Archive for June, 2007

The evolution of the blog has been an interesting one to watch. From something that began as an onilne diary; a simple way to not only keep a journal but also communicate en masse to friends and strangers alike, the medium has morphed into its very own media category, with blogs being used for everything [...]

Every so often, friends send me links to Web 2.0 sites. Sometimes it's because they think I'll find them interesting, and sometimes it's because they just can't wait to hear me rant on how useless something is. I'm not sure what the intended reaction was supposed to be for Talkr, but while it's not something [...]

Published today by BBC News is a Tech Lab essay by none other than Niklas Zennstrom, the co-founder of the VoIP sensation, Skype, and IPTV venture Joost. If those two don’t ring any bells, maybe “KaZaA” will. Yes, a rebel doomed to a life of innovation, Zennstrom waxes on for several hundreds words about why [...]

We got some great news from Powerset today, that the much awaited “natural search” engine will be operating Powerlabs to get feedback and inform the Internet community. Co-founder Steve Newcomb provided us with the first look inside their Powerlabs program, which will be an ongoing feedback and information portal. Steve sent us a couple of [...]

CNN and YouTube are to be the joint presenters of a US presidential debate in “unprecedented” format come July 23rd. That’s a Monday. Mark your calendars. If the last group of CNN-hosted debates for both the Democratic and Republican parties are any indication, there’s a good chance the loose enforcement of the objectives of what [...]

Early last month we brought you news that Yahoo! had decided to put its Photos site to rest. Well, the company?s still going ahead with the plan, only we now know when it?s going to hit the hay for good. 98 days from today. September 20th, 2007. That?s when it?s to be put away, never [...]

China and the Web seem to be in the news every day and today is no exception. According to Lt. General Robert Elder, Commander of the 8th Air force and head of the new "three star cyber-command", China is seeking to be the dominant power in cyberspace. The U.S. cyber-command is leading a new push [...]

In a piece published yesterday here on Profy, we mentioned Apple?s curious shift toward acceptance of Web app development, if only to appease the wolves in the third-party universe eager to make themselves at home on the iPhone platform. In short, Mr Jobs told the world of Web 2.0 to get coding, because they now [...]

I like Flickr. I use it quite a bit. As do millions and millions of others. Throughout the world. Because it’s something of a global enterprise, however, its long-held English-only existence has come as a significant limitation in its drive for expansion. So Flickr has finally decided to do something it should have done long [...]