Archive for August, 2006
In business, you have to understand a simple rule of management: the more stars you have around you, the better. I worked with a guy who talked a big game about teamplay but the second someone shone brighter than he did (not exactly a tough thing to do, mind you), he cried and whined about […]
Tags: Management, Rumors|
Posted By: Ashkan Karbasfrooshan | Aug 31st
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Interesting question from Tacoda’s Dave Morgan.
Indeed, Google positions itself as a technology company in order “to pacify media companies that they want to partner with, or avoid copyright infringement lawsuits from those same companies.”
But it does so because technically, it does not own any of the content it distributes, nor does it own the rights […]
Tags: Internet & Web, Search Wars|
Posted By: Ashkan Karbasfrooshan | Aug 31st
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Two of the most popular brands in the world, known for their sheer ingenuity and impressive innovation track record are getting increasingly close. Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, has decided to join Apple’s board.
How much is an alliance between Apple and Google a threat to Microsoft?
Find out more here.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — On August 31st, 2006 J/Arista Records will launch “Clip of the Week” on their website www.jrecords.com. Modeled after popular video sites such as YouTube and MySpace, “Clip of the Week” will stream exclusive never before seen artist footage directly from their homepage.
For the first time ever visitors to the […]
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The formal channels having failed him, a 41 year-old former Lockheed Martin engineer took his concerns about the security systems of a certain model of Coast Guard boat to the net by posting a 10 minute video on YouTube. A tragic indication of political apathy, at the time that the original story ran, the video […]
Tags: Internet & Web, Video|
Posted By: CT Moore | Aug 31st
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Reposted @ FashionMojo
The only place you can find more celebbrity impersonators than MySpace is Las Vegas at Halloween. Anyone who’s a serious fan of anyone knows how hard it is sometimes to find an authentic somebody on the social networking site, and with layouts, friends, and how many of them that they have as the […]
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With no where left to turn an employee of Lockheed Martin decided to blow the whistle on his company by posting a video describing unethical practices that he discovered. He claims he discovered ”startling security flaws” and then when no one took him seriously he decided to look to the power of YouTube. He shot a video […]
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Some analysts see pay-per-call as an untapped and potentially lucrative market for Web companies. The concept got a high-profile endorsement Monday when Google (GOOG) and eBay (YHOO) said they would begin testing call services next year as part of their much-discussed advertising alliance.
There seems to be little doubt that Google and eBay want to deploy […]
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Apparently, Webshots will soon include video. Read more. I’m not particularly sure it makes sense for CNET to push consumer generated video, but then again, it will make the site stickier.
What I love is that it’s one more destination on the Web where people can consumer video, as producer of the www.Watchmojo.com site, that can […]
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