Pheedo Takes RSS Feeds to Ads
Pheedo’s new FeedPowered advertising platform offers to take any RSS feed and turn it into a dynamically updated ad unit (see their site for live examples). Where can you run the ads?
You can run your FeedPowered ad on targeted sites across Pheedo’s network of publishers. Alternatively, you can distribute FeedPowered advertising into just about any ad network or via your preferred ad server.
Microsoft, Iowa Kiss And Make Up
The class action suit against Microsoft has been resolved with a settlement that both sides claim will benefit everyone involved.
Site Wants To Be The “YouTube” Of Real Estate
Internet broadcast company ROO and the Real Estate Channel have partnered to launch a video on demand broadband network that offers builders, developers and agents an alternative to traditional TV, radio and print advertising. The hope is to create a less expensive way to advertise while still reaching their target audience.
The network provides real estate companies an IPTV channel through which they can attract new customers for real estate projects, communities and products, while building awareness of service offerings.
Microsoft Urges Focus On Vista, Not Vienna
The blogosphere has been buzzing amid reports that Microsoft plans to release a successor to Windows Vista within the next two years. Some insiders predict that Vienna, the codename for the project, is poised for a 2009 release.
At January’s Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates dropped a bombshell. In an interview with this blogger, he openly discussed the future of the Windows brand and when we could expect to see the next offering in the product line:
Webmaster Central Now Taking Comments
One of Google’s official blogs, and one of the most useful to site publishers anywhere, has taken down the wall between posters and visitors to allow comments.
SmugMug Sheepishly Accepts Odd Payment
When a family who moved from New Zealand to the UK had a problem getting a payment processed for their SmugMug account, they humorously offered a sheep as payment.
Answerbag Stuffs Answers On Your Site
There’s a new API and web service available on the Internet. This one comes from question and answer site Answerbag, whose founder Joel Downs said the API offers sites flexibility in monetizing their pages.
Retrevo Pulls In $3.2 Million
Retrevo, which has labeled itself “the ultimate in consumer electronics search,” reportedly became $3.2 million richer today. The company acquired the money through a venture financing round.
SearchEngineWatch’s Eric Enge broke the news, and according to him, “The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), and Alloy Ventures, a Series A investor, also participated . . .”
PR Blogging: When Disaster Strikes
Disaster can strike a business at any time. Despite an entrepreneur’s careful plans to handle any possible emergency, life has a way of throwing the odd curveball. Sometimes those major issues feel like a hailstorm, and it’s landing right on your head. Of course, that’s only the beginning.
Veoh Hopes Viewers Will Tune In
Veoh Networks has officially launched its online video service hoping to provide a convenient place for video viewers and publishers to visit. For video publishers the company offers automatic syndication and reporting features, which allow them to reach a large Web audience.