Wednesday, February 13, 2008
REVIEW - Kevin Riley's "Recipe For Shooting And Distributing
Let's face it, web video is HOT, HOT, HOT right now and it's just going to get bigger and bigger. If you want to stay ahead of the curve and on the cutting edge of Internet marketing, you'd better learn how to harness the power of video, and quick! Gone are the days of tossing up a static website and hoping it will sell. People today want VIDEO!!!
Mobile Exec: Google & Yahoo Are Stealing Our Billions
The mobile industry is booming with service providers, making it easy for customers to access all kinds of media and information. The only problem is that the carriers are letting themselves turn into nothing more than information pipes for other companies to take advantage of, says Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin.
Open-source software: It's the free coffee cup of today
MENLO PARK, Calif.--Companies used to give away pens, squishy balls and coffee cups to worm their ways into the hearts of customers. Now, they pass out database software. That is, in a sense, Sun Microsystems' strategy with its $1 billion purchase of MySQL, said Sun CFO Mike Lehman.
Making Up New Words != Creativity
Digg is a good name. Long before Kevin Rose and Owen Byrne launched a popular social media company, people talked about "digging" stuff that they liked.
IT hiring and retention strategies for CIOs
CIOs need to focus on hiring and retaining qualified IT professionals to meet the needs of today's businesses. Use our resources to help.
Baidu quarterly net profit surges 79 percent
By Eric Auchard SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - China's Baidu.com Inc (BIDU.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday reported a better-than-expected 79 percent surge in quarterly profit, while cautioning that its current quarter would be weaker amid...
Mobile Ringtones - Look in the history .
On the high demand we begin publishing articles about mobile ringtones. Some prior publications have been updated and edited. In addition, to your attention will be submitted new articles on new technologies and advances in the area of mobile ringtones. Also, you will find the rules and recommendations on the use and installation ...
Introducing the newly designed Android OS
Google just released the new Android SDK which includes a new interface for the operating system. Here is a photo gallery and video demo of the new user interface.
Mobile Ringtones - Look in the history .
On the high demand we begin publishing articles about mobile ringtones. Some prior publications have been updated and edited. In addition, to your attention will be submitted new articles on new technologies and advances in the area of mobile ringtones. Also, you will find the rules and recommendations on the use and installation ...
IT hiring and retention strategies for CIOs
CIOs need to focus on hiring and retaining qualified IT professionals to meet the needs of today's businesses. Use our resources to help.
Introducing the newly designed Android OS
Google just released the new Android SDK which includes a new interface for the operating system. Here is a photo gallery and video demo of the new user interface.
Facebook: Do NOT delete Members' system profiles!!!
A compelling argument against the complete deletion of user information on social networks.
Facebook Friends Analysis
Having been active on facebook for about 4-5 years now, I've had time to accumulate many friends. One of the rules I set up for myself when using the social network was to ensure that the majority of my "friends" were people I had met in person...
Nokia Plays Nice With Google In Mobile Search
Nokia is partially embracing Google by agreeing to put Google's mobile search on some of its phones. It already ships phones with mobile search from Yahoo and Microsoft, so this isn't that big a deal. But it does show that as Nokia prepares to compete with Google-based Android phones, the cell phone leader will incorporate some basic Google fun
Censorship on BoingBoing
BoingBoing starts sponsoring individual posts with Windows Mobile. People comment. Then they delete the comments and don't say anything. Who are you and what have you done with the BoingBoing I know and love?
Are AMD and NVIDIA destined for a blessed union?
One analyst argues that a combination of two major rivals could create a formidable monster. An AMD/NVIDIA merger isn't as crazy as it sounds, but we remain skeptical.
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers User (mt) Media Temple Surpas
One of the largest virtualization deployments in the world surpassed 10,000 virtual environments using Parallels (http://www.parallels.com) Virtuozzo Containers virtualization software.
Google Releases Android SDK Update
ust in time for Valentine's Day Google has released an update to Android's SDK. Along with the SDK update comes new apps, a new skin(interface), and better functionality.
Underbelly pirates queue up for download
An elite group of web users who are sharing pirated copies of Nine's controversial new mob drama Underbelly are being investigated by Australia's top anti-piracy organisation.
CCIEs don't get out of bed for less than $200K/yr
Hmmm, maybe we are in the wrong jobs. This Cisco Certified Internetwork Engineer explains why he turned down a job that "only" offers up to $155K. Apparently Cisco-certified folks in the SF Bay Area can command $200K! Where did I put my Cisco training book ...?
Building Hub Links:a 5 Point Strategy Guide for CreativeSEOs
I generally fall on the creative side of online marketing rather than the overly technical. I think it's in part because of the "audience sense" I developed at WebProNews, where some days I was the editor of JavaProNews and others I had to write SEM content for our million or so subscribers.
Five Situations Where You SHOULD Use NoFollow for Linking
Your search marketing efforts build the incoming links and link juice which help lend authority and ranking to your site. Think of linkjuice as your juice, your property, and sometimes there is nothing wrong with sharing that property with the right people, and letting the 'wrong people' go thirsty.
Today is Last Day for Last Minute Valentine’s Day Gifts
If you are buying last minute Valentine's Day presents or gifts, you have to buy jewelry for Valentine's Day today and use free overnight shipping plus 20% off at Ice.com (coupon code: VDAY2008). If you are buying last minute flowers for Valentines Day you must buy tomorrow with Same Day delivery
Why You Should Run Urchin 5 With Google Analytics
Google Analytics is great for getting a good snapshot of your traffic, visitors and search campaigns. I use it every day and make many important decisions off of the data contained in Google Analytics. But, you also need Urchin to tell you the things GA can't.
Viral Marketing 101 - Not Using It Could Kill Your Business!
Viral Marketing could be a sneaky way to get people to know about you and your company. You get them to pass your ...
Paypal and GoDaddy Support and Protect SCAMMERS + I.D THEFT
Describes the way scammers get away with stealing your domain names while PayPal and GoDaddy sit there and watch it happen
New YouTube: Ads are now in videos! + Valentines Day Logo :)
After 21 minutes of DownTime today, YouTube came back to life with a new pretty V-Day logo (I wish it would stay longer), and ADS in Videos. Not every video has them, but I managed to snap a screenshot of a Chrysler ad in RedBull video :) I hope we don't get 10's of them and that they keep it nice and clean to 1 or 2 ads :)
Self cleaning wool and silk developed using nanotechnology
Here are good news for those who hate washing socks, are worried about hygiene or spending money on cleaning
SAP users 'wasting money on customisation'
Around 90 percent of European SAP customers could save six or seven-figure sums each year by avoiding the creation of bespoke code on top of the ERP platform, an IT consultant has claimed.
Power Up your Ipod Using Your Shirt
BOSTON - Someday, your shirt might be able to power your iPod %u2014 just by doing the normal stuff expected of a shirt.ADVERTISEMENTScientists have developed a way to generate electricity by jostling fabric with unbelievably tiny wires woven inside, raising the prospect of textiles that produce power simply by being stretch
Effective and user friendly advertising, is it really that h
Every website you visit, every weblog you read, advertisements are everywhere. Thinking about it makes me wonder about the ugly and rude positioned advertisements control a lot of sites today.
Yahoo shareholders fight rejection of Microsoft bid
As Yahoo sheds over 1,000 staff, some shareholders have filed a lawsuit against it in the hope of forcing the company to reconsider Microsoft's US$44.6 billion takeover bid.
i-mate and Telstra partner up for fastest phones
i-mate and Telstra partner to exclusively release the new Ultimate 8502 and 9502 range of HSUPA capable PDA smartphones.
Sun's super supercomputer to launch
It got delayed a few months, but a new, somewhat unusual supercomputer from Sun Microsystems will get formally unveiled next week.
Report: News Corp, Yahoo discuss joining forces
Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate is reportedly in talks to merge MySpace, other online properties with Yahoo and take a stake in combined company.
4chan - Who is Anonymous?
He currently resides with his auntie and uncle in a town called Bel-Air (however, he is West Philadelphia born and raised). He does not forgive. Anonymous invented the moon, assassinated former President David Palmer, and is also harder than the hardest metal known to man: diamond.
NPR: Yahoo may strike deal with News Corp.
Yahoo Inc. may strike a deal with News Corp, owners of Fox News in a bid to beat Microsoft's takeover attempt. Pick your poison.
Comcast Admits and Defends Network Throttling
Comcast simultaneously admitted and defended its practice of throttling peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic in comments filed with the Federal Communication Commission on Tuesday. The comments respond to petitions filed by public-interest groups and the Internet video company Vuze.
Yahoo talks to Murdoch: report
Yahoo Inc. is discussing a possible partnership with News Corp. in its latest effort to repel Microsoft Corp. or prod its unsolicited suitor into raising its current takeover bid, according to a person familiar with the talks.
BREAKING!! 90% of Digg from Engadget, Gizmodo & Lifehacker!
Seriously though. I think it's safe to assume we all read the above three, at least the rss. Can we get some new Actual breaking stories on the front page please? And fewer dupes from each of the three?
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