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Digg Unbans A Select Few Domains
Neil Patel over at ProNet Advertising reports that Digg has, at least a little, pruned its list of banned domains, allowing a…
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Yahoo, Eurosport To Create New “Powerhouse”
According to Yahoo and Eurosport, a new agreement between the companies will create “Europe’s leading online sports news and community sport site.” This Great and Magnificent Thing (which lacks a name at present) should come into existence in May, and rollout will initially be limited to the UK, Germany, and Italy. Don’t be turned off by that slightly overblown description. For a company to call…
Google Reader’s Influence on RSS
Earlier this month, I wrote about the increasing number of subscribers to this blog’s RSS feed with numbers exceeding 1,000 for the first time.
Newspaper Software
The New York Times Reader, a piece of software you can download to read the NYT on your PC, came out in beta last fall and I immediately downloaded it for a few reasons — including the fact that I am a geek, a newspaper journalist and a big NYT fan. And I have to admit that it was (and is) pretty slick. Thanks to…
Papers Do Video w/ Mixed Results
As the word “paper” becomes less and less a part of the newspaper world, things like video are becoming more and more common. While there are some exceptionally well-designed video efforts out there — such as the Washington Post’s OnBeing, which I wrote about recently — there are also some that are, well… underwhelming, if that’s a word.
Google’s GMail Trademark Challenged In US
Google hasn't had much luck in Europe holding on to its Gmail trademark, but we haven't heard much in the way of a challenge in the US. A petition for cancellation filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office shows that it certainly hasn't gone unchallenged.
