The full list is here. But what I’d like to know is, for every one of these runaway hits, how many equally creative Web video ad campaigns flop? I’m still a believer in randomness on the Web. But then again, I can’t see any way that a guy putting an
iPhone into a blender and hitting [...]
Find more deals, coupon codes, and bargains on CNET’s Shopper.com.
Long story short: I plugged it into the Centro and presto, instant power. So when I spied an iPod-compatible Cellboost at Buy.com for just $5.99 (shipped!), how could I resist passing it along? Granted, it’s an eco-unfriendly solution, but it’s compatible with all dockable iPods and [...]
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My first reaction was to chuckle. It sounded like something out of Seinfeld–an auction about nothing. Would anyone be so much of an egomaniac to believe anybody would care? Then again, if Rocketboom’s founder is serious about “auctioning” his Twitter account, have at it, pal. More likely, I’m sure he’s laughing about every [...]
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Whatever happened to that chummy Wintel alliance? You know, the Microsoft Windows/Intel chip cartel that has long helped to cement Microsoft’s hold on the industry?
In a significant snub, Intel has decided not to upgrade its 80,000 desktops from Windows XP to Windows Vista.
As an inside source put it:
This isn’t a matter of dissing Microsoft, but [...]
Updated 8:45 a.m. PDT with site being launched.
Yahoo launched a new Web site aimed at women on Monday. The site, called “Shine,” will feature original blogs and content from major publishing partners including Conde Nast, Hearst, and Time.
The site is Yahoo’s latest foray into vertical sites, which include the popular Yahoo News and Yahoo [...]
DENVER–Political conventions nowadays are as much about capitalism as they are about politics.
AT&T vendors here pass out Chapstick and cup cozies with the company’s logo. Delegates wander around in CNN caps. Lanyards for official credentials sport a Qwest logo. Coca Cola tote bags are carried into the Pepsi Center, while entrepreneurs hand out free samples [...]
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Apple co-founder and sometimes Steve Jobs antagonist Steve Wozniak was characteristically outspoken when talking to reporters this morning in Sydney at a tech conference. According to a transcript posted by APC Magazine, on the subject of the new MacBook Air, Woz minced no words, telling a group of reporters:
“At first, I thought, it’s so [...]
YouTomb shows videos removed from YouTube because of copyright complaints.
Ever wonder how many YouTube videos vanish from alleged copyright violations? A Massachusetts Institute of Technology research project called YouTomb can show you some.
“While many YouTube videos that contain non-original material are blatantly violating copyright (e.g., exact rips of TV shows), many others have a [...]
Read why chairs are the biggest barrier to innovation in the Fortune 500 and more.
As a follow-up to my recent post on the WEF’s Global Competitiveness Report, I wanted to share what my colleagues at frog design, a global innovation firm, think. When we heard about a so-called innovation gap, we asked all four [...]
SAP and Intel invest to make money, right?
Intel Capital has funded Red Hat, SuSE Linux, JBoss, MySQL, Zend Technologies, Fonality, CollabNet, and Black Duck. SAP Ventures? Black Duck, JasperSoft, Intalio, Groundwork, MySQL, Ping Identity, SocialText, Zend, Red Hat, and Sistina. These two companies have funded a large swath of open source’s top companies. Not all [...]
