Pretty interesting concept; I might try it out. What is definitely needed, though, is a box that all these widgets and services can be plugged into. That I think is where the real action is online: building the box that catches all the widgets. **************** Last week we profiled an...

In my opinion the most important point, though, is that companies that exploit the fact that cloning is expensive are best positioned to generate real value. ************ So the internet looks like a huge cloning jungle? Ideas blossom here and others replicate it there? Often abroad....

Great commentary by Doc Searls, although I do believe that internet advertising is far from tapped out, and is still a growth opportunity. There is a bubble, but it's not an Internet bubble; it's a credit bubble. This will impact the Internet, but probably less than it affects other markets. ...

Wow, I guess miracles do happen. Bush made the right decision for once. Of course, it doesn't change the fact that income tax is illegal, and no one wants to talk about it, but would rather sit around saying "kook" and "tin foil hat" all day..... ********** President Bush said he is...

googlelogo1.jpg Google has quietly started offering more links to its own job listings at the top its organic search results. Search for “San Francisco jobs,� and Google displays a little dashboard within the search results to specify ... View Full Article

US stocks were set for a lower start on Thursday, after BNP Paribas announced it was suspending three of its funds with exposure to US subprime mortgages. Read Full Article

Nice analysis of Google MyMaps by RWW's Josh Catone. Like Josh I too am surprised and disappointed that Google MyMaps does not allow the maps to be embedded. Hopefully that feature is coming soon. ********** This week in our Read/WriteWeb Files feature we're taking a look at...

Zoho's interesting and I like their products, although I have a tough time seeing anyone take the office 2.0 game away from Google. ********** Online office suite Zoho released another product tonight, called Zoho Viewer. It is similar to Scribd (and the upcoming Docstoc) - upload an...

Stowe Boyd keeps it real and talks about how why crappy centralized government systems are not where it's at in the edge game. I agree 100% with Boyd. Limited government and accountability at the edge -- aka the Ron Paul Revolution -- is where it's at. **************** Jarvis says...

In time, I do believe social media will get more fragmented (i.e. localized) and the long tail effect will kick in. ****************** Posted by randfish. When it comes to social media websites, the long tail theory breaks down a bit. We'd expect, in a standard long tail curve, that the...

Media empires of tomorrow start with blogs, as we're seeing. *********** Om Malik’s one-year-0ld media empire continues to grow: it now includes five blogs, a weekly video show and a job listing site. He’s now brought on a seasoned executive, Paul Walborsky, to help him manage and...

Not really sure what Google is up to with its news strategy. Interesting post from Arrington, though. Nice image in his article as well. *********** TechMeme founder Gabe Rivera makes an interesting observation on the Google News story all over the blogosphere today. One thing that bugs...

I think the coming economic crisis could speed up the move to open systems, as it will force companies to work together and share costs (which open systems facilitate). Interesting article from RWW though, worth checking out. **************** What's this? IBM going media 2.0? Big Blue...

Zlio partners with shopping.com to offer its publishers CPC revenue in addition to CPA revenue. An interesting move in the affiliate space. *********** Since French startup Zlio opened in the US in February, it has been busy making alliances with US shopping services (and annoying...

Apple starting to design their products to be easily integrated into Google's ecosystem. ************ last100 analyzes yesterday's Apple event:. Yesterday’s Apple press event saw the unveiling of new iMacs and major updates to the company’s iLife and iWorks software suites. But it...