Topic: Internet Information Providers

The Big Theme at Web 2.0

The big theme at this year's Web 2.0 Summit was never mentioned on-stage. It wasn't related to any of the buzzwords uttered in the hallways: tagging, social media, Ajax, or viral video. The big theme, as I read it, was ...READ»

Jawoco. Com Search 2x Faster Than Before

Jawoco. Com Search is updated to the new Version called Rabbit which is faster than before. Jawoco. Com Search is now upgraded to Search, Decide and Surf. Users say that Jawoco. Com Search has shown a remarkable Debut to the ...READ»

'Viral Loop' Book Signing With Fast Company's Adam Penenberg

Stemming from a May 2008 Fast Company cover story, contributor Adam Penenberg’s book Viral Loop explores the phenomenon catalyzing the explosive, feedback-driven growth characteristic of today’s social media environment. Join Adam ...READ»

Full Text: Open Debate

Is Google overrated? Tapped out? Due for a fall? Two experts take sides.READ»

A Social Networking Success Story

On Wednesday at the Web 2.0 Summit, Hyun-Oh Yoo, a CEO of SK Communications based in Korea, spoke about his company's social network, Cyworld, which he said was the largest social networking site in the world. Started in Korea, the ...READ»

Not so Fast Buckaroo: T. Boone Loses Big With Yahoo

On Tuesday, I wrote a post on T. Boone Pickens, the oil colossus-gone-softy, who is currently waging a ubiquitous, multi-million-dollar ad campaign to convince Americans to stop guzzling gasoline like it’s Happy Hour at TGI ...READ»

Twitter to Take Real-Time Search to the Next Level

Twitter has some very interesting plans for its newly-unveiled live search function: soon it will activate crawlers that will index the links users include in their Tweets. In one fell swoop that turns Twitter into an even more ...READ»

Twitter Will Know Where You Are... Soon

Yesterday I wrote about how Twitter and other social networking tools could really change the world. One tool that should help spur that along is geotagged Tweets that place people's comments in geographic context. Now more details on ...READ»

Google's Cost Cutting Pays off with Rise in Profits

Google surprised analysts this morning with a 9% increase in profit in the first quarter of 2009. The good news is likely a product of Google's aggressive cost-cutting measures, which ranged from axing unprofitable programs to ...READ»

YouTube May Finally Make Money

It’s been years since YouTube became the jewel in Google’s [GOOG] crown in terms of usership, but it’s never made the company a dime. Now it seems the search giant is figuring out effective ways to monetize their video site, ...READ»

Sign of the Dot-Com Apocalypse

As if we needed any other signs that the reign of high-flying internet companies is over, AOL Time Warner is considering dropping AOL from its name. It's probably a good thing, considering AOL's real place in the Time Warner ...READ»

The Industry Stagnant?

Storied Net Economy magazine the Industry Standard may be making a comeback. Word is that the new Web site is a side project for former Industry Standard staffer Matt McAlister, now vice president and general manager of online ...READ»

Show Me The Video!

The streaming strategies of the other big leagues.READ»

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Microsoft and Yahoo: The Bid Heard 'Round the Web

Early today, Microsoft announced its bid to acquire Yahoo! for $44.6 billion. The offer amounts to $31 per share, a 62 percent increase over Yahoo's stock price of $19.18 on Thursday. The proposed deal, as widely reported, signals ...READ»

Get Paid To Use Microsoft Live Search!

Microsoft [MSFT] seems to be in salvage mode this quarter, first with its controversial Seinfeld ads and "Mojave" project trying to reclaim users for Windows Vista, and now with a new strategy to grow Live Search. Live ...READ»

Yahoo Floats New Homepage

Yahoo [YHOO] is, by most metrics, the most frequented website on the Internet. Conscious that more and more online activity is shifting into the realm of social networks, blogs, and other what-have-yous, the company is debuting a ...READ»

Power Hungry Machines

At today's Intel Development Forum, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) engineers will present a white paper on power efficiency, according to The New York Times. Google engineers have been publicly concerned about the high cost of power and ...READ»

New Search Engine Challenges Google

Two former Google [NASDAQ:GOOG] developers left the company in 2006 to begin a harrowing endeavor: build a search engine that could index more pages than their former employer's. The pair -- couple, actually, as they're married -- ...READ»

Feel The Burn

When Cisco floated a proposal this year to whip 50 to 100 execs into C-level shape, the corporate coaching industry was at a loss.READ»

Geotagging: Twitter's Killer Feature?

We've written about Twitter's upcoming Tweet geotagging a couple of times, but with news on how excited it's got Twitter developers, maybe it's time to wonder: Is geotagging Twitter's killer feature? Let's think about it. Over at ...READ»

Chairman of the Dashboard

This afternoon, I received an email alert about a new online information service that may interest FC Now readers. The Business Intelligence Network is a new project undertaken by Powell Media to offer industry-based content focusing ...READ»

Oprah Hearts Twitter. So What?

Oprah is now officially on Twitter. The Chicago talk show host completed her first tweet just this morning, and is devoting a block of time in her broadcast today to discussing the microblogging site. "HI TWITTERS. THANK ...READ»

Twitter Catches Swine Flu, But Don't Shoot the Messenger

As the world watches the rising death toll from the Mexican outbreak of swine influenza, and wonders what's going to happen next, it looks like new media darling Twitter has caught a bad case of H1N1 itself. The social networking ...READ»

Google Releases Web Browser

In their seeming quest for Web domination, Google [NASDAQ:GOOG] has just opened another front: the browser. Taking Apple [NASDAQ:AAPL], Mozilla and Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] head on, they've released the beta of their new browser ...READ»

60% of Twitterers Quit After a Month, but Does It Matter?

Some new data from Nielsen Online suggests that Twitter has a retention rate of just 40% after one month of usage--60% of users leave. This is despite Twitter's growth in user numbers, including its adoption by celebrities like ...READ»