Archive for February, 2008

IMO.im , which happens to be founded and advised by several ex-Googlers, is a web based instant messaging that allows users to instant message other friends on AIM, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, and Yahoo Messenger. Users who happen to be registered with more than one of these free IM services have the innovative ability to [...]

In a surprise move to many, mobile browser Opera has thrown struggling Yahoo over in favor of giant Google for its mobile search needs. This does Yahoo no favors in a time when it is being eyed for takeover and sued by its shareholders. According to online pundits, Yahoo didn't see the move coming. Opera's [...]

Yahoo's new project, operating under code name “Search Monkey” is aimed at opening up its search to third parties. Search Monkey is the open source API set Yahoo will be releasing. The API will give web site owners more control over how they use Yahoo search on their sites. Search Monkey will allow them to [...]

I have to admit my prejudice against WiiBrowser that started when I first read what they did; without a big, pretty HDTV, I find any and all web browsing from my kids' Nintendo Wii to be kludgy, ugly, and painful. The Wii uses Opera, which only adds to my pain, because the one thing I [...]

A major tide is shifting in the music industry as the digital age slowly eats away at the number of CD sales in favor of downloadable MP3s. Today, Apple has announced that the sales figures for 2007 are in from the NPD Group, and iTunes has come in as the #2 music retailer, trailing only [...]

Still not sure that Web 2.0 has crept into nearly every corner of the Internet? Well, wonder no more, because even Snoop Dogg has gotten in on the action. Yes, in addition to reality shows, rap records, and completely changing the cultural viewpoint of the murse as well as how dorky suburban white boys are [...]

A huge proportion of tech news has to do with online advertising: studies on its efficacy, technologies for serving ads, ad revenue ups and downs, and acquisitions having to do with any of those. The reality, however, is that we don't know much about how to really leverage online advertising, and we have a lot [...]

Soocial won points with me right away through the accessibility of their company members. Above all else, they are available, friendly, helpful and they really want their application to succeed. I like that in a company. It makes me want to use their product. Soocial is the new contact syncing and management application by the [...]

Innovation and creativity happen fast in this technological society. YouNoodle aims to help you keep your finger on the pulse of what is going on in the university think tanks and labs and with the hottest start up companies. It bills itself as a place were you can discover the newest talent and companies and [...]