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Joost: New hires, lots of video, still no Web-based version
Hype has long since died down for the well-funded video start-up, but Joost wants you to know that it's still alive and kicking.2008-05-19 15:35:00 source: CNET News.com
Vodafone acquires contact management service ZYB
The European mobile phone giant plans to integrate the Plaxo-like ZYB, which it acquired for $48.7 million, into its Internet service offerings.2008-05-16 21:58:00 source: CNET News.com
Why Sega should release a new console
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Why Sega should release a new console--In an environment where we're seeing a significant push towards consolidation, the company really only has two options: sell the company to the highest bidder or develop a console.
A phase approach for open-source businesses--MySQL is essentially saying, "We've spent a decade planting. We'd like to reap a little of what we've sown now.
End of Intel, AMD duopoly near? Via readies Isaiah chip--Via's first high-performance x86 chip will be targeted at the mainstream PC market--another first for the Taipei-based chip supplier.
Add MP3 clips to your Web page with Amazon widget--The company released a new MP3 Clips Widget that lets you build playlists with 30-second samples from any of the 5 million plus songs on Amazon's MP3 store
2008-05-16 18:27:00 source: CNET News.com
Charter's Web monitoring draws intervention from Capitol Hill
Two members of Congress ask Charter Communications to "not move forward" with its plans to track customers' Web browsing and display relevant advertisements.2008-05-16 18:06:00 source: CNET News.com
Yahoo teams up with ad powerhouse WPP Group
Three of WPP's subsidiaries will have access to Yahoo ad inventory and will connect to its Right Media exchange platform.2008-05-16 15:09:00 source: CNET News.com
RIAA defendant Jammie Thomas may get new trial
Federal judge who presided over first RIAA peer-to-peer trial says he may grant new trial because of possibly flawed jury instruction.2008-05-16 02:41:00 source: CNET News.com
Hey Facebook: No beer pong for you
Now-corporate social network reportedly pulls plug on a New York office beer pong tournament against InterActiveCorp's CollegeHumor for "legal and PR" reasons.2008-05-15 22:12:00 source: CNET News.com
Q&A with Charter VP: Your Web activity, logged and loaded
Charter exec Ted Schremp talks about the ISP's plan to "model" your online interests for ad purposes and also protect your privacy.2008-05-15 21:30:00 source: CNET News.com
Facebook suspends participation in Google's Friend Connect
Citing a terms-of-service violation and concerns about user privacy, social network opts to pull out of the data portability project until further developments are in place.2008-05-15 21:13:00 source: CNET News.com
Bubble 2.0 Watch: Aggregation site Brijit shuts down
Apparently, a destination site for 100-word abstracts of news stories wasn't a viable business plan. The site closes its doors after running "out of money."2008-05-15 19:05:00 source: CNET News.com
Google Maps lets loose a Flash-y API
Developers of applications using Adobe Systems' Flash technology can now include Google Maps data, thanks to a new application-programming interface.2008-05-15 15:28:00 source: CNET News.com
Report: Digg walked away from $100 million offer from Al Gore
Executives Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson took issue with the level of control they'd have over their social news site if it were acquired, writer Sarah Lacy says in her new book.2008-05-14 21:42:00 source: CNET News.com
BlackBerry 9000 will get iTunes sync
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BlackBerry 9000 will get iTunes sync--Research In Motion officially announced the BlackBerry 9000, its best answer yet to the iPhone. But music playback is more of an afterthought than a primary feature, as evidenced by RIM's decision to offer an iTunes sync application.
Dell issues statement: Alienware and XPS will coexist--Dell said the XPS brand will live on, but more resources will go into Alienware.
Cash, code, or free-riding in open-source communities?--For those in the commercial open-source world (and that's most everyone now), we need to focus on finding ways to draw more people into the cash/code bargain without sacrificing the benefits that derive from fee-free adoption of open source.
New Office 2007 add-on makes commands easier to find--Office Labs' Search Commands makes navigating Office 2007's ribbon as easy as type and click.
2008-05-14 17:31:00 source: CNET News.com
Zoho now accepts Google and Yahoo logins
Online productivity suite has syncs up with two of the biggest names in Web 2.0 user accounts--even though Google operates rival Google Docs.2008-05-14 17:23:00 source: CNET News.com
Kluster launches social-news site
Giving users a cut of the Knewsroom ad revenue is an interesting new take on social news, but Kluster is a small site without the eyes to pull in that revenue.2008-05-14 16:55:00 source: CNET News.com
Facebook Chat to work on Jabber IM clients
After launching with few features and very little developer support, the social network's internal IM client is already announcing future upgrades.2008-05-14 14:49:00 source: CNET News.com
For developers, the Facebook hype machine is slowing down
As one developer points out on his blog that platform activity is slowing, Facebook and the people making a living off it will have to adapt to a more crowded market.2008-05-14 13:00:00 source: CNET News.com
The who, what, and why of Where 2.0
The ongoing conference in San Francisco maps out the ever-maturing market for geo-enabled Web applications.2008-05-14 02:00:00 source: CNET News.com
Online advertising showing signs of economic wear?
Research from data analysis firm PubMatic says that between March and April, online ad monetization rates dropped 23 percent across the Web.2008-05-13 23:31:00 source: CNET News.com
Facebook pulls 'stalker list' tool after Gawker exposes it
Some users of the popular social-networking site panicked when the media gossip blog claimed it would show a list of the five people who visited a given member's profile most frequently.2008-05-13 22:07:00 source: CNET News.com