services including blog … Read More »
By Wagner James Au
Nov. 29, 2007, 2:00pm PT
Holiday shopping for eco-conscious gamers just got more complicated. Earlier this month, we lauded the energy efficiency of the Nintendo Wii, especially when compared to their power-hogging competitors, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s Playstation 3. But as is often the case, that’s not … Read More »
Web series KateModern will be taking off on Virgin Atlantic International flights, thanks to a new deal between the airline and producer LG15 Studios (the creators of Lonelygirl15). Passengers will be able to watch the first 31 episodes of the UK-based mystery (that … Read More »
By Om Malik
Nov. 29, 2007, 12:41pm PT
DSL-based broadband service providers may have started to catch up with cable companies in pure subscriber count terms, but when it comes to speeds, U.S. DSL companies are lagging behind not only the cable companies, but their peers around the world.
Between the second and third quarters … Read More »
I continue to futz with 4 GB of flash memory storage on the Asus Eee PC while Fujitsu keeps increasing magnetic storage. Their latest offering, the MHZ2 BH, … Read More »
By Om Malik
Nov. 29, 2007, 12:08pm PT
Update: The buzz on Sand Hill Road these days is all about online advertising plays. Never mind the fact that most of the “online ad” business is living on scraps compared with the Godzilla-like Google (GOOG). The latest testimony to this craze: $23 million in new … Read More »
