Citi Still Feels Good About Google
Google may not be as great a bet as it once was, according to a Citi analyst. Mark Mahaney believes the company is in pretty decent shape, though, and despite lowering his target by $25 (to $625), is standing by his "buy" rating.
Obama, Google Tops At Digg
The following results from my little, informal study are hardly definitive, but they are interesting. Someone following up with a more intensive and scientifically rigorous quantitative analysis might find the same thing I did: stories related to Barack Obama are submitted more often to Digg.com than stories about Hillary Clinton, John McCain or Ron Paul.On the tech side, Google takes the prize against Microsoft, and stories about Microsoft outpace Linux.
Baidu Readies Instant Messaging Service
People who are counting the ways in which Baidu has beaten Google may soon have to make one more tally mark; reports state that the Chinese giant is testing an instant messaging service.
Drudge Becomes Media Scapegoat
Drudge is turning out to be a sacrificial lamb in the name of journalistic integrity, sparking not only a debate about how cozy British journalists are with the British government, but also illustrating how powerful a citizen journalist, or blogger, can be.Or "link journalist" I suppose, which is an interesting side-development.
Steve Chen Wants Live Video On YouTube This Year
His statement offered less than a 100 percent chance of it occurring, and a wide timeframe to boot. Still, Steve Chen has said that live video should become available on YouTube by the end of this year.
SMX West: Competitive Research
Yank out "The Art of War" or just use common sense; either way, it’s plain to see that knowing about your competitors can help your business. At a session titled "Analyzing the Competition," speakers suggested areas to research and acceptable ways in which you can do so.
ShifD Wants To Shift Your Information
Many people access information from multiple devices these days, a trend ShifD believes merits a need for a hosted service to track notes, links, and places of interest.
RIAA Lawsuits Not Yielding Artist Payments Yet
Despite collecting millions in settlements with online music services accused of enabling music piracy, the RIAA’s artists may not be seeing the paydays they imagined.
Bleacher Report Bets On Sports Fans
Community sports-writing site Bleacher Report picked up a round of investment capital as it emerged from beta status with over 400,000 unique visitors stopping by each month.
German Startups Imitated Tribbles In 2007
We know, we know – it’s almost March. But a story a story relating to what ended a few months ago just emerged, and it turns out that in comparison to 2006, the number of German Internet companies created in 2007 more than tripled.