Nov
9
Why Nobody is Buying Digg
November 9, 2007 | 2 Comments
There is a post on Digg today about the video ads that are running on the site right now which I think perfectly exemplifies why nobody is buying Digg:
DIGG: Please stop with the $!&@ front page video ads!
Yeah, I know, you need to make money, fine. But it seems like every time I bring Digg […]
Nov
8
Mathew Ingram and Ethan Kaplan point out that we might all have been fooled by the ComScore numbers on how many people paid for the latest Radiohead album.
The band has reacted to this:
“In response to purely speculative figures announced in the press regarding the number of downloads and the price paid for the album, the […]
Nov
8
A New Challenge for Techmeme?
November 8, 2007 | 2 Comments
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Update: Scott for Blogcosm clarifies some misunderstandings :
Our approach to analyzing blogs is different than anything we’ve seen. (There’s no shortage of interesting software opportunities; I’ve never been one to create “me too” products or sites.) Because we tackle fewer blogs, we can afford to provide more information about each.
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Marshal Kirkpatrick reports on Bogcosm on […]
Nov
8
If you enjoyed the Gillmor Gang in days gone by, you will enjoy the latest episode, stealthily posted on a Facebook group.
Calacanis has the details and he does a great Marc Canter on the show as well.
Just to remind us all the Steve is in charge, he split the show up in four parts. […]
Nov
7
And this is why I don’t use Facebook…
Nov
7
Google maps is coming to your local gas pump. Not a bad idea for those of us who don’t like to ask for directions (or don’t have a GPS yet).
Greensboro, N.C.-based Gilbarco initially will offer the service at about 3,500 gas pumps and expand based on retailer demand. Unlike most of Google’s services, this one […]
Nov
7
Some nice additions to the Google Reader today (as well as a nice intro to the engineers behind it - always help to humanize a product).
First new addition is the option to make your subscriptions public as a blogroll.
I will give you code for a blogroll with a format similar to the Google Reader shared […]
Nov
7
I didn’t say much about the Facebook announcement yesterday. From what I can see, it was 90% hyperbole and low on anything really interesting (”Once every hundred years media changes” blah, blah).
Nick Carr has some biting commentary on the announcement:
I like the way that Zuckerberg considers “media” and “advertising” to be synonymous. It cuts through […]
Nov
5
Does Leopard really suck?
November 5, 2007 | 2 Comments
Every day now, I hear how badly Apple’s Leopard sucks. Now there is news of a massive data loss bug.
Dave Winer says he is not happy with Leopard:
Talking with a friend a few days ago, he asked what I thought of Leopard. He had installed the new version, like me, the first day it came […]
Nov
5
According to Zoli (with hat tip to Techcrunch), blog search engine Technorati is silently scaling back its index and only returning results from the last six months:
The only time-limit I’m aware of is calculating Authority, which is based on the revolving 6-month link-counts, but I haven’t found any reference in Technorati’s FAQ to the “shelf-life” […]
Nov
5
According to data from ComScore, 1.2 million people downloaded Radiohead’s “In Rainbows”, but only 38 percent paid for it:
During the first 29 days of October, 1.2 million people worldwide visited the “In Rainbows” site, with a significant percentage of visitors ultimately downloading the album. The study showed that 38 percent of global downloaders of the […]
Nov
5
Google’s Gphone turns out to be somewhat similar to the OpenSocial announcement. While this might be a disappointment to many, Google says this is a more important announcement than just a phone:
However, we think what we are announcing — the Open Handset Alliance and Android — is more significant and ambitious than a single phone. […]
Nov
2
Sometimes (just sometimes) I feel bad for Microsoft. Last week they announced improvements to their Live search engine. And to their credit, these days live returns results that are pretty much on par with Google, it’s image search is pretty, the maps are spectacular (it might be the online mapping product that uses RSS in […]
Nov
1
I have to say that I am pretty impressed by some of the developments over at the New York Times.
Not only did they launch a revamped version of the Technology section today, but they also finally integrated Blogrunner, which they bought last year into their portfolio.
The New York Times Bits blog calls Blogrunner the “Robot […]
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