Flickr Gives Users 90 Seconds Of Video
A long-awaited feature arrived for the photography fans of Flickr, as the site opened up video uploading for its pro members.
Internet The Way For Restaurant Seller
Frustrated after five years of less than stellar sales, the owner of an Italian eatery decided Craigslist and eBay would be the best place to sell off the business.
Twubble With Twitter
Let me just say this so I can get it out there and out of my chest where it’s probably looking for a way to kill me: I don’t like it that I have to say I "follow" someone on Twitter. I’m a leader, dammit. I lead. I also don’t like saying "tweet" because I’m freakin’ 31 years old.
Behavioral Targeting: Why This Hot Technology is Burning its Users
Privacy is Only Part of the ProblemBehavioral targeting (BT) has been around since the first dotcom days. In late 2007 it rose to fame again thanks to a few big promoters like Facebook; and in early 2008 it ignited a firestorm of debate that continues to unfold before us each day. But what is it, what does it claim to do and why the surrounding debate?
Another Yahoo Exec Slips Out
Imagine that you’re watching one or two boulders rolling down a hill; in this scenario, you’d actually pay attention to the individual rocks. But if enough stones started to tumble, you’d become interested in the landslide as a whole, and that’s more or less where the departure of Elizabeth Harz from Yahoo comes in.
Wikipedia Defers To Google
UPDATE 4/9/08: Seems there was some confusion sparked by this piece, which is, at best, a muddled, meandering, word-labyrinth posing as an unconventional, smart-alecky essay on web journalism/blogging. That’s okay, any reader would find himself in good company lost amid my verbose effluvia. For crying out loud, I used a word like "bildungsroman" and made references not just to Roman mythology but also to an obscure Persian king 3,500 years dead.
Entrepreneur Media May Be For Sale
Rumor has it that Entrepreneur Media is up for sale; its asking price is supposed to be $200 million. And even if you haven’t heard of Entrepreneur Media, speculation puts well-known names like Yahoo, Time, and R.H. Donnelly among the would-be buyers.
Facebook And ConnectU Reach Settlement
As with most legal battles, the ConnectU suit against Facebook has begun to drag out: first filed in September 2004, the legal battle over who originally created the source code for Facebook is still ongoing. Last July, a Massachusetts Federal judge ruled that ConnectU needed concrete evidence to bring their suit.
Obama Online: $1 Million In 1 Minute As Baidu Applauds?
Microsoft’s acquisition of Yahoo may drag on for several months. Most other tech news is centered on Silicon Valley. But developments related to Barack Obama are breaking the mold, as the presidential candidate seems ready to raise $1 million in one minute, and has received what looks like an endorsement from Baidu.
Online Retail Sales To Hit $204 Billion
Online retail sales will continue to see solid growth with retail sales increasing 17 percent this year to $204 billion according to a Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research.Apparel ($26.6 billion), computers ($23.9 billion), and autos ($19.3 billion) will be the largest three sales categories."From higher shipping costs to changes in consumer shopping habits, online retailers are not immune to the current economic climate," said Scott Silverman, executive director of Shop.org.