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The 2009 TechCrunch 50 conference was held this week, and 50 start-ups each had a chance to make a presentation, and then…
Numbers from comScore this week, revealed that Google sites account for nearly 30% of all time spent online in India and Brazil. That is three times higher than the average.
MySpace has announced an open source framework for "distributed computation," which is ultimately a recommendation engine. It's called Qizmt, and it's the feature the social network currently uses for its "People you may Know" feature. "Qizmt can be used for many operations that require processing large amounts of data such as collaborative filtering for recommendations and analytics," explains MySpace COO Mike Jones.
Update: Ok, they've officially announced the testing of the prototypes directory now. From the company blog:
Video site Metacafe has launched a new video games hub featuring trailers, reviews, news, interviews and walkthroughs for popular video game releases. "Online video is increasingly a primary source of entertainment for today's consumers, so it's important we showcase content in key entertainment categories - such as video games - about which people are passionate," said Erick Hachenburg, CEO of Metacafe.
Microsoft shared some info, aiming to "demystify" downtime in adCenter campaigns. adCenter advertisers may sometimes find that their campaigns are paused, when they check their accounts. Microsoft names three reasons you might see this.
