Archive for July, 2008
Delicious 2.0 Launches. Really. It Totally Launched
YAY! The long awaited, much promised, never delivered Delicious 2.0 will launch in the next few minutes, just like they promised again last week.
The new Delicious is just like the old Delicious, except for the way it looks. They’re also promising that it will be “faster, easier to learn,” and “hopefully more desirable.”
Speed: We’ve moved [...]
Apple Releases Push Notification Services Developer Kit, Background Apps FTW
I think it’s safe to say that iPhone OS 2.0 is far from perfect and anyone saying otherwise must be on Apple’s payroll.
Other than the horrendous battery life (on the iP3G), what else do we all hate about the OS? The inability to run background apps! Sure, Apple’s argument against a Windows Mobile-like task manager [...]
Interview With Matt Cutts on ranking, spam and the future of search
During a recent visit to the Mountain View Googleplex, I had the chance to interview Matt Cutts for our German Webmaster Blog. While enjoying the California sunshine we chatted about how to rank in Google, resources for webmasters and Matt’s first encounter with spam. As these topics are not only interesting for a German audience, [...]
Are AOL Blog Cuts Permanent, After All? (TWX)
AOL party line about the cutbacks at some of the company’s blogs — just temporary tweaks, through the end of the month. And some AOL bloggers have volunteered to write for free, anyway. But everything goes back to normal in August.
Not so, some of AOL’s bloggers tell us. They say that this morning, they [...]
YouTube Expands Video Editing Toolset With Omnisio Pickup
It turns out you can do more with online video than simple playback. YouTube (GOOG) has seen a rise in popularity in serials and “choose your own adventure” clips, and added its own video annotation service to encourage more interactivity last month. Today YouTube announced its acquisition of Omnisio, adding even more tools for [...]
Blogger Prank Deprives Sony BMG Of Precious Google Dollars
We don’t know why Sony BMG’s Columbia label has been running Google AdSense on the front of its homepage: Surely they weren’t trying to recoup some of the $40-plus million they lost last quarter, right?
But in any case, that’s over now. Columbia yanked the ads after this, prank by Bruce Houghton, whose Hypebot blog [...]
Work From Home on the Computer
You have probably heard of the many work from home computer jobs that have gotten popular over the last few years. If you are interested in working from home, you might wonder what jobs are available to you, and whether you need experience or a college degree to start such a career. Luckily, there are [...]
Start a Home Based Internet Business and Tell Your Boss to Take a Hike
Starting a home based internet business has many rewards. Being your own boss is the best reward and knowing that no matter how hard you work, no matter how much you earn, it all goes into your bank account. All the credit goes to you. Believe me your friends who are still working 9- 5 [...]
MySpace Announces Five New Senior Execs (Four Of Them Have MySpace Pages)
MySpace COO Amit Kapur apparently meant it when he told me earlier today that MySpace is continuing to hire despite letting 5% or so of staff go in the coming days. He introduced five new senior executives this evening via an email out to all staff, the text of which was forwarded to me [...]
Ustream.tv: Shut Out Of The Democratic Convention, Gets Tent Full Of Bloggers
When live streaming video company Ustream.tv launched last year, it set out to dominate one niche: politics.
It’s done well so far: The RNC entrusted the 16-month-old startup to handle live streaming for the Republican National Convention. And it has made inroads in Democratic politics — it hosted the Daily Kos’ Netroots convention, and serves [...]
