Web 2.0 Lowers The Barriers

Here's a Web 2.0 story for you: I got an email pitch from a guy named Kevin the other day, letting me know about the Web-based classified ad service that he and his buddy Chad put together in their spare time. Called Listifieds.com, it's based in the thriving metropolis of Bowling Green, Kentucky (which I remember primarily because it's where John Prine says his grandmother…

Are Company Blogs Dead?

It's semi-official. Blogs have now joined hula hoops, Pro-Keds and lava lamps in the attic of abandoned obsessions.

Google Facing Hefty Tab For Video

If anyone was wondering why Google made an all-stock deal with YouTube to acquire it, news of negotiations with media companies that could require big cash payments should answer that question.