Archive for May, 2007

VoIP has thus far only become a serious player in the wired telecommunications industry. When it comes to things wireless, VoIP has yet to gain much ground. That may soon change, however. Deutsche Telekom AG, a German corporation, is now leading a group of investors of Jajah, a startup (which went live in early 2006) [...]

Picture this. You’re at home, inside an Internet café, or library laced with WiFi, and you hear – through an email notification, an IM, etc. – that there’s a concert going on someplace. It’d be great if you could see it live. But you can’t, for a myriad of reasons. Would you then opt for [...]

This post has been written by Dario D'Onofrio, author of two blogs about Web 2.0 startups: Businesshackers and Amazing Startups. Check these blogs for more startups reviews and tips. The word startup is becoming more and more popular nowadays, and recognizing good projects is getting harder and harder. There are a few things to consider no matter [...]

JamJunky is the site that allows songwriters to get feedback on what others think of their creations. As an artist, you can upload your song, along with any details including tempo, key, lyrics, the song’s inspiration, and liner notes. Then you can send the page to friends to check out and comment on. If you’re feeling [...]

In several weeks’ time we may see what the future of Internet radio looks like. Good. Bad. Ugly. All of the above. Time will tell. Right now, everything carries with it a shade of grey. The fees. The year-to-year timetable. The fees. Why do I say grey? Well, because SoundExchange, “the nonprofit group that collects [...]

MySpace surely is not very aesthetically pleasing. It?s downright abysmal, to be honest. But it?s home to tends of millions of social networkers and for some reason or another, they?re okay with how things are. I can?t quite grasp the indifference among the loyalists about the site?s theme, but perhaps some things simply aren?t meant [...]

I've made no secret of how much I love Particls, and I'm sure friends and family alike are tired of hearing how much I miss having it now that I switched to a Mac (hint hint to the Particls team, please hurry with the OS X version!). Well, the good news for you is that [...]

One of the hardest things for me when I'm writing about Web 2.0 is sticking to the news and the applications themselves. Every time I see a new app, especially ones that are really taking off or do something I think is fascinating, the former developer in me wants to look under the hood and [...]

News today from the Indy 500 is that our buddies at Joost are going faster than ever before, now that the JoostTM logo screamed around the Brickyard at over 222 mph and placed 7th. The #2 Vision Racing/Honda/Firestone car driven by Tomas Scheckter finished just over 11 seconds behind Dario Franchitti, the winner of the 91st [...]