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Alibaba May IPO
The Alibaba Group, which took over Yahoo China in 2005, is now preparing to hold an IPO on the Hong Kong stock…
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The Ban on Employees Accessing Facebook
Earlier this month, in FIR #254, Shel and I discussed quite an interesting story of what one company did regarding employee access to and use of Facebook.
$100 a Year for Google Site Search
I have been travelling so it took me a little while to write about Google Custom Search Business Edition. The name is a mouthful (sounds like the name of one of IBM's products) but the price won't give you indigestion—just $100 annually for up to 5,000 pages. So what should a Web site owner think about this offering?
What Tech Conference to Attend?
Richard MacManus asks “which tech conferences should I attend?” I almost answered giving my opinion. But there’s a FAR BETTER way for him to figure that out than ask me what I think. It’s called “Upcoming.org.”
Meebo, Google Talk Gaining On AIM, MSN
Though they have a long way to go (a really long way), instant messaging services that offer chat or multimedia chat functionalities are growing the fastest among IM providers, according to new numbers from Nielsen//NetRatings.
Microsoft: Google Drives Sissy Cars
While Chevrolet appears to be the official automaker of choice for both Google and Microsoft as they embark on their respective nationwide catch-humans-in-the-act photo scavenger hunts, Microsoft isn't shy about letting Google know it's bigger and badder.
