Archive for the ‘Web 2.0’ Category

Greylock Partners and Omidyar Network invest more money on money losing Digg

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

I guess the title says it all but let me elaborate a bit on the news. Basically, Digg was able to raise $8.5 million in funding from the Greylock Partners and Omidyar Network. Greylock had previously invested $2.8 million on Digg. I guess it makes sense to give Digg money ...

Monetize your unwanted gift or gift card this holiday season in 5 simple steps with iRegift.com

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

Just a week ago, CNN money published a story discussing how retailers made several million dollars from unredeemed gift cards. For example, Best Buy Co. reported $43 million gain from gift cards that had not been used in two or more years. Other retailers have reported similar numbers for this ...

Net neutrality explanation video

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Net neutrality has been a hot topic this year. It is talked about in traditional media, the blogosphere and last summer the US House of Representatives. But what is net neutrality? Well, it turns out that this is not the easiest question to answer because it is a highly controversial ...

Digg gets a facelift

Monday, December 18th, 2006

This morning, Digg received an update both on the site’s layout and content. The navigation menu has now been moved to the top of the screen and presented horizontally. In addition, users can now see the top 10 stories and videos to the right of the page. Digg has also ...

The blogosphere is finally safe from PayPerPost’s evil revenue model

Saturday, December 16th, 2006

Michael Arrington has posted on TechCrunch an upcoming press release from PayPerPost (PPP) which will require bloggers to disclose that some of their posts are paid for. PPP has been under a lot of fire since they launched over the fact that they did not require bloggers to disclose that ...