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The Global Online World
The US currently has the largest Internet market in the world with 181.9 million Internet users in 2006, but China with 133.5…
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Vodafone, Google Make Mobile Maps
Vodafone and Google have announced plans “to develop a location-based version of Google Maps for mobile,” which should present users with a range of local search and navigation options. Americans may be out of luck, however – the two companies only mentioned “key European markets” in an official statement.
Google Apps To Start Making Real Money
According to an article in the latest issue of BusinessWeek, Google will turn Google Apps For Your Domain into a subscription service for corporations sometime in the next few weeks. If true, it would turn the service (which offers services for company domains, currently Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, and Blogger, and is expected to add more services) into an actual revenue generator for Google,…
Secrets of Successful Online Communities
This past weekend I was moderating a panel at CommunityNext, a smart event focused on everything about online communities coordinated by Noah Kagan. The event was a fun gathering of extremely smart folks from some of the hottest online communities today - and panelists/speakers shared many great thoughts on topics ranging from how to be more awesome, to the genesis behind HotorNot.com.
Destroying the Silicon Valley
For some time now, I've wondered if my destiny is to destroy the Silicon Valley. I grew up here, the weather is nice, but I've watched it change time and again into a massive marketing function too expensive to live in.
Spam Trail Leads Blogger To Defamation Suit
A California blogger becomes one of the latest to be dragged into court after an inflammatory blog post. A brief tale about tracking down a spammer, which also held the accused personal contact information, won Jerry Baker a defamation lawsuit. The case also illustrates the potential pitfalls of Internet research.
