internet + web

Revision3 Continues Social Strategy with Digg Reel

BY Kevin OhannessianThu Jan 17, 2008 at 6:00 AM

Say what you will about the wisdom of the crowd, it sure makes for a great site. I find myself visiting Digg.com twice a day, where I'm led toward interesting corners of the Web. Because of Digg I read more science news and political ...READ»

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Technology: Revision3 and Blip.TV BFF!

BY Kevin OhannessianThu Nov 15, 2007 at 12:16 PM

Web video companies Revision3 and blip.TV have formed a partnership to share content, with each website posting a portion of the other company's videos. As the Internet TV space continues to evolve it is inevitable that such ...READ»

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Tech Monday: Fake Steve Jobs Outed

BY Saabira ChaudhuriMon Aug 6, 2007 at 5:19 PM

The New York Times website this Sunday had a little surprise for us all. One of the paper's best known journalists, Brad Stone, put the pieces together on who the Fake Steve Jobs really is: Dan Lyons, Senior Editor and tech writer at ...READ»

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CNN/YouTube Debate: Climate Change

BY Ellen McGirtMon Jul 23, 2007 at 9:37 PM

A global warming question was asked by a YouTube snowman character that sounded an awful lot like Mr. Bill. Gravel makes his case for a "fair tax" -- a retail sales tax which would encourage an overconsuming nation to stop ...READ»

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CNN/YouTube Debate: The Crowd Likes The People, Could Give or Take Anderson.

BY Ellen McGirtMon Jul 23, 2007 at 9:28 PM

Random comments from the house party (now 8 strong) on the format: It seems disjointed and the flow is disrupted. I like debates that have a strong moderator and that can do strong follow up, and bring the correct candidate into ...READ»

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CNN/YouTube Debate: New Format, Same Show

BY Ellen McGirtMon Jul 23, 2007 at 8:47 PM

Although there is a poignancy of hearing from real people -- for example, the mother of a deployed Iraq servicemember, the crowd agrees that there is little different about this format that moves the ball forward in terms of debate ...READ»

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CNN/YouTube Debate: Mary and Jen Want To Get Hitched

BY Ellen McGirtMon Jul 23, 2007 at 8:29 PM

Kucinich: Uh, duh. Cites constitution, gets applause from the crowd. Dodd: How would I want my daughters treated? Compassion for all; civil unions, not marriage. (He has daughters five and two? The mind reels.) Richardson: I ...READ»

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CNN/YouTube Debate: First "Third Person" Violation of the Night

BY Ellen McGirtMon Jul 23, 2007 at 8:23 PM

Joe Biden, in a question about bi-partisan along-getting and theoretical Republican running mates, chooses Chuck Hagel as his symbolic Republican VP. He then reminds us in the ill-advised third person that Joe Biden was responsible ...READ»

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CNN/YouTube Debate: Thank God For Mike Gravel

BY Ellen McGirtMon Jul 23, 2007 at 8:15 PM

Always entertaining; the only thing that would make this house party more fun is if he were actually in the room. Watching him take wild swings at his fellow candidates is never dull. He actually sputtered: You'll never get CHANGE ...READ»

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CNN/YouTube Debate. First Question

BY Ellen McGirtMon Jul 23, 2007 at 8:08 PM

First question: Will you be different than do-nothing politicians who can't do their jobs? Answer from Chris Dodd: Basically, no.READ»

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My New Facebook Friends: CNN/YouTube Debate

BY Ellen McGirtMon Jul 23, 2007 at 8:01 PM

I'm happily ensconced at my liveblog HQ, aka Stacey and Sascha's house, and trying not to dissolve into major apartment envy. (The happy couple have a killer river view and a gourmet kitchen.) But more important, they are hosting a ...READ»

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You Watch, You Vote, YouTube the Democrats on CNN

BY Ellen McGirtMon Jul 23, 2007 at 5:29 PM

Tonight marks the much hyped debut of the CNN YouTube Debates, in which ordinary citizens run the show by asking the candidates questions via videos which they've posted on YouTube. It sounds like the making of revolutionary, true ...READ»

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Web: Facebook Makes Its Move

BY Ellen McGirtThu Jul 19, 2007 at 6:38 PM

Facebook is about to send IPO speculation into overdrive again with its latest business move. This time they are not turning away suitors. Instead, they've made their first acquisition - the company announced ten minutes ago that ...READ»

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Web: Can A Social Network Save Business 2.0?

BY Lynne d JohnsonWed Jul 18, 2007 at 6:01 PM

Yesterday, I completely missed the news. The New York Times's Brad Stone wrote about, "Ad Downtown Threatening the Survival of Business 2.0." Forbes Brian Caulfield had even covered the impending demise of the publication, "Bye-Bye, ...READ»

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Cyber Bullying: It's Not About Sticks and Stones

BY Saabira ChaudhuriTue Jul 3, 2007 at 5:46 PM

A lot of things have transitioned into the cyber realm. People talk online, watch television online, shop online -- they even 'date' and have 'sex' online. A nationally-representative phone survey of 935 teenagers released last ...READ»

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Internet/Web: The Weekend I Got Pownced

BY Lynne d JohnsonMon Jul 2, 2007 at 4:30 PM

This weekend I was whisked into the thrilling world of a private beta launch of a new Web 2.0 site, started by Digg founder Kevin Rose. A select few had invites, and they used a pay-it-forward system for sharing entry into Pownce. I ...READ»

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Internet/Web: Robert Scoble at FastCompany.com

BY Kevin OhannessianMon Jul 2, 2007 at 3:08 PM

Internet personality, technology evangelist, PodTech VP, and Scobleizer author Robert Scoble now has a column in Fast Company magazine. You can find his columns on the website here. The page also features a video interview between ...READ»

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The Sound of Silence, or A Hypothetical on the Demise of Internet Radio

Wed Jun 27, 2007 at 2:16 PM

Internet radio underwent a "day of silence" yesterday to protest the impending royalty rate hikes that will be levied on Web radio come July 15. The protest was orchestrated by the SaveNet Radio Coalition and included popular ...READ»

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An Agile Update for Mansueto Digital

Tue Jun 19, 2007 at 9:49 PM

Two weeks, ago, with the launch of a new look for the FastCompany.com homepage, I wrote about our company division, Mansueto Digital (FastCompany.com, Inc.com, and IncTechnology.com) and its adoption of agile software practices as a ...READ»

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NBC Expands Digital Distribution of Content With Clearspring Widgets

BY Lynne d JohnsonWed Jun 6, 2007 at 11:47 AM

NBC Universal has teamed up with Web 2.0 widget maker, Clearspring Technologies to make its news, entertainment, and sports content into portable widgets that can be integrated into blogs, social networking sites, wikis, and other ...READ»

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What Will CBS Do With last.fm Part Deux

BY Lynne d JohnsonTue Jun 5, 2007 at 1:58 PM

I've been thinking a lot about CBS' acquisition of last.fm since I first posted about it last week. Maybe it's because I'm totally obsessed with the music discovery and listening service, or it's that I'm really unsure as to whether ...READ»

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The iPhone and the Internet

BY Kevin OhannessianTue Jun 5, 2007 at 12:59 PM

Sunday night the new iPhone ads appeared on television. They soon appeared at Apple.com in high definition. The news quickly spread. The iPhone is being released June 29. But Apple fans are a tenacious lot and went over the three ...READ»

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Welcome to the New, Agile FastCompany.com

Fri Jun 1, 2007 at 6:35 PM

The brand new FastCompany.com homepage design that debuted today is sure to change quite a lot over the coming months. Not because we don't love it -- we do -- but because we're adopting a business strategy based on agile ...READ»

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What Will CBS do With last.fm?

BY Lynne d JohnsonFri Jun 1, 2007 at 12:49 PM

Last night when I logged into my last.fm account, I noticed a couple of new features, or at least better organization and display of tools on my music profile page. But this is nothing new. It's what I've come to expect of the social ...READ»

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Why Facebook Won't Sell

BY Lynne d JohnsonWed May 23, 2007 at 4:50 PM

That's a very strong title, I know. But it's not mine, and it's not as bad as it sounds. It was written by Paul Scrivens, an FC Expert blogger, designer, and one of the founders of blogging community 9rules, on his own blog ...READ»