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Yahoo is turning out to be the Hillary Clinton of the web these days: running a campaign to save itself that is on its last legs and refusing to stand down and let the more stable web candidates win. It doesn't help matters that it is being pursued in the most schizophrenic manner possible by [...]

I have reviewed other Web 2.0 services here on Profy in which companies could be rated on various criteria. Most of these sites were to rate a company for how "green" they were. Today's site, PingMyCompany, let's you rate a company overall from an employee or potential employee's point of view. At first glance the [...]

Choosing a cause for Bloggers Unite was a daunting task this week. With earthquakes and cyclones wiping out vast portions of China and Myanmar, Darfur still in crisis and a world full of tragedies to choose from, in the end I chose an issue closer to home: network neutrality. Why? Because without the free internet [...]

I had the pleasure of seeing social media working to give back to the community in person yesterday while attending an event with the Twilight Wish Foundation, based out of Pennsylvania. Twilight Wish is an organization that works to recognize the contributions and honor the dreams of the elderly, using the web to connect them [...]

Periodically on Profy we get companies who request a review. We will generally review these and, if they have merit, will give their site an honest appraisal, like we did for LongJump and other sites. We don’t promise good PR write ups, only honest site evaluations, and thank goodness, because ClayValet had few redeeming qualities. [...]

FaceBook has a staggering array of third party applications available to users. Many of these are completely useless and only serve to anger friends who get mandatory invites to them each time people decide to try something new. Once in a while a useful one comes along, however, and IfByPhone’s Phone-Me-Now application is definitely in [...]

There were several excellent reasons to attend the DEMOParty in Boston on Tuesday. You could go for the start ups in attendance, or to meet venture capitalists. You could go to meet the people you have been networking with online in person. Whatever your reason for attendance, there is no denying the best part of [...]

I will be representing Profy at the DEMOParty in Boston tonight at Saint on Exeter. If you are going to be there, be sure to come talk to me about Profy's exciting new platform, or just come say hello and introduce yourself. For more on the party, you can see their event page here. If [...]

Amazee is a new service that tries to be a one stop source for people seeking to achieve their goals. It takes ideas from such sites as 43 Things, World of Warcraft and Basecamp and mashes them into what it wants to be a one stop shop to achieve your goals and complete projects in [...]