Posts Tagged with ‘MSNBC’

Can Google Help The Homeless?

Michael Garrett,

In a world where google has now become a verb, and where someone would have to be living under a rock not to have heard of the search giant, does Google actually know what it takes to aid the homeless?
In an announcement earlier today, Google revealed their plan to provide every single homeless person in the city of San Francisco with a free personal phone number  complete with voicemail, which would be accessible from any phone. Those who accept the [...]

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The In-Text Ad, A Web Disease Born Of Greed And Need For Increasing Growth, Is On The Rise

Paul Glazowski,

In an article published this week, BusinessWeek covered a topic that is likely to strike a particular nerve in the minds of a great many Web users today. A topic that has to do with something so small, yet so unbelievably annoying, that it indeed triggers individuals reading material online to level curses at their LCDs and hurl exasperated insults at invisible webmasters and Internet marketing companies the world over.
What is this infuriating item we speak of? It is invention [...]

Newsvine Purchased By MSNBC: A Win-Win Situation?

Paul Glazowski,

Newsvine, a social news site that puts heavier emphasis on content than community (setting it apart from Digg) and is far less technology-oriented than the biggest star in the market (again, Digg) has been purchased by MSNBC.
The social website’s new parent is likely to incorporate into its own operations some of the facets that have made Newsvine a successful enterprise. Being that it is as much an aggregator of news as a venue for discussion around topics and stories [...]

Microsoft Announces Extenders And Internet TV Service Coming Very Soon

Michael Garrett,

Today, Microsoft announced the upcoming release of Internet TV, stating that “on the morning of Sept. 28, 2007, U.S. users of Windows Vista Home Premium edition and Windows Vista Ultimate edition will find a new feature inside Media Center: the beta release of Internet TV. This new feature will allow people to enjoy a range of television and video content on their PCs and TV sets without a TV tuner in their PC.”
The free service will be supported by advertising [...]

Mochila AdMatch-Video Connect Everything

Phil Butler,

Mochila is about to unveil a cutting edge Multi-Media player to accentuate their already impressive suite of solutions for buyers, users and sellers of content. With the addition of AdMatch channels and their new player tomorrow, Mochila has positioned itself on the razor edge of Web 2.0 innovation in content syndication and marketing.
Profy received an invitation to attend a video conference with Mochila CEO Keith McAllister today to preview a unique and innovative addition to the Mochila arsenal of user [...]