Archive for December, 2007

Here’s something I didn’t expect to read this morning. Virtual worlds are big stuff.
The kid-oriented variety, anyhow. Indeed, The New York Times reported today that despite the less-than-stellar magnetism attributed to the teen- and adult-specific gamespace/marketplace called Second Life, the places on the Web reserved for the youngest of computer-savvy generations are quite the [...]

The last 365.2425 days - give or take - have comprised a pretty remarkable period of time. Everything in the tech space has appeared supercharged since that day of new beginnings past. Whether you look at advancements made in root technologies that have enabled the transmission of higher and higher quality media over the Web, [...]

I don't know what the 2007th was like for you but I sincerely hope it was a good and lucky year and now that it is almost over, you are thinking of it with gratitude. And even if you now think this has been the best year of your life, I still want to wish [...]

The first Web browser to garner mainstream acceptance among the Internet’s earliest users (in the general consumer sector, that is), Netscape Navigator has been slated for final decommissioning come February 1, 2008. The news of the program’s imminent departure was released late last week by its current owner, AOL.
As much as we knew Navigator’s [...]

Web 2.0 event applications have revolutionized the way we socialize in real life in much the same way social networking created a portal to the world for making new contacts and friends inside the computer. With so many web sites offering information and connections on local events, it is no surprise that the digital [...]

Over the last few years we've seen the rise in popularity of Open Source software solutions. As this concept has crept across the Internet, it has left the confines of geekdom and begun to gather mainstream traction. People and businesses everywhere are finally recognizing Open Source software's potential for cost savings and ease of [...]

The year is almost through. Eggnog’s running low. The once fresh-cut Douglas-firs placed inside millions of homes over the holidays are running dry and approaching their final demise. Bottles of bubbly are being prepped and placed on standby for the global celebration to happen next week for the new calendar’s arrival.
So I think it’s only [...]

In a bid to diversify its holdings in the realm occupied by its Web-based business, Wal-Mart has done something quite unpredictable and peculiar. It has launched its very own SEM service. (SEM is short for search engine marketing.)
Indeed. The company that started small and unsophisticated decades ago and grew to become the largest retail [...]

Unlike many retail giants of mostly brick-and-mortar, chain-linked proportions headquartered in the US, Amazon has shown a nice finish to 2007. The company, one of the largest of all online retail outlets, displayed a record number of sales this month – 5.4 million for the day of December 10th alone - effectively pushing the [...]