The idea of a community site sharing ad revenue with members who add content to the site isn’t new. Forum operators have tested it, for example, by rewarding thread starters with a share of the ad revenue generated by that thread. A review site, RateItAll.com, has implemented a ...
Is Yahoo the real leader in social media? In Yahoo: We trump MySpace, Facebook, ZDNet writer Donna Bogatin quotes Yahoo CEO Terry Semel: (more…)
In There will be no Linux Vista, ZDNet blogger Dana Blankenhorn makes an interesting point. Linus Torvalds, principal spokesperson for Linux, says he has no immediate plans to update the Linux kernel from Version 2.6, which has been out for well over two years. Microsoft, of course, is ...
A new virus is taking advantage of severe weather in Europe to infect computers, according to ZDNet in ‘Storm Worm’ hits computers around the world. (more…)
We’ve been bullish on Netflix surviving the post-DVD era (see Netflix, Community, and the Death of DVDs and Netflix Using Community Intelligence), and now it looks like Netflix is taking the next step in the process. (more…)
Little more than a year ago, the search market looked like it might be up for grabs for the first time in years. Microsoft was attacking search with renewed energy, Yahoo was shaking up its effort, and Ask.com was on TV with clever ads. It seemed just a ...
Bloomberg writer Matthew Lynn is in a distinct minority. Amid the almost universal gushing over Apple’s newly announced iPhone, Lynn rains on the Apple parade in Apple iPhone Will Fail in a Late, Defensive Move. Lynn offers several reasons for the iPhone turning into an expensive flop: (more…)
The launch of the iPhone generated as much press for Apple as any product introduction I can remember. Commentators gushed about the gorgeous screen, the novel interface, the 200+ patents… not bad for a product that hasn’t even begun its FCC certification process yet. And before the hoopla ...
