Amazon has tried it’s own version of “Yahoo Answers” called Askville. Askville.com was earlier launched in December 2006, so this is a re-launch of Askville in a way.
That’s a brave move, I’d say after Google Answers and practically everyone else who duplicated the concept of Yahoo Answers collapsed.
Amazon describes Askville as a “place where you [...]
Askville, Linkedin or Yahoo: Ask Who?
Verizon To Open Its Wireless Network
First it was Google’s Android, now Verizon has joined the bandwagon and is launching an open platform for it’s CDMA powered cell phones. This will allow users with cell phones from other carriers to switch to Verizon without needing to change the handsets. The catch is, only Sprint customers with unlocked cell phones are able [...]
NBC Fox launch Hulu.com: If you can’t sue them, imitate them
Frustrated by the efforts (or lack thereof) of YouTube to curb the blatant violations of copyrights held by media giants NBC and Fox, these companies decided to do it all by themselves.
Invitations started going out yesterday and there is still room for signing up as a beta user direct from hulu.com. Users will have access [...]
Is Online Social Networking Really Worth It?
The simple answer is “that depends on if you are Internet savvy or not�, but for the millions who log on to sites such as MySpace, the answer could be harder than that. Just today, BBC reported two contradicting stories that’ll both lead you to wonder whether “social networking sites are getting out of control� and [...]
“Claim Your Content”: Google’s New Filter for YouTube
Google CEO, Eric Schmidt assures a new system called “Claim Your Content” which will automatically identify copyright material in an attempt to decrease the “massive intentional copyright infringement” allegations on the video-sharing site YouTube.
Microsoft recently asserted that Google’s pending acquisition of DoubleClick may be a threat to fair competition and Schmidt did not lose any [...]
