CBS Just Can’t Get Along with Bloggers?
It was bloggers who forced CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather into early retirement, and yet CBS – at least somebody there – is still being condescending towards the new media.
Admish Enters Public Beta
I’m not sure that any two people have the same college admissions experience; once a student considers the number of majors, the number of schools, his (or her) parents’ income, and his (or her) own academic abilities, a range of responses can be appropriate. But Admish.com, a new social network, wants to make the process easier on everybody.
Acrobat Connect: Stronger, Faster…Better
Adobe released a Service Pack last week that enhances its Acrobat Connect and Acrobat Connect Professional web conferencing software. Service packs are often reserved for applying critical bug fixes between formal product releases, and while Service Pack 3 includes some bug fixes, Adobe is touting the upgrade as a major functional improvement to Connect.
Is Ad Blocking Legal?
With the continuing furor over the Firefox ad blocker extension just about everywhere on line, a new twist has developed in the argument that the whole idea might not be entirely legal. CNet breaks the news, with commentary from just about everyone else.
“Demo shows” Really Free for Anyone?
I’m seeing a LOT of hype about TechCrunch 40 being free for companies to demo at. Eric Norlin repeats that, for instance, on his blog.
That just isn’t true, if you look at it the right way.
Who’s Going to Win TechCrunch 40?
Part of the fun of the next two days will be seeing who’ll win the $50,000 at TechCrunch 40, which starts in a few hours here in San Francisco.
There’s No Such Thing as Half way Optimal
Just a quick rant for those who would rather debate than execute and implement.
Iran’s Google Block An “Error”
The rapidly spreading story about Iran’s censorship of Google and Gmail now has to compete with another story: that of Iran undoing the blocking at its ISPs.
Europe Wants U.S. Based Microsoft To Pay
Microsoft has lost its appeal of a $690 million fine as set down by the European Commission for antitrust allegations against the software giant.
AOL Launches Integrated Ad Platform
AOL said today that it making a series of changes to position the company to be the largest advertising network, building on its Advertising.com network and the recent purchases of Tacoda, Third Screen Media, Lightingcast and Adtech. The company said the realignment is the final stage in its transition from an access business to an ad-supported Web company.