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Net pioneer GeoCities finally laid to rest

Rest in peace GeoCities.... NTBefore they were bought, they were ahead of their time.Before they were bought, they were way ahead of their time, trying to add a social aspect to web hosting.After they were bought, they turned pretty crappy quickly. This closing only proves that being bought by Yahoo...

Tags: GeoCities

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Net pioneer GeoCities finally laid to rest

Yahoo shut down GeoCities the site that offered a free platform for users to create their own Web sites during the dot-com boom. Yahoo paid $4.5 billion for it. The closure of GeoCities marks the end of an era, as the Internet community says goodbye to the pioneering Web...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., GeoCities, Portals, Web Technology, Internet, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Web Hosting, Marketing, Yahoo, closings, Victoria Ho ZDNet Asia

News items 2009-10-27

Why+Microhoo%3A+To+stop+the+Google+machine

Why+Microhoo%3A+To+stop+the+Google+machineYang will NOT want to work under MS. He WILL take the money and run thoughas Google is eating their lunch, and MS has billions to throw at anything and everything. Time to exit the stage with a suitcase full of cash. My bet is that Yang ends up at...

Tags: E-mail providers, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSN Hotmail, Google Inc., GeoCities

Discussion threads 2008-02-01

Additional Resources

PrBoom-Plus 2.5.0.5 (Mac)

Modified PrBoom port with uncapped framerate, variable gamespeed, re-record, walkcam, chasecam, full mouselook, fov, hi-res and detailed textures and other features without loss of compatibility with original DOOM The target of the project is to extend the original port with features that are necessary or useful for me personally...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Compatibility, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-15

News to know: L.A. goes Google; AMD-Galleon; Cisco-ScanSafe; Ubuntu; Amazon RDS

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: WSJ: AMD's former CEO was a Galleon tipster Sam Diaz: Cisco continues its buying spree with...

Tags: Tom Foremski, Ubuntu, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, ScanSafe, Mary Jo Foley, Amazon.com Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Internet, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-28

Yahoo's new home page: Spending more time in your world

Yahoo's new home page: Spending more time in your worldI Think This Is A Good MoveTo me, Yahoo has been very unorganized with all of the things piled up on the homepage. The ads are very unattractive but of course I understand they are neccesary. The new pages seems...

Tags: Web site development, PRODUCTIVITY, Instant messaging, Web technology, Yahoo! Inc., new home page

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

HexCon (Mobile)

HexCon is a turn based strategy game for PalmOS. Command a fleet of spaceships in a three round contest of cunning. Easy as checkers to play against a friend or the computer. Greyscale and Color support. Choose fleet sizes from 3 to 9 ships, and difficulty levels from easy to...

Tags: Mobile, JasonGoldman.com, HexCon, Games, Palm OS, Strategy, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Management

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Is Twitter the new business card?

Is Twitter the new business card?Twitter is the Rich Man's business cardHi Jennifer,I think that Twitter has a very high potential of becoming a business card, but a lot of people are web-savvy, but are not rich enough to afford a web-enabled mobile device yet. Connecting asynchronously should also be...

Tags: PDAs, Handhelds, Twitter, business card, new business card

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

News to know: Microsoft; Amazon; SOA; AMD

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft bends a little on Windows 7 due date Five unanswered questions after Microsoft's Q3 earnings call...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., SOA, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Cybersecurity, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Operating Systems

Blog posts 2009-04-24

Top social networking sites in Brazil in September 2008

Social Networking Sites Audience, 000 Minutes per Visitor Visits per Visitor Total Internet : Total Audience 26,221 1,608.1 47.5 Orkut 20,752 496.1 28.3 Yahoo! Geocities 3,916 2.8 1.8 SONICO.COM 2,978 10.1 2.7 MINGLEBOX.COM 1,677 1.6 2.4 FOTOLOG.COM 1,606...

Tags: Network, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB

Blog posts 2008-11-29

Koobface Facebook worm still spreading

Originally spreading since July, the Koobface worm remains active according to a recent security alert issued by Websense : "The email reveals that infected user accounts are being used to post messages to Facebook friends lists. The content was an enticing message with a link that used a Facebook...

Tags: Social Networking, Facebook, Malware, Worm, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-11-10

And the new name is ... Windows 7

And the new name is ... Windows 7And the new name is...Windows 7This is great news from Microsoft, and a death knell to the rest of the software world! Apple and Linux, take heed, your end is at hand, and its name is Microsoft!!They're going to have a heck...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, new name

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Microsoft continues its push to change the rules of the online-advertising game

Microsoft continues its push to change the rules of the online-advertising gamePersonal advertising screenMy solution to Microsoft - personal advertising screen.Regards,Michael MolinGeneTechnicshttp://geocities.com/genetechnics

Tags: Games, advertising screen, Microsoft Continues, Microsoft Corp., game

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

Bring on the fake John Hodgman!

Bring on the fake John Hodgman!New innovative Windows Mobile 7 is requiredHello Mary Jo,I think that the only way for Microsoft to return that gain momentum for winning new users for Windows 7 is one-up Apple's working together with Google iPhone platform by developing a *new* innovative Windows Mobile 7...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Windows Mobile 7, John Hodgman, fake John Hodgman, Microsoft Corp., advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-09-18

PowerBook G4 display manufacturing defect coverup

PowerBook G4 display manufacturing defect coverupAnd yet Apple is rated highest ........ in customer satisfaction. Go figure!Ah yes, the give and take of adult conversation...... as people use logic, facts, and evidence to debate and explore the issues of the day. Perhaps if we listen in, we can...

Tags: Notebooks, Olevia TV, manufacturing, Apple Inc., Apple PowerBook, Apple PowerBook G4

Discussion threads 2008-08-22

(Gallery: Google's Knol takes on Wikipedia)

(Gallery: Google's Knol takes on Wikipedia)The good, the bad, the uglyWhile I can appreciate the angle Google is taking with their Knol endeavor, I have already seen a few examples of where this new approach will have some weaknesses. I recently encountered a few articles by the same person...

Tags: Wiki, Google Knol, Wikipedia, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

Planes, trains, and automobiles

Planes, trains, and automobilesRE: Planes, trains, and automobilesIt's all about fear and control. Since planes can cover a greater distance AND are easier to control points of entry are limited to a plane and fewer connection points they also offer a higher profile of success. The natural fear of flying...

Tags: Government, train

Discussion threads 2008-06-16

Mozilla's Firefox 3, Beta 4 faster, touts UI changes, Vista integration

Mozilla's Firefox 3, Beta 4 faster, touts UI changes, Vista integrationFaster is betterI'm looking forward to the release of this new version of Firefox (and hopefully all the updated add-ins to go along with it).RE: Mozilla's Firefox 3, Beta 4 faster, touts UI changes, Vista integrationI have never found IE...

Tags: Web browsers, memory issue, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox 3 Beta 4, Vista Integration, Mozilla FireFox 3, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

Yahoo reportedly says no to Microsoft, but the game is far from over

Yahoo reportedly says no to Microsoft, but the game is far from overNot dead yetIt's sick, maybe injured, but not dead. If it does a little restructuring and leverages more of it's assets such as Flickr and Zimbra, along with shedding off some of the dead weight from fading...

Tags: Games, Telecom & Utilities, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., game

Discussion threads 2008-02-09

Yahoo's conundrum: White knights are hard to find

Yahoo's conundrum: White knights are hard to findOK. The Gig's Up!Even the contrived bad English can't hide you, Steve B. :):):):)RE: Yahoo's conundrum: White knights are hard to findNo company wants to bid against Microsoft. Who got the pockets. Alone Microsoft with their free cash flow would make any...

Tags: Western Civilization, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-05