Bloglines Tops Online Feedreader Choices
If visitors to your website choose to add your feed to their web-based reader of choice, they probably have that feed added to Ask.com’s Bloglines service.
Calling Jonathan Schwartz
Matt Mullenweg (the guy who started Automattic, which produces Wordpress, which runs this blog and many others) tells Jonathan Schwartz that Sun Microsystems isn’t there for startups.
Senate Rejects Blogging Bill
The U.S. Senate has shot down a proposal that would have required some political bloggers to register as lobbyists or face prison time for up to 10 years. The Senate approved an amendment that removed the section that would have required some bloggers to be regulated.
CRM – Eliminate Complexity Layers
Traditional approaches to system development include design of both the application and platform strategies.
Kellogg, Yahoo, And The Glass Teat
When Kellogg pulled a Pontiac and told TV viewers to search for its Special K brand cereal on Yahoo!, Hitwise wondered if people really were the sheep Kellogg hoped they’d be. A line graph later, sure enough, people generally do what they’re told, as long as it’s on TV.
Perspectives on Google Reader
Hitwise is reporting that Google Reader is still lagging pretty far behind both Bloglines and Rojo in terms of market share, despite much love from tech writers throughout the blogosphere.
adCenter Unveils Video Ad Technology
In addition to some new search/keyword technologies, Microsoft also took the lid off of some interesting new online video ad technology developed by adCenter Labs. These developments could easily expand advertising options beyond pre-roll and post-roll spots.
Digg Funnels and Made-for-Digg Sites
Cameron Olthius recently posted about the rise of “made for digg” sites, a phrase coined by Ethan Kaplan, who points out Knuttz as an example.
USA.gov Flags Down FirstGov.gov
The former name of the US Government’s information portal has been mercifully replaced with the domain name USA.gov and a Spanish-language counterpart, GobiernoUSA.gov.
Is Google Losing Money Too Fast?
JP Morgan has published a report on how Google Checkout did in 2006, and their findings show that Checkout reached 6% of the 1,100 consumers they surveyed, compared to 42% for PayPal, what I call a good, but not massive, start.