Competing with eBay by Making People Matter
As discussed in this article from the other day, Bonanzle is a site that is emerging as a contender to compete with eBay, who as we all know has been driving a lot of sellers away for various reasons.
Jenny
The article on CNN.com detailing a New Jersey DJ putting up his famous 867-5309 phone number and DJ business for sale on eBay said the owner hopes to make $40,000 to spend on a Caribbean vacation.
Current bid: $434,544.44.
Gmail Simplifies the Labeling Process
Google has taken a few steps to make labeling email messages in Gmail a little less complicated, particularly for those who are new to the service and not used to the Gmail labeling system.
Gmail users will notice that the buttons at the top of their inboxes are a little different looking now:
Google Asks Time Warner For Money Back
Roughly three years ago, Google bought a five percent stake in AOL for $1 billion. AOL then went down the tubes, and more recently, the economy has done the same. So everyone’s favorite search giant has now put Time Warner into a position where it may have to offer something of a refund.
Will Kindle 2.0 Mirror iPod’s Success?
Rumor has it Amazon will unveil the second generation of its ebook Kindle at a press event next Monday. The device is expected to be thinner and cheaper, but still will lack certain functionalities the digital consuming public might expect. Beyond that, predictions for the device seem overly optimistic.
Travelzoo Talks $1.8 Million Acquisition of Fly.com Domain
Last Friday, travel site Travelzoo announced that it had purchased the domain Fly.com for $1.8 million. Not a lot of details were released about the transaction, so I contacted Travelzoo to find out a bit more. Mindy Joyce, Travelzoo’s senior marketing director got back to me and answered a few questions.
Microsoft Names Most Popular “How To” Searches Of ’08
Like it or not, we’re now 35 days into 2009, and textbook writers are probably already trying to compose a few paragraphs about last year for the overpriced latest versions. Microsoft may want to help, as it’s just released a list of the top "how to" queries of 2008.
Facebook Marks Five Years
Facebook is celebrating its 5th birthday today and the social networking site now boasts more than 150 million users globally.
In a blog post, founder Mark Zuckerberg reflects on the last five years. "Facebook was founded in 2004 to give people the tools to engage and understand the world around them. We are glad and humbled that so many people are using Facebook in this way."
Microsoft Virtual Earth Gets Massive Imagery Update
Earlier this week, Al Gore, Jimmy Buffet, and a famous oceanographer came together to announce a Google Earth update. Don’t look for the same level of hubbub here, but Microsoft’s now taking its own impressive step in this area by releasing about 100 terabytes’ worth of Virtual Earth imagery.
Interview with Muxtape CEO Justin Ouellette
Muxtape has been known in the past as a place where music lovers could create their own playlists of songs and share them with others like an old school mix-tape. Last summer, it was shut down after legal issues with the RIAA.