Archive for August, 2007

So, you like Google Gears, do you? You like firing up that browser, logging into a service/Web app (the current list of GG-compatible sites is short, but generally is a good group nonetheless), syncing up with the latest info – be it in the form of RSS feeds or to-do lists or whathaveyou - and [...]

It is my usual pleasure to report on the startups I am particularly fond of. That is why today I will share with you exciting news from YooRL, the web service that permits you to create a special link from any URL and share it with your friends by any means whatsoever to further track [...]

The New York Times recently reported on a new and innovative development by Hewlett-Packard that will allow users to “print documents on any printer almost anywhere in the world.” And, no, this is not a joke (like Gmail Paper was).
CloudPrint has been under development for several months and was created by researchers at HP Labs. [...]

Today Streamy Co-Founder Donald Mosites provided the catalyst for further discussion about the “Digg Killer” phenomenon we touched on last night. Streamy is a news networking service that has been swept into this “Digg Killer” maelstrom. However this superbly designed platform should be classified as “Alt Digg” because it is just an alternative. I doubt CBS news [...]

For those wonder when, oh when, Google is going to get serious about social networking, the wait is over. Maybe. Well, we’re not quite sure just yet.
Most of us know something about the network Big G’s been maintaining these past few years, called Orkut. Popular in some parts of the southwestern hemisphere, it’s been a [...]

The Skype “outage” experienced late last week wouldn’t have been as newsworthy an item if it weren’t for the fact that millions use the service on a continual basis. (By the way, the servers are back up and running.)
In other words, Skype’s an essential component in the world of telephony, one that many, [...]

I was just reading a short article by a friend about the use of the term "Digg Killer" and how it is used too often and inappropriately. We all have a tendency to compare things, but why is it that everything has to be a Digg or Google killer? I guess there is nothing wrong with comparisons and [...]

You are probably already thinking that, right now, it wouldn't take much to be better than Joost, considering that it is still in beta and experiencing problems. But, I am thinking in terms of a true competitor for the service that is after the same audience and the same media corporations for attention.
Babelgum decided to [...]

With all of the hype and attention that Google has been getting for every single move it makes, it is somewhat refreshing to see an innovative, useful search tool come along that is not associated with the billion-dollar giant.
There are so many search engines and websites with databases full of information that, often, it is [...]