Yahoo! Messenger Still Not IM 2.0

Yahoo! Messenger with Voice now includes plug-ins "designed to let people to do things like track eBay auctions, see friends' wish lists on Amazon.com, collaborate real-time on event planning and compare calendars with contacts" (via ZDNet).

Google Analytics Logs Some Changes

A selection of improvements to Google Analytics have been put in place as Google continues to invite more users to sign up for the free site analysis service.

Thoughts on Microsoft’s Future

The recent Microsoft news (Scoble leaving, Gates taking a reduced role, Ray Ozzie stepping up) combined with the last 10 years worth of evolution in networking and of the web really got me wondering about Microsoft's role in the future.

Intel Covers VloggerCon

Intel was at VloggerCon and interviewed a bunch of people, including yours truly. You'll get a hint of some of what I'm thinking about. How do I get the video from my HD camcorder to your computer without going broke?

Riya Offers Facial Recognition Tech

Usable facial-recognition software belongs in the realm of science fiction, right? Or perhaps it exists, but only in the some of the more technologically advanced branches of the government. Not so. The photo-sharing site Riya already uses some of that technology, and is due to incorporate more this fall.