Archive for July, 2007

Just last week, Microsoft executives let known the company’s plan to introduce a number of Web-based applications in the months and years ahead. Already, there’s mention that an office suite may be coming down the pipeline.
If you read the headlines about Microsoft’s new Works suite (a sort of “dumbed-down” Office equivalent) that have hit the [...]

We all love the concept of open source. It excites us. Despite the fact that the vast majority of computer users rely on creations born of a proprietary nature for most, or even all of their daily tasks, a big soft spot for Tux & Friends still exists. In an ideal world, everything would be [...]

Here is the update on the status of our Profy iPhone contest. For those of you who have missed it, this summer we at Profy are giving away five iPhones to our readers absolutely for free. The task is rather simple: you write a guest post on the topic of your choice related to Web [...]

Apparently singles looking for matches are starting to want more mobility and freedom. According to M:Metrics, 3.6 million cell phone users in the United States made use of a mobile dating service in May 2007 alone, a number that is expected to continue to rise.
To meet this demand, online dating service Match.com is [...]

Back before YouTube was taken off the market for $1.65bn by Larry, Sergey & Co, a video host with a slightly more infamous existence – it was and still may be the place to go for full-length copyrighted content (television, movies, etc.) that didn’t require knowledge of BitTorrent and such – was making lots [...]

If you recall the past public request by Netflix (the very successful US-based direct mail DVD rental service) for a recommendation engine that would operate in a more personalized and social fashion than the one currently in place, you may find this next story somewhat interesting.
It involves TrustedOpinion.com, and I must say there’s something of [...]

Isn't the idea behind Facebook to make your social life more vibrant and increase your productivity? Apparently, big business begs to differ, as the UK-based Telegraph has reported that “more than two thirds of employers are banning or restricting the use of Facebook and similar sites over fears that staff are wasting time on them [...]

Ever since Google purchased YouTube last November, critics have been wondering what the search giant will do to reduce and control piracy on YouTube. Google is now knee-deep in litigation concerning this very issue. In March, Google was sued by Viacom, who is alleging copyright infringement on YouTube. Viacom is seeking a hefty $1 billion [...]

Fichey is about as simple as browsing the internet can get. This new service that launched today provides a basic flash site that works very similar to StumbleUpon by allowing users to browse popular current websites.
One major difference though, is that this service is not in traditional web 2.0 style which involves collaboration. Instead, [...]