Archive for March, 2007

Many Digg users are frustrated with photos submitted to Digg, calling instead for a separate Digg just for photographs in order to free up more space for articles in the Digg hierarchy. They may already have their wish in Picli, a photo-sharing site with a Digg-like rating system that just opened up for public beta.
Picli users can upload photos from their hard-drive or other photo-sharing service, linking to their own photos or ones that they find online that [...]

The biggest news of the last few days had been the upheaval caused by the deplorable comments and threats leveled at Kathy Sierra. I expect most of us have commented or at least heard about the events and our Cyndy Aleo-Carreira  wrote a very nice piece on the subject the other day. Everyone is upset for the lady technical blogger, but there seems to be a great gulf of opinion as to what the blogosphere should do about this kind of [...]

80 episodes in 120 minutes. That’s what Michael Eisner, former CEO of Disney, has signed for as his first serial Web video enterprise, to be shown exclusively on MySpace, starting Sunday, April 1st.
A story documented in many brief moments has been done before. Heard the tales told by LonelyGirl15? The only difference between the world’s most popular Web cam diary and this new Internet drama, called “Prom Queen,” is that MySpace will be hosting, and production will be a little [...]

Taking collaboration to the next level, the band Placebo is using video-sharing site Motionbox to create their latest music video for release in US markets. The promotion, called Placebo Starring You, provides fans of the group with an instrumental version of their latest single, Running Up That Hill, as well as lyrics. Fans can then create a video of themselves singing the song along with the music and upload it to Motionbox for possible inclusion in the video.
The deadline for [...]

We just got a media preview from Mojiti, a beta I tested back in January. We liked Mojiti back then because it looked to be the premier video annotation innovation of the New Year.  It looks like they have not let us down.
Mojiti will unwrap their latest version next week and our preview really shows even more promise than the original. This is especially true given the number of startups we are seeing pass into oblivion lately. It is fun to [...]

So you want to be a rock star, buy too big a house, bribe a plastic blonde with some sparkly carbon to live in the house that’s too big, and maybe even order one of those A380’s after a few international tours? Don’t send Sony BMG a demo disc, then.
The talent recruiters at the media megalith have been looking to blogs and scouring MySpace for bands willing to sell their souls for many months now, and the company has stated [...]

A friend made me aware of a new website that is addressing the problem of young children being exposed to pornography and other adult content on the Web. The site titled: "Blogger Power: Safeguard the Web for Children", is designed to utilize the power of Web 2.0 to correct a big problem. Blogger Power attempts to utilize the power of Web 2.0 in an effort to galvanize the overall community and in seeking support from bloggers, one of the most [...]

From mutual funds to co-ops, there is a large audience for information relating to how socially conscious companies are, and that audience is the target for start-up do the right thing.com, a news aggregator that relates specifically to how well companies do in the area of public perception. Founded in 2006 by Ryan Mickle and Rod Ebrahmi, do the right thing.com allows users to submit articles and then vote on the impact of the news in the article on the [...]

Say you want to manage your daily routine. Your work life, your private life, whatever. And you just want an all-in-one solution that happens to be everywhere you are even if your computer isn’t always right by your side. If that profile fits you well, HiTask may end up being something you simply can’t live without. If you’re already set with your favorite utility, or want nothing to do with task management, read on anyway. You might change your mind.
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