Blogrolling, one of the early weblog services companies, has been acquired by Tucows. My prediction: expect to see a lot more of this happening this year….
My prediction: expect to see a lot more of this happening this year.
Via Blogoscoped, Goodle, which is a parody of Google News that shows just good news…….
I've been traveling, so forgive my tardiness on some postings. I'm briefly in NYC for a day or so of the SES show, and also some other meetings. Meantime, some good stuff here and there. First, Larry Page has some comments on the Google IPO craze in a Reuters story…
I’ve been traveling, so forgive my tardiness on some postings. I’m briefly in NYC for a day or so of the SES show, and also some other meetings.
Meantime, some good stuff here and there. First, Larry Page has some comments on the Google IPO craze in a Reuters story here.
The story was filed from the TED show in Monterey, one of the few places reporters can get access to folks like Larry in a relatively relaxed environment.
Read MoreDon't be evil…….
CNET reports that former Overture CTO Paul Ryan has left his job running MSFT's new paid search efforts after only four months. I wonder, why?…
And all I can say is…it sure ain't for me. It smacks of that cloying, wannabe-cool-but-really-kinda lameness that, well, that happens when you try too hard. But…then again, I'm certainly not in the demo they seem to be going for (the same demo as everyone else in the media business,…
And all I can say is…it sure ain’t for me. It smacks of that cloying, wannabe-cool-but-really-kinda lameness that, well, that happens when you try too hard. But…then again, I’m certainly not in the demo they seem to be going for (the same demo as everyone else in the media business, it seems – 18-34, single). It is interesting to see them pitch this in the clothes of a pure media play. The home page feels rather like a promo for a show on the WB. It just might work. Who knows.
Search is still right there at the top, anyway.
Joi Ito, who I first met at Wired in the early 90s, has been at the cross of a lot of very interesting roads. In this post he reminisces about his role in search in Japan, with anecdotes about Yahoo Japan and Infoseek. A fun read…….
…an alert reader points me to the fact that Yahoo is giving Google serious imitation-is-the-best-flattery treatment today (Thanks, Steve)….
The folks behind Booble are at it again, taunting Google and posting press releases at "Tauntedbytatas.com" seeking to portray themselves as a harmless parody site that is being bigfooted by the evil Google. I don't buy this. When Booble came out, it was claiming to be a serious adult search…
The folks behind Booble are at it again, taunting Google and posting press releases at “Tauntedbytatas.com” seeking to portray themselves as a harmless parody site that is being bigfooted by the evil Google. I don’t buy this. When Booble came out, it was claiming to be a serious adult search engine, serving a real need. It wasn’t very good, but it claimed that it was going to be a business. Now that Google’s asserting its trademark rights, which in this case I think is entirely warranted, they have changed their stripes, and are a “parody site”. The whole thing is sophomoric. In fact, I’d not be surprised if this whole thing is being run by some bored kid in a college dorm room interested mainly in porn and selling mugs and tshirts.When Peter Jennings calls, you usually pick up the phone. In the ongoing battle for the PR edge, Larry and Sergey have been named "Person of the Week" by ABC News. The piece is pablum – warmed over TV Dinner fare – but it's interesting nonetheless to see the founders…
