The Library of Congress sounds like an old, creaky thing, and sure enough, it was established in 1800. But today, the Library continued a Web 2.0 push by making about 75 video clips available for viewing on YouTube.
Hulu Follows Proverbial Suit, Creates Social Network
Nielsen Online’s VideoCensus indicates that in February, 17-month-old Hulu grew to become the second most popular video site (after the behemoth YouTube)—so, Hulu, what are you going to do now?
Gmail Improves Attachments, Creates Convenient Title Lab
Google has announced a couple new features for Gmail. They’re almost cranking out too many to keep up with aren’t they?
Megalomaniac Creates Digg Spam Business
A little chutzpah goes a long way, but this is chutzpah bordering on comical grandiosity. The existence of uSocial.net (sorry, kid, no linking) is audacious enough: The site offers a Digg.com gaming service (StumbleUpon and Propeller, too), where clients can pay to have submissions linking to their website voted up on Digg.
But wait until we get to the press release about it—then things get really good.
MySpace Creates Widget For Traditional TV Viewing
MySpace has launched a widget designed on the new Widget Channel TV application framework being co-developed by Intel and Yahoo!.
Google As Corporate Cop Creates Enemies
One, among many, things can be said about Google: The company has taken punches from some pretty powerful hitters and has not gone away. The drama that has played out over the years has lived up to its hype and shows no sign of falling curtains. The drama will just get grander actually, as Google encroaches on the territories of more empires.
Google’s Stock Still Creates Uncertainty
Compared to most of the past month, today was a pretty uneventful day for Google’s stock (it gained $7.57). As such, now seems as good a time as any to take a deep breath, sit back, and consider where it might go in the future.
Google News Creates Facebook App
Amidst rumors that Google has pulled ahead of Microsoft in the race to buy a portion of Facebook, Google News now has its own Facebook application.
EBay Creates Social Networking Neighborhoods
EBay has entered the crowded social networking space with an ecommerce twist it calls eBay Neighborhoods. These neighborhoods enable people to connect with others who share their passions for certain products or topics.
Yahoo Creates Canarope
Never mind that, at their closest tips, Canada and Europe are over 1,500 miles apart; in Yahoo’s mind, they’re pretty much one and the same.