According to a Harris Poll released last week , 65% of U.S. adults watched a video on YouTube.com within the last year up from 42% in the previous year (50% increase). In the same Harris Poll 43% of U.S. Adults said they watched a TV show or a video on a TV Network site, and 35% on a Network News site. Not surprisingly, the younger the age group, the more lightly they were to watch their … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2007
Stocks: Despite Slow Day Big Gains in Tech
Today we a pretty light day in the market, volume was down and the dow pretty much unchanged. However 3 notable stock developments today Google, part of our Domain Stock Parking Index was up over 10 points to over $700 share Baidu, also part of our Domain Stock Parking Index was up almost 20 points just short of $400 a share. The index itself is also up over 600 when it was as low as … [Read more...]
Your Next Tech Toy: 150″ Flat Screen??
It was reported today by the Japanese paper Yomiuri, that Panasonic will unveil at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January a 150" Plasma Television, of course it would be the world's largest. No Price was announced. … [Read more...]
Tech Toys: Review of Dell 1530 XPS
I have been in the market for a new laptop for a couples of months. 17" notebooks are just to heavy and big to carry around, and the 11"-13" although light and compact, are just to small for these old eyes. So I've been on the look out for a cool 15" model to replace my Sony 15" I've been hooked on Sony's for quite abut I hate the look of their "FZ" model which is their 15" version. I … [Read more...]
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Microsoft Sues Domain Name Registrar
Today Microsoft filed suit against a domain registrar, Red Registrar for allegedly registering and profiting from 125 domains "confusingly similar to Microsoft's Marks", including windowslivecare.com, msnmesnger.com, and ageofmathology.com Although the domains are now registered to a Tortola company, Versata Software, they were previously registered to Red Register and Microsoft believes … [Read more...]
Australia Take a Crack at Regulating the Web
A new law in Australia take effect January 20, 2008, which imposes age verification on publishes either online or mobile content. Here are the rules Sexually explicit content is prohibited (X18+, and Refused Classification content). R18+ content (non-sexually-explicit, but restricted) must be hidden behind a verification service that checks for ages 18 and up. So-called "Mature … [Read more...]