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Brightcove Snags AOL Video Deal 2008-10-28 05:58:28 On the heels of announcing an expanded relationship with the New York Times website last week, Brightcove is adding all of AOL to its video-distribution client list. Like the New York Times, AOL is an investor in Brightcove. But the deal is a coup for Brightcove 3, the latest version of its online video platform. Brightcove 3 will power all the video on AOL, which is one of the top ten destination
CPM takes to Orkut to slam political foes 2008-10-28 05:56:31 If you see an Orkut
scrap making a point against the Indo-US nuclear deal or one that severely criticises the Congress and the BJP for the attacks on minority communities from a friend of red ideology, don’t get surprised. It may be part of a larger design by the CPM.A never-before-seen activism is visible among young and tech savvy comrades to engage actively in the discussions in e-world. Read more:political
Entourage Has Been Picking Up; But Comcast is Sucking 2008-10-28 05:51:33 I *loved* the first couple of seasons of Entourage. I hung on for season three which was good, but I mostly was so-so on season four. Season five, however, especially with the last couple of episodes is back on track, at least with me. I thought Sunday night’s episode was funny as hell. Jamie Lynn Sigler who played Meadow on The Sopranos was cast in a cameo as herself (though I am sure she Read more:Comcast
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EcoFriendlySites.org New Website Launched 2008-10-28 05:49:07 This new directory will allow businesses and organizations on the internet to list their websites so they are easily found by people wanting to do business with eco-friendly websites. This new website lists hundreds of eco-friendly links. The website also has an online store in which 50% of the proceeds will go towards charities that support the environment. Read more:Launched
Mobile phone to become 'preferred internet device' 2008-10-28 05:46:39 The mobile phone
is set to overtake the PC as consumers' favourite way to access the internet, according to research. A survey by IBM of people in the UK, USA and China about mobile internet preferences discovered that more than 50 per cent would switch from their PC to a mobile for internet access. In addition, 39 per cent expected their mobile internet usage to grow by at least 40 per cent by 20 Read more:Mobile
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Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Set Common Voice Abroad 2008-10-28 05:45:12 Google Inc., Yahoo
Inc. and Microsoft
Corp. will announce Tuesday that they have agreed to a common set of principles for how to do business in nations that restrict free speech and expression, as the companies seek to combat criticism that they have helped enable censorship in those countries. Read more:Common
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Yahoo signs for facilities in Nebraska 2008-10-28 05:42:43 Despite announcing job cuts of 10 per cent last week Yahoo
has announced that it will be creating new jobs by opening two new facilities in Nebraska
. A new 150,000 square foot data centre will be built in LaVista to house one of Yahoo’s domestic data processing centres and the location was chosen after considering the location and the benefits available to technology companies. Read more:signs
Twitter Is Only a Reflection of the Society so Why All the Fears? 2008-10-28 05:34:26 To me the most fascinating meme of the past weekend was that about Twitter
and how it could potentially be used by terrorists. The meme started on Friday after Wired contributing editor Noah Shachtman published a story on his national security blog Danger Room about a report on the potential dangers of Twitter and various new mobile technologies to the society. Read more:Fears
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Euro Startups Are Still Pitching, Whatever The Economy Does 2008-10-28 05:32:21 The European startup scene appears to be relatively unfazed by the downturn so far. But then, they are, even now, still getting used to the mere idea of pitching their idea. O’Reilly’s Web 2 Expo Europe event in Berlin last week featured a bunch of startups all trying to get some exposure to a swathe of European VCs at a “Pitchcamp”. But luckily it featured a crop of some of Europe’s mos Read more:Startups
World Rock Paper Scissors Championship Actually Exists with Yahoo’s Money 2008-10-28 05:03:19 Honestly, I have been surprised to find out from a Yahoo
newsletter I am subscribed to that there actually exists a world championship in Rock Paper Scissors. And while it may be difficult to figure out how it could be viewed as technology or internet news that we tend to cover here on Profy, I’ll tell you: the championship is officially sponsored by Yahoo. Yes, the company that will lay off 10% Read more:Actually
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Glassdoor Raises Another $6,5 Million For Company And Salary Review Community 2008-10-28 04:56:54 Glassdoor has added another $6,5 Million to its war chest, thanks to a Series B funding round led by Sutter Hill Ventures. Jim White, managing director of the venture firm will assume a seat on the company’s board of directors. Initial seed funding for Glassdoor was provided in 2007 by its co-founders Hohman, Tim Besse and Richard Barton. The startup remained in stealth mode before picking up $3 Read more:Salary
Sprint Nextel Still Winning The Mobile Internet Wars (S) 2008-11-14 06:39:38 Why does this matter? Because now that most Americans own cellphones, carriers are counting on data services for most of their revenue growth. Can Sprint
keep its lead this quarter? The carrier is getting good uptake for its $99/month "Simply Everything" plan, which includes unlimited data use -- and contributes $30 per user, per month to Sprint's data revenue tally. Meanwhile, Verizon's (VZ) leve Read more:Internet
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TVO pacts to put shows on YouTube 2008-11-14 06:37:48 Ontario's public educational broadcaster, TVO, on Thursday struck a deal with YouTube
to stream its TV shows online. As part of their agreement, TV will have its own YouTube channel to feature shows such as the interactive family channel "Your Voice" and the flagship newscast "The Agenda With Steve Paikin." YouTube and TVO will share advertising revenue from the branded online channel. TVO already
Icelandair’s new website rounds off rebranding campaign 2008-11-14 06:34:12 Iceland’s largest airline, Icelandair has made huge changes this year to its planes and its services. Icelandair planes now have a modern new look, featuring leather seats and seat-back entertainment screens, as well as a variety of Icelandic touches, inspired by the country’s nature and culture. Passengers now have the ability to self-check-in for flights at airport kiosks, or even using inte Read more:website
EBay removes offers of inauguration tickets 2008-11-14 06:31:39 Caving to pressure from the federal inaugural committee, EBay Inc. on Thursday removed tickets to the Jan. 20 swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama from its websites. EBay's StubHub subsidiary, which as of Wednesday had tickets to the ceremony listed from a low of $1,950 to a high of $7,500, also removed the items. The tickets, which are supposed to be free of charge and will not be
GirlInYourShirt: $75 Buys Your Startup Marketing For A Day 2008-11-14 06:29:42 I imagine more than a few startups will take Jenaé up on her offer to wear your startup shirt and talk about your company for a day. It’s $75, and she posts videos on her site, YouTube, Seesmic and Viddler, posts pictures on Flickr and tweets about it all as well. You have to send her the shirt two weeks in advance, and afterwards she gives it away. It consists of me being your walking advertis Read more:Marketing
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Microsoft talking to Verizon about displacing Google as mobile search provider 2008-11-14 06:28:32 Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is talking to Verizon
Wireless in an effort to replace Google
, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) as the default mobile search provider on the second-largest wireless network in the U.S. Why does Microsoft want this? Because, it has lost the web search business to Google on the PC screen -- so perhaps it thinks it can compete better (or win) the web search race on the cellphone scr Read more:Microsoft
Verizon to bring FiOS TV to Comcast's hometown 2008-11-14 06:27:34 Verizon Communications Inc. is bringing the fight over TV customers to the hometown
of its biggest cable rival, Comcast
Corp., the nation's largest cable company. Verizon on Thursday asked Philadelphia's City Council to approve a 15-year video franchise agreement allowing it to offer fiber-optic TV service in the city. Councilman Darrell Clarke introduced an ordinance to give Verizon the right to Read more:Verizon
Google Increases US Search Dominance in October 2008-11-14 06:21:44 Google continued to increase its U.S. search share dominance in October
, widening its lead over Yahoo and Microsoft. In October, Google's share of Web searches by people in the U.S. rose to 71.7 percent, up from 71.2 percent in September and 64.5 percent in October of 2007, according to market research company Hitwise. At the same time, Yahoo's share slipped to 17.7 percent, from 18.1 percent a mo Read more:Dominance
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What Microsoft’s Yahoo bid means for Mac IT 2008-11-14 06:16:13 Unless you’ve been living in a cave, with no Internet connection, and no contact with anyone who has one, you know about Microsoft
’s desire to buy Yahoo
(and Yahoo’s subsequent rejection of Microsoft’s offer). I’m not going to hash out the financial implications of a Microsoft-Yahoo union, as that’s well-trod territory these days. What I am going to do is take a look at the possible IT
United Internet slides into net loss, due to writedowns 2008-11-14 06:14:19 To read this article you need to log in. If you do not have a News Access subscription we have several subscription options available. Read more about our subscription options, or buy your access from the options below. Read more:Internet
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Comcast Provides Bandwidth Meter 2008-12-05 06:25:57 Over the past two months or so we've reported on a number of communication providers plans to impose bandwidth caps on their Internet customers. AT&T implemented a market trial in Reno, Nevada that began on November 1st where users were given a bandwidth usage range of 20GB to 150GB a month. Then in October, Comcast
, one of the first to put a limit in place, enabled a 250GB a month cap for custome Read more:Bandwidth
, Meter
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