ABC News’ is reporting that $18 million in additional funds are being spent to redesign the Recovery.gov Web site. The new Web site promises to give "taxpayers more information about where their money is going than the current version of the site". “Recovery.gov 2.0 will use innovative and interactive technologies to help taxpayers see where their dollars are being spent,” James A. Williams, … [Read more...]
Yahoo Does It Again: Launches A New Product Without Owning The Domain: SearchPad.com Or The Trademark?
Yahoo! announced another new product today, called Search Pad. Unfortunately in true Yahoo style, it did not secure the domain searchpad.com which is currently parked, before announcing release of the product. It certainly couldn't be the price of the domain that scared them off as of today the domain could be purchased for as little as the whopping sum of $750 (owner is taking offers … [Read more...]
Mark Cuban: Free=Failure
In a blog post today, legendary Internet Billionaire, Mark Cuban says businesses that are "free" are doomed to failure. "Lets look at the rule that eventually KILLS all freemium based content plays: There will always be a company that replaces you. At some point your BlackSwan competitor will appear and they will kick your ass. Their product will be better or more interesting or just … [Read more...]
Maybe Crime DOES Pay: ThePirateBay.Org Sells For $7.8 Million
We grew up being told by our parents that crime doesn't pay, yet after today's report, sometimes it does. ThePiratebay.org, a huge file sharing site, reportedly sold today to a Internet gaming software company for $7.8 Million dollars. Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) has signed a deal to acquire The Pirate Bay for 60 million Swedish Kronor ($7.8 million), including … [Read more...]
AdSense For Mobile Apps Launches Today
According to reports Google unveil a beta version of AdSense for Mobile Applications yesterday which allows companies that develop mobile applications that run on devices like Apple's iPhone and Google's Android system. AdSense for Mobile Applications allows developers to integrate AdSense network ads into their mobile applications and to allow advertisers to bid for placement in their apps. … [Read more...]
Think Your Too Old To Start A Tech Company? A New Study Says You’re Not
Somewhere along the line, we all accepted the argument that if you haven't gotten your tech startup off the ground by the time your 18 years old, your done, over and out, just too old to get it going. A new study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation says that is just not so, finding the average age of the founders of technology companies in the United States is a surprisingly high, 39 years … [Read more...]
Microsoft Goes “All In” Playing The Cheap Card
After years of battling out Apple over issues like technology, ease of use, compatibility and quality, Microsoft seems to have acceded all those issues to Apple and has gone "all in" on one point: We're Cheaper. Microsoft's new television ads, urge people to buy windows computers because they are cheaper than Apple's. Likewise, for its Zune Mp3 player, Microsoft's advertising strategy is … [Read more...]