Archive for May, 2006
Interesting comments on SNAP, the search engine developed by Idealab and Bill Gross, the same bloke who developed CPC pioneer Bill Gross.
I might be biased because I think a) Google has the market cornered, b) MSN and Yahoo! will be fierce competitors and c) we are developing vertical search products at http://www.MetaMojo.com, but by mere virtue […]
Tags: Internet & Web, Search Wars|
Posted By: Ashkan Karbasfrooshan | May 18th
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[Modified from original post on or about February 5, 2007]
In this post, we’ll look at employment contracts in general, non-competitive agreements, and what happens if a former employer with whom you signed a non-competitive agreement claims you are violating one.
Non-competitive clauses have three main pillars: Term, Scope and Territory.
Term refers to the time or duration.
Territory is self-explanatory.
Scope […]
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Myspace which is owned by Fox’s News Corp. company, which airs the show 24 will begin selling episodes for $1.99 starting May 22. They’ve also set up a social network page to cater to the shows rabid fanbase. This seems to be an early step in MySpace’s efforts to take over the internet outside the teen market.
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Since everyone is assuming that News Corp. will be buying a search engine, I thought I would take a few minutes and go through their various options and see which search company makes most sense for Mr. Rupert Murdoch and Ross Levinsohn to acquire. Obviously, for a sale to take place, the acquired company must […]
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Oh oh, we’re talking bubbalese again.
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Posted By: Ashkan Karbasfrooshan | May 9th
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I read something interesting on Bambi Francisco’s blog today… she was asking what would happen if MySpace, the giant social networking site, had a a search engine.
First off, hats off to her for gathering some useful and interesting stats.
- MySpace recorded 19.4 billion page views vs. 13.7 billion at Google, according to Nielsen/NetRatings.
- Google received 8.2% of […]
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I came across this piece of news on PaidContent.org. Former President of Tandberg Television, Reggie Bradford, Together with General Catalyst Partners, Launches ViTrue, Inc.: World’s First User Created Advertising Platform.
By virtue of developing the WatchMojo.com video portal, we are all for the euphoria surrounding online video, but this is starting to get a bit crazy. Ad […]
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Mondays are always hectic, so hectic that I sometimes fail to check out the news related to the stocks in my portfolio. The only rule I try to adhere to is the following: make sure you know which one of the stocks in your portfolio is set to announce quarterly earnings. That way, if the […]
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Apple Computer is entitled to use the apple logo on its iTunes Music Store, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting a suit filed by Apple Corps, the guardian of the Beatles’ commercial interests.
Judge Edward Mann ruled that Apple Computer used the fruit logo in association with the store, not the music, and thus did not breach […]
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Financial Times’ story on the interest by VCs on entertainment websites online, helped in no small part by over 50% of people having broadband connections, and the falling prices of bandwidth and hosting… It’s interesting that so many of the companies VCs are eyeing have - according to this article - been around since 1998! […]
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