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YouTube to expose video upload API

YouTube to expose video upload APIWill Social Networks and Vertical Search combine to challenge Google?Publishers and advertising agencies have a very difficult challenge ahead as traditional “horizontal” media like newspapers, TV channels and magazines see their traditional demographics and advertising revenue streams fragmented by the increasing preference of consumers for...

Tags: Channel management, Web technology, Advertising & Promotion, API, YouTube Inc., video, Google Inc., professional community, Convera, advertisement, Web

Discussion threads 2007-03-19

Google vs. Yahoo: homepage vertical search usability

Google vs. Yahoo: homepage vertical search usabilityone click or two?well, speaking for most boomers, one click works - two means, "leave it and go somewhere else where one click works"! In the end it all comes down to user friendliness - will the most innocent of the innocents...

Tags: Channel management, Advertising & Promotion, SEARCH, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., professional community, advertisement, Convera, Web

Discussion threads 2006-07-27

Additional Resources

Joichi Ito - from venture capitalist to venture communist?

I've become a big fan of Joichi Ito CEO Creative Commons, Chairman of Six Apart after seeing him speak on a panel at the recent Fortune Brainstorm conference. In a room full of many smart people, Mr Ito is one of the smartest. Here is a clip...

Tags: Mr., Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Enterprise communities: build or join?

Determining how a company should engage with or create an online community is a critical process. Aaron Strout, VP of social media for Mzinga authored this primer on what steps enterprises must take while evaluating their community engagement strategies. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Facebook, Community, Network, Social Media, Customer, Site, Social Networking, Corporate Communications, Blogging, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?

Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has thrown down the gauntlet to his merry band of open source followers: Make Ubuntu as pretty and ultimately better looking than Apple's Mac OS. eWeek's Darryl Taft quotes Shuttleworth Techmeme: "The great task in front of...

Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Operating System, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs

Terry Childs's lawyer, Erin Crane, offered the court some insights into the Childs' motivations in changing SF's network passwords. She will argue today for a reduction in his $5 million bail, perhaps to something closer to the bail set for common murderers ($1 mil.) In her written...

Tags: Password, Network, Backup, Terry Childs, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience

Despite having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360's look....

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Xbox Live, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, LiveParty, Spotlight Channel, Xbox Experience, Games, Game Players, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox Live, Sarju Shah, Gamespot

News items 2008-07-23

Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games

Taking a page from Facebook and YouTube, Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console. SEATTLE--Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types...

Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Reuters, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox

News items 2008-07-23

Virtual Iron Customer Profile: Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann, LLP

I had the chance to speak with Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann's David Roden, a few questions about their use of Virtual Iron's virtual server environment. Thanks for spending time with me, David! Here are my questions and David's answers: Who are you and what...

Tags: Virtual Iron, Server Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Express Inventory (exe)

Express Inventory is professional stock management software for Windows that allows you to manage inventory in one or several locations. When installed with Express Invoice you can create purchase orders to be sent directly to a vendor. This free Inventory management software allows you to manage stock levels thought categories,...

Tags: Stock, Inventory, NCH Software, Investment, Finance

Software downloads 2008-07-23

RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug

Just a quick note to update a story I wrote last week on an unpatched remote execution vulnerability affecting BlackBerry business users: Research in Motion RIM has finally shipped patches to cover the issue, which affects the BlackBerry Attachment Service component of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. ...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-22

VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and morale

updated: VMWare, whose recent headlines have included an ousted CEO and a re-pricing of its employee stock options, reported second-quarter earnings of $92 million, or 23 cents per share, up from $52 million, or 16 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were $456 million, an...

Tags: Revenue, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Twitter anti-spam efforts go overboard

Twitter's spam-blocking efforts have falsely identified popular company Twitter feeds and individuals as spammers, creating a definite damper in community engagement. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Anti-spam, Twitter, Pandora, Spam, Cyberthreats, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Open Source VoIP: Asterisk or FreeSwitch?

Open Source VoIP: Asterisk or FreeSwitch?FreeSWITCH is a great choiceBrian's experience is not an isolated one. FS is starting to gain momentum as people realize just how much it can do and how well it can do it. Prior to the 1.0.0 release we saw a trickle of new users,...

Tags: Telephony, VOIP, open source, Asterisk, FreeSwitch

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle

Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacleI think he deserved better for sureYou know, Dan does manipulate the media well, but I'll tell you this, he's a stand-up guy. Did he try to drum up the press a bit? Sure, why not? Did he choose his...

Tags: Domain names, Advertising & Promotion, Dan, DNS

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle

On July 7, the day before the release of the patch for the now infamous DNS design flaw, hacker Dan Kaminsky with the help of Black Hat conference organizers invited reporters to a press conference to "discuss the massive multivendor patch being released this Tuesday." "A synchronized...

Tags: Black Hat, DNS, Conference, Dan Kaminsky, Thomas Ptacek, Domain Names, Patches, Security, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap

Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tapWinner if they don't sacrifice qualityThis move would be a winner as long as Apple doesn't sacrifice quality. If they lower prices by making lower quality products, game over. If they just shave off price overhead, that's great. If they...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, notebook

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?

  A few days ago an industry colleague and I were having a discussion about Linux and whether or not it is necessary for it to be application compatible or simply just "interoperable" with Windows from a protocol and data exchange standpoint. His view is that Linux...

Tags: Intel X86, Architecture, IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Kundli for Windows Pro (zip)

Kundli for windows, kundli 5.5, latest kundli version, vedic indian astrology, professional horoscope reports, planet position, shodash varga, ashtakvarga, match making, guna dosh milan, manglik consideration, 120 year varshphal, hindi, english language, export reports to pdf, jpeg, bmp and email them. User friendly, Most Accurate Calculations, Screen Preview, Storage of...

Tags: Phone, Version, Y2K, Storage, Microsoft Windows, Telecom & Utilities, Databases, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2008-07-22

Wireless PC card modem market to grow 10 times by 2010

Wireless PC card modem market to grow 10 times by 2010CDMA 1x/GSM/EDGE modem SupplyerMy name is Mars From BDC International Co.,Ltd Shenzhen,China, we are professional manufacture in wireless communication field, Our main products as following: CDMA1x/GSM/GPRS/EDGE modem/HSDPA modem/Data card. If you can as distributer or reseller our in you...

Tags: Modems, Wi-Fi, modem, Wireless PC Card, modem market, wireless PC, wireless

Discussion threads 2008-07-21