Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 31st 2010
Week in review: An Android app that takes your data, a new Russian angel fund
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories published in the last seven days: Android wallpaper app that takes your data was downloaded by millions — A questionable Android wallpaper app that collects your personal data and sends it to a mysterious site in China has been downloaded millions of times, according to data unearthed by mobile security firm…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/v_7dLpdtQDw/ | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 5:14 pm EDT
Hacker shows how he can intercept cell phone calls with $1,500 device
A security researcher showed in a live demo today how he can intercept cell phone calls on 80 percent of the world’s phones with just about $1,500 worth of equipment. Chris Paget, who also showed yesterday how he can hack into the radio frequency identification tags (RFID) from a distance, created a fake cell phone tower, or Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) basestation. GSM is the…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/B27CCb61wVI/ | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 4:31 pm EDT
Reports Of The Mouse’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The Magic Trackpad (if I must call it that) has generated some controversy on the TC network. MG thinks it signals the end of the mouse era. I think it's a great tool but is being lauded by a group of people unfamiliar with decent mice (read: Mac users). I happen to love both Apple's trackpads and great mice at the same time, but it seems to me that we're overlooking the real conflict here. And as…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4DeFb-ZpPkY/ | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 2:57 pm EDT
How North Korea could build a cyber army to defeat the U.S.
It wouldn’t be that hard for North Korea to build a cyber army to take on the U.S. in a war fought only in cyberspace. North Korea has an estimated cyber war budget of $56 million, and the cheap way it could attack the U.S. is by herding a bunch of compromised computers to do its bidding. That’s the assessment by Charlie Miller (below, and above, photoshopped into a photo with North Korea’s…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/cuS-4Xaa3QU/ | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 2:49 pm EDT
Help Key: Watch Netflix From Outside The U.S.
You Americans have all the good stuff. Stuff like BP pumping oil in the Ocean and guns, lots of guns. And then you have Netflix and we people outside the U.S. are wondering what could it feel like to have a service like that. Now I know. In Europe we also have online movie services. They are completely useless unless you are prepared to pay 3€ ($5) for a single movie for 24 hours. The content o…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/CW6NHwwR1MI/ | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 12:31 pm EDT
From OpenWebAsia In Kuala Lumpur: South East Asia’s Web Under The Spotlight
Earlier this month, I attended OpenWebAsia – South East Asia in Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia, a two-day tech and web industry event that attracted over 350 international attendees. The event shined a spotlight on a market that's still largely overlooked: a whopping 600 million people live in South East Asia, which boasts a rapidly growing web and mobile population. What follows is a short summary of j…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/OgochcssKHA/ | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 11:23 am EDT
EC Roundup: Finding lawyers, preserving knowledge and unlocking fan marketing
Here’s the latest from VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner. How liable are you for copyrighted material on your Web site? – A user posts copyrighted material on your Web site: Are you liable? Attorney Curtis Smolar runs down how to protect yourself for legal action. How to select your company’s lawyer – While the startup duties of a lawyer are pretty basic, you’ll regret going with the c…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/75pjCPAsc4k/ | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 11:00 am EDT
Apple Is The New Religion
Its tablet computer can’t play most of the videos on the Web … its cell phone has trouble making voice calls … and yet its products are wildly popular, selling millions worldwide and engendering a cultish devotion among followers. Apple is the new religion, say several academics. It’s not a matter of rationality, it’s a matter of faith. In a research paper published this month by two pro…Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20100731/apple-is-the-new-religion | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 8:59 am EDT
Spying On The Web – Somebody Is Watching You
The King of Pop, Michael Jackson had a hit song called “Somebody’s Watching Me”. The King felt that somebody was watching him every minute, every where he went and everything he did. That is how he became the most photographed person in history. A recent Wall Street Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest-growing businesses on the Internet is the business of spying on consumers.…Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20100731/spying-on-the-web-somebody-is-watching-you | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 8:52 am EDT
Roundup: Facebook letting fbFund fizzle, NYC bringing wireless to the subway
Here’s the latest action: Wi-Fi coming to NYC subway — Plans to provide wireless access to subway riders in New York City have been resumed, with $200 million being allocated for company Transit Wireless to equip the tunnels with substations. Twitter taking Saturday night off — The micro-blogging site is expected to go down Saturday night so that its hosting provider, NTT America, can upgrad…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/JD4g8Vyx_eU/ | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 6:43 am EDT
How to stop worrying and love Facebook Credits
Shawn Foust is head of the video game industry team at law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. Facebook Credits are here, and they’re sparking quite a bit of debate. Credits are the virtual currency that Facebook hopes third-party game makers will use so that there’s a single, consistent currency across all the games in the Facebook community. But if you’re going to use Credits, you…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/q9AvEJNeb84/ | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 6:00 am EDT
The Flickr Bogan-Martin Award For “Media Overreaction”
One thing you can say about the Flickr team - there's some fight in 'em. They apparently were not super pleased with our coverage of their annual (and unofficial) Grant-Pattishall Award given each year to the Yahoo engineer who “who breaks Flickr in the most spectacular way.” I'm not sure why, I think the award is fun. So now they have a new award, called the Bogan-Martin Award: The Bogan-Mart…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/GmctR2Yjb5k/ | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 4:08 am EDT
Push-notification platform Xtify picks up $2.8M, ramps up development
Working in the mobile advertising business, New York City-based Xtify has been building its platform for brands and other app developers, allowing for geo-targeted notifications — most often, ads — that are pushed to consumers when they are within a predefined area, say a one-mile radius from a department store. The company has announced it has raised $2.8 million in a first round of instituti…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/aeOtxc1nvy8/ | Date: 31 Jul 2010 | 2:11 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 30th 2010
Paul Graham’s Checklist, Would You Make The Cut? [Video]
With more than 200 deals since 2005, Y Combinator's Paul Graham knows how to size up a young team of entrepreneurs. However, he didn't get it right from day one. On Friday, we got a chance to talk to Graham after his morning panel with SV Angel's Ron Conway. He discussed how his strategy has evolved over the past five years and why the balance of power is shifting in Silicon Valley. See videos ahe…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/3IoEIqDa2ks/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 11:00 pm EDT
Workers easily tricked into revealing corporate secrets
Social engineering is the (morally vague) art of tricking someone out of their company’s technical secrets just by talking to them. It often involves deceit and relies on the fact that the weakest link in any computer security system is a human. At the annual Defcon event, held in Las Vegas this week, attendees, mostly professionals in the computer-security business, engage in several contest…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/O4muQcAWLf0/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 9:46 pm EDT
Chamillionaire Just Wants Your Business Card
Grammy award winning artist Chamillionaire (a.k.a Hakeem Seriki) has become a regular at tech conferences, perhaps because the hustle and flow culture of the rap business and the hustle and flow culture of the tech business are surprisingly similar. His stories of struggles between artists and music labels are resonant to anyone who's experienced the relationship intricacies of startups and VCs.Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/AVgQnT3EVAU/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 9:32 pm EDT
Security researcher explains how he hacked ATMs (videos)
Earlier this week, I reported about security research Barnaby Jack showing how to hack two different automated teller machines in front of a crowd of hackers and security professionals at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. Now you can see video footage of Jack responding to questions following his demonstration. The two videos below show the Q&A session that took place immediately aft…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/dyLOe8WV8pQ/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 8:11 pm EDT
Half Of All Facebook Users Play Social Games — It’s 40% Of Total Usage Time
Perhaps you've heard: social games maker Playdom was acquired by Disney a few days ago for a deal potentially worth north of $750 million. Playdom CEO John Pleasants took the stage today at our Social Currency CrunchUp in Palo Alto, to talk a bit about the deal and the future. Pleasants says that he's not exactly sure what his title at Disney will be yet, but he thinks he'll be the General Manager…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/o5Y18_DBfe0/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 7:49 pm EDT
Soladigm Smart Window Maker Emerges From Stealth, Announces Plan To Build Plant In Mississippi
Smart window startup Soladigm announced today its plans to build a factory in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The Khosla Ventures and Sigma Partners backed company makes dynamic glass windows that can be tinted on demand to block excess light and heat. Founded in 2007, Soladigm has been operating in stealth until now. The company employs about 50 people in its Milpitas, California headquarters, and pla…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/11S32OrS9lE/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 7:47 pm EDT
PlacePop joins mobile loyalty program frenzy, gets funding boost
PlacePop, a company that allows any company to create and maintain virtual loyalty cards, launched its iPhone app today. It also announced fresh funding of $1.4 million from a number of angel investors. PlacePop wants to replace the clumsy, physical loyalty program cards people carry around in their wallets or forget in their desk drawers. So it’s joining a lot of companies doing the same t…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/LG4v7qtGfig/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 7:46 pm EDT
Blind Item: Which Editor of Valleywag Needs to Resign? Right Now.
Criticising Valleywag in 2010 is something of a pointless exercise, like offering diplomatic counsel to the Ottoman Empire ten years after the Treaty of Lausanne. More pointless still, attacking the site’s titular editor Ryan Tate is like appealing to the guy responsible for writing parking tickets in Constantinople. I mean, I get that. And yet despite the irrelevance of Gawker’s saddest sub-d…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4phr8JrumhU/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 7:38 pm EDT
Shmoop to bring its sassy textbook approach to Bio.com
Shmoop, the online study guide publisher founded by husband-and-wife entrepreneurs Ellen and David Siminoff, has announced the first of what it says will be a number of deals with major media companies. The Mountain View, Calif. startup says it has signed on to write content for Bio.com, the website of the A&E television show Biography. Shmoop’s website offers study guides in areas including lit…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/FJi1Rf-ZARo/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 7:15 pm EDT
gWallet Looks To Attract New App Publishers With $20,000 Guarantee
Online monetization platform gWallet, which offers social gaming developers a variety of ways to monetize their apps and boost engagement, is looking to put its money where its mouth is: the company is launching a $20,000 cash guarantee to any social gaming publishers that don't generate more revenue when they switch from their current monetization platform to gWallet. To participate, publishers…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/a1FSWda9z7k/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 7:02 pm EDT
Drunken Tweets To Plummet Tomorrow Night As Twitter Will Be Down
Tomorrow night, July 31, Twitter has announced they are having some planned downtime. Beginning at 11 PM PT, Twitter will likely be down on and off for up to 5 hours, Twitter warns. The reason for the downtime? NTT America, Twitter's hosting provider is upgrading a part of the internal network. This is interesting because Twitter is in the process of opening their own data center in Utah later thi…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/vNzj5JzP474/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 7:01 pm EDT
Rule Your Work Productivity With RULE.fm
It’s takes a certain type of person to get excited about a work productivity tool. Mark Nielsen and Patrick Carmitchel, unsatisfied with 37Signals' Basecamp, have decided to disrupt the productivity software industry, says Nielsen “We decided we’d rather not see the light of day for awhile than have to live with knowing that with just a little bit of creative, a pinch of logic and a dash of…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/oN7McJYOIK8/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 6:52 pm EDT
InMobi Wants The World With Its Mobile Ads, Not Just The U.S.
Today at our Social Currency CrunchUp in Palo Alto, CA, James Lamberti, VP of Global Research and Marketing for InMobi, sat down with our Michael Arrington to tell us a bit about mobile advertising. InMobi is the largest independent mobile ad network in the world. Overall, they're number two behind Google's AdMob. That earned them an $8 million investment from Kleiner Perkins and Sherpalo Ventur…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/_Eu6Df5y-9U/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 6:34 pm EDT
Hacker tries to read a radio identification tag from 29 floors up (video)
Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are becoming pervasive as the barcodes of the 21st century. They are being used in everything from Wal-Mart merchandise to U.S. passport cards. But the problem, as demonstrated by hacker Chris Paget at the Defcon security conference today, is that they have no security and can be read from a great distance. Paget has already shown he can read a tag from 2…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/HWLNX_kdj2k/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 6:29 pm EDT
Google: There Have To Be Yelps In The World, But…
Today during our Social Currency CrunchUp, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman and John Hanke, a Google VP of Product Management, took the stage. Given that the two companies seem to be at odds with one another recently (following a failed acquisition), it was a little tense. Specifically, Google's strong moves into local with their new Places push seem to be going right at Yelp's core. Sure's it's poten…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ENQsztpAG_w/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 5:56 pm EDT
DiscoveryBeat 2010: How to get your apps noticed
So how do you get attention? If you’re a developer of a web application and trying to compete with hundreds of thousands of applications already out there, it isn’t easy. An ever-expanding recipe of tricks is needed to stay in front of competitors, who themselves become even more aggressive with their techniques. DiscoveryBeat 2010 is a one-day event designed to explore that magic recipe in de…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/vEiN1uxawLk/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 5:46 pm EDT
New Twitter feature suggests who you might want to follow
Twitter is starting to give personalized recommendations for people to follow, as it pushes to increase retention of new users. The company will suggest accounts based on who you currently follow and who those accounts follow, according to a blog post today. Users will also see recommendations for people to follow when they look at other Twitter users’ profiles. It’s like a “PeopleRank”…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/6K4h82PDjJY/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 5:25 pm EDT
Social game maker Zynga hires a new CFO; are more acquisitions coming?
In a move that will spur talk about a much-anticipated initial public offering, social game publisher Zynga hired a new chief financial officer today. Dave Wehner, former managing director at Allen & Co., will be the new CFO. Wehner has worked at Allen & Co., the media and technology investment bank headed by Herb Allen, since 2001. He replaces Mark Vranesh, who becomes Zynga’s chief accounting…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/eix840alFXI/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 5:04 pm EDT
Before There Can Be An IPO, First Comes A New CFO For Zynga
Social gaming company Zynga is growing at a rapid clip. More importantly, their revenue is growing at a rapid clip. And they need a big gun to handle that. They believe they've just got him: Dave Wehner, formerly a managing director at Allen & Company LLC. Wehner is stepping in for current CFO Mark Vranesh, who is becoming chief accountant of Zynga. While they obviously won't say it, it should be…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/MEngcWEO-WY/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 4:57 pm EDT
Like Facebook, Twitter Starts Using Algorithms To Bulk Up Social Graph
Last month, we noted that Twitter was testing a You both follow feature, showing users you and another user both follow. That's interesting, but not particularly useful. Today, they've begun to roll out a new Suggestions for You feature which looks at who you follow, and who the people you follow follow, and suggests new people for you to follow. Yes, just like Facebook does. This is very useful.…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/tZ0EaiogZSE/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 4:30 pm EDT
Prediction: The RIM BlackPad Will Crash And Burn Just Like The Storm
Sorry, BlackBerry fanboys, the BlackPad -- or whatever it will be called -- is going to flop in a monumental way. Remember how RIM's last iDevice clone, the Storm, failed in such a public way? Yep, it's going to happen all over again. RIM has no business making a consumer tablet. We all need to give major props to Research In Motion. They were really the first major player to make smartphones rele…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Ew4DQMaeYCU/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 4:12 pm EDT
PlacePop Looks To Give Any Business Its Own Rewards Program, Raises $1.4M
It's no secret that loyalty programs — like those hole-punch cards that give you a free Slurpee every ten visits — are a great, cheap way to keep customers coming back to your business. Thing is, running these programs isn't always as easy as it seems, especially if a business wants to do something more complex than the basic buy ten get one free. PlacePop is a new startup looking to make t…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/IoDVc5IL-fw/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 2:48 pm EDT
Layoffs, Reshuffle at OneRiot
Social search site OneRiot just announced layoffs and staff restructuring on its company blog, in a post entitled Welcome to the future, it's coming fast. Now, being agile also necessitates making some tough decisions too, if they are the right thing for the company right now. Unfortunately, today, we have had to let a handful of well respected colleagues go. This is a pragmatic decision based on…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/-wQhPsAwYL4/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 2:11 pm EDT
Taking Back the DNS
Most new domain names are malicious. I am stunned by the simplicity and truth of that observation. Every day lots of new names are added to the global DNS, and most of them belong to scammers, spammers, e-criminals, and speculators. The DNS industry has a lot of highly capable and competitive registrars and registries who have made it possible to reserve or create a new name in just seconds, and t…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100728_taking_back_the_dns/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 2:04 pm EDT
Innovative New Search Engine Blekko Has 500 Invites For TechCrunch Readers
Today at our Social Currency CrunchUp (which is currently being livestreamed here), Blekko founder and CEO Rich Skrenta gave the first live demo of the startup's innovative search engine (be sure to check out our initial review). To mark the occasion, Blekko is giving out an invite to 500 lucky TechCrunch readers — just be one of the first people to email a message requesting an invite to techc…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Rn51zezqOp4/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 1:56 pm EDT
Chevy Volt’s 2012 Production Capacity Bumped Up 50%
GM is banking large on the Chevy Volt and apparently feels confident about its success. The auto maker just issued a statement, which conveniently coincides while President Obama is touring the assembly plant, detailing the increased production estimate for 2012. The Detroit-Hamtramck facility will now pump out 50% more than previously detailed, an increase to 45,000 from 30,000. Chances are this…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/iedetfBZ5Rw/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 1:52 pm EDT
Groupon Was Almost A Slippers With Flashlights Company
According to GroupOn CEO Andrew Mason who is on stage right now at Social Currency CrunchUp, GroupOn was originally a side project Mason started in order to make money, We tried a zillion things Mason said. Including selling slippers with flashlights, which Mason describes as act of desperation, pretty impressive considering that the company is currently making $365 million in revenues, a million…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/vpudwNXYwao/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 1:14 pm EDT
Facebook CEO May Have Signed It Away For $1000
A New York businessman named Paul Ceglia is suing Facebook, alleging that Mark Zuckerberg signed a contract (see below) in 2003, exchanging 84% of Facebook for a $1,000 investment. Facebook acknowledges that Zuckerberg did do coding work for Ceglia on a project called “The Face Book”, but says it suspects this contract is forgery. Previously, Divya Narendra, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss filed…Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20100730/facebook-ceo-might-have-sign-away-company-for-1000 | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 12:57 pm EDT
Conway: During The Bubble, 77% Entrepreneurs Failed. Now, It’s Around 40%
Today, during our Social Currency CrunchUp, angel investor Ron Conway had some interesting data to share for the first time. Conway says that his company, SV Angel, has recently done an audit on the over 500 companies they've invested in over the past 12 years. And he was surprised with the results. Conway expected it would show that about one-third of companies fail, one-third get investors their…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/TGLhC901ZCk/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 12:53 pm EDT
IBM Taps Monkey Brains For Breakthrough Revenue
In a small, windowless room in the basement of IBM’s Almaden lab in Silicon Valley, researchers are building a simulated monkey brain to help computers “think” like the human mind. IBM believes that if the gamble is successful it could spawn significant business and generate millions of dollars in sales. More>>Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20100730/ibm-taps-monkey-brains-for-breakthrough-revenue | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 12:41 pm EDT
Ron Conway And Paul Graham Talk About Investing
Today at our Social Currency CrunchUp in Palo Alto, CA, Michael Arrington sat down with investors Ron Conway and Paul Graham. Obviously, these are two of the biggest names in early-stage investing (with SV Angel and Y Combinator, respectively). Both Conway and Graham had some interesting data to share. Conway, in particular, was able to give some great numbers because he's recently done an audit o…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/CzZX0ujco7s/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 12:14 pm EDT
Social Currency CrunchUp Live
Good morning from the TechCrunch Social Currency CrunchUp at the Stanford Campus, where many of Silicon Valley's most seasoned entrepreneurs and investors are joining us to discuss the future of coupons, social commerce, virtual goods, gaming mechanics, and a range of other timely topics. We're streaming the event in its entirety live on Ustream.Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/aZ5NTIqSpe4/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 12:06 pm EDT
7 Ways Google Analytics Can Help When Redesigning Your Website
A very useful and instantly actionable post on how to use Google Analytics to easily understand what's working on your site, and what isn't.Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/31wsircuOxA/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 7:27 am EDT
Mobile Search, what you need to know
Building your mobile search campaign is easier than you think, and can be done from within your existing Google AdWords account. Discover what you need to know.Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/JRDbcPzQxA0/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 6:53 am EDT
Spotify Denies Reported Setbacks to U.S. Launch
Spotify's longstanding effort to launch in the United States was reportedly sent back to square one due to the derailment of its negotiations with one or more major labels. However, the company tells Wired.com that the report is bogus, and that it is still on track to launch here by the end of the year.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/p_nV5xJXArM/ | Date: 30 Jul 2010 | 12:49 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 29th 2010
Inside The Google Garbage Factory
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has talked about how much garbage there is on the internet. In this piece, I looked at how his own company is responsible for some of it, failing to curb the excesses caused by Google Trends and indirectly profiting from the cesspool he's complained about.Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/dgFNvCYR4h0/ | Date: 29 Jul 2010 | 4:38 pm EDT
Google Is The Sewage Factory Of The Web
Over at Search Engine Land, Danny Sullivan says that Google is a sewage factory polluting the web with dirty garbage simply so that it can make money by displaying ads next to the dirty garbage. He points out that one of the top “trending topics” on Google was the word “chocomize”. So he clicked the link Chocomize on Google Trends to see what it was about. Google Trends gave him a list of…Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20100729/google-is-the-sewage-factory-of-the-web | Date: 29 Jul 2010 | 1:59 pm EDT
How To Create A Web Content Strategy For Your Company
These days, it’s no longer enough to have an inviting storefront and amazing products on your shelves, whether physical or digital. Fueled by social media, with which even the search engines scrambling to keep up, the Web is now happening in real time. How can a small company stay competitive? One critical component of the answer to that question is something that most businesses have never had…Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20100729/how-to-create-a-web-content-strategy-for-your-company | Date: 29 Jul 2010 | 1:54 pm EDT
Site Speed: Reducing Page Load Times and Increasing Pages Crawled
Since Google announced that they were using Site Speed as a part of the ranking algorithm, it has proven to increase the pages crawled and rankings. Here is some case studies and tips on site speed.Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/-lne00yhZws/ | Date: 29 Jul 2010 | 1:35 pm EDT
Google dynamic linking; one strange and creepy patent
I came across a rather strage patent awarded to Google that talks about dynamically adding links to content. Now, I really don't know what it was meant to be used for, but it would make one heck of an app for anyone... it even uses personalization. Cool... but creepyPermalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/-Pk5JnI08E4/ | Date: 29 Jul 2010 | 12:46 pm EDT
The 10 U.S. Cities With The Fastest Broadband
Akamai just released its quarterly State of the Internet report, which lists the cities with the fastest broadband connection across the U.S. and the world. Here are the U.S. cities. Via BusinessInsider #10 Olympia, WA #9 San Mateo, CA #8 Oakland, CA #7 Staten Island, NY #6 Walnut Creek, CA #5 Hayward, CAPermalink: http://www.webguild.org/20100729/the-10-u-s-cities-with-the-fastest-broadband-2 | Date: 29 Jul 2010 | 12:12 pm EDT
4 Ways Link Builders Should Use Twitter
Kaila explains how not only can Twitter help you find link building opportunities, but can also act as a communication channel, help you tap the pulse of ‘what’s hot’, and actually serve as a place to build links (albeit no-follow, but links nonetheless).Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/cf2ciNT8eKQ/ | Date: 29 Jul 2010 | 11:56 am EDT
Phase One Link Building Strategies
Here are 5 great strategies to begin your link building for any site looking to begin, or continue, link building efforts.Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/C-NR0qguwF8/ | Date: 29 Jul 2010 | 10:37 am EDT
Ultimate Guide to Facebook Pages
Collection of awesome resources to help organizations create engaging Facebook Fan pages.Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/3xry6ejFnFo/ | Date: 29 Jul 2010 | 7:55 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 28th 2010
The Thinning Line Between SEO and Social Media
I’ve been doing SEO for as long as I can remember. I rarely stop to look at the distance I’ve made since I started; more notably, the change in the SEO space and the change in my own philosophies. But when I do stop and look, I realize that I’m even more excited about SEO today than ever before. I believe heavily in the significance of social media. Even though the blogosphere blows up…Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20100728/the-thinning-line-between-seo-and-social-media | Date: 28 Jul 2010 | 8:48 pm EDT
Microsoft Street Slide Is Impressive. Take A Look
I have to hand it to Microsoft. They have done a great job with Street Slide. It beats Google Street View hands down. It is a must see. You can read a comparative analysis of Microsoft Street Slide and Google Street View on the MIT Technology Review More>>.Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20100728/microsoft-street-slide-is-impressive-take-a-look | Date: 28 Jul 2010 | 4:48 pm EDT
Disney Buys Social Gamer Playdom For $563.2 M
Walt Disney Co. agreed to buy Playdom Inc. for $563.2 million, acquiring the second-biggest maker of games played on Facebook and MySpace websites. Playdom’s owners may receive an additional $200 million if performance goals are met, Burbank, California-based Disney, the world’s largest media company, said today in a statement. The purchase extends Disney’s drive into online and mobile games…Permalink: http://www.webguild.org/20100728/disney-buys-social-gamer-playdom-for-563-2-m | Date: 28 Jul 2010 | 4:29 pm EDT
What is Truly Automated, Adaptive PPC Bid Management Technology?
Most PPC bid management really isn't as automated as they make it out to be. Truly automating it would mean that the tools understand all the little nuances without any manual intervention by a human.Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/yNBVOY60oeM/ | Date: 28 Jul 2010 | 3:24 pm EDT
Content Development and Copywriting, Meet the 21st Century
In order to reach this objective, your goals and the steps to achieve them must be thought out, clearly defined and focused on building long-term business to consumer relationships.Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/HhxFM3Q86i0/ | Date: 28 Jul 2010 | 11:11 am EDT
Search and Social? Eh, no.
‘Social is the new search’, ‘forget about SEO and start going social’, ‘social media will replace search’. Eh, no. It’s not, I won’t, and it won’t.Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/UpkAcEKpUgM/ | Date: 28 Jul 2010 | 10:48 am EDT
The Clueless, but “Whitehat”, SEO
Excellent post-interview from sugarrae exposing one of the so called white hat seo experts. This guy is really hilarious. He doesn't even know who Matt Cutts is!!!!!Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/aVC-9pP6A84/ | Date: 28 Jul 2010 | 10:47 am EDT
Google Patent Trail; Analyzing Recent History
I posted a round up of the patent awards to Google earlier this week and thought it would be an interesting exercise to round up the last 2.5 years of Google patents. Can we see a pattern? Can we learn anything? Read on and find out!Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/eOkrd2f7u6w/ | Date: 28 Jul 2010 | 10:10 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 27th 2010
Brussels and the Month Afterwards: Celebrations, New gTLD and Security and Stability Issues Ahead
The 38th ICANN Conference, held in Brussels last month, was an eventful one for .ORG The Public Interest Registry. We got world-wide press coverage for our announcement that we implemented DNSSEC for the entire .ORG top-level domain. Among the many nice compliments we got were these words from Lynn St. Amour, President and CEO of the Internet Society. Implementing DNSSEC for the .ORG top-level dom…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100727_brussels_month_afterwards_celebrations_new_gtld_security_stability/ | Date: 27 Jul 2010 | 3:35 pm EDT
.ORG Inserts DNSSEC Key Into The Root Zone
.ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) announced it has inserted its Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) key into the Internet root zone, joining the top of the Internet's chain of trust. As the first generic top-level domain (TLD) to offer full DNSSEC deployment, the news dovetails .ORG's June announcement that the third largest top-level domain is now signing second-level delegatio…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100727_org_inserts_dnssec_key_into_the_root_zone/ | Date: 27 Jul 2010 | 3:17 pm EDT
.CO is "Google-National"
Google has announced that the .CO Top-Level Domain (TLD) will have all the same geo-targeting options available to the other generic TLDs, such as .com, .net, .biz and .org. We will rank .co domains appropriately if the content is globally targeted. Webmasters will soon have the functionality to be able to specify this by using the geotargeting options in Google Webmaster Tools, said a Google spok…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100727_co_is_google_national/ | Date: 27 Jul 2010 | 3:11 pm EDT
Elixir Interactive Online Reputation Management Case Study
Very interesting case study on how Elixir Interactive had to employ some extensive online reputation management strategy to protect false acquisations against their brand.Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/KhEt79aCXIA/ | Date: 27 Jul 2010 | 2:53 pm EDT
Report: Mobile Geo-Marketing Not Where It's At, Yet
Marketers should avoid advertising on Foursquare and other location-based social networks because not enough people use them, according to a Forrester Research report.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/VI0i03MLH2A/ | Date: 27 Jul 2010 | 2:17 pm EDT
Site Navigation is integral to Information Architecture
In my [Alan Bleiweiss] latest Search Engine Journal article, Information Architecture – Rocket Science Simplified, I break down the concepts of site navigation as it relates to SEO for the purpose of strengthening sectional and page level focus. But it’s more than just about focus and I wasn’t sure if I was clear enough on exactly why you need to care so much about the topic, or why you need…Permalink: http://feeds.sphinn.com/~r/sphinn/~3/UsuMkgrJLKU/ | Date: 27 Jul 2010 | 11:32 am EDT
Ask.com Returns To Answering Questions, Web 2.0 Style
Starting Tuesday, the search site that refuses to die is re-re-inventing itself as a question answering service. This time Ask.com is adding a Web 2.0 twist on its origins as a site that promised to understand what you were asking and provide the one right answer.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/flNWZil7H6k/ | Date: 27 Jul 2010 | 10:19 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 26th 2010
iPad Owners Are 'Selfish Elites.' Critics Are 'Independent Geeks.' Discuss.
According to a survey of more than 20,000 internet users, iPad owners are uncaring elites, while those who denigrate the device lack sex appeal. That's about what our personal anecdotal experience has been ...Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/-hMt5MIkHCA/ | Date: 26 Jul 2010 | 5:53 pm EDT
Results Show Interactive Old Spice Ads Work
Sales of Old Spice have more than doubled since the brand launched its viral video sensation featuring Isaiah Mustafa addressing his viewers directly in near-real-time.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/Dirwnp2ZBWU/ | Date: 26 Jul 2010 | 3:35 pm EDT
New TLD Application Tip: Launch Strategies
Almost exactly nine years ago, the .INFO domain first started accepting registrations. This was an historic event as it was the first time a new generic top-level domain (TLD) was launched to an existing domain marketplace and, in fact, was the first new TLD to be added since .com. We've seen (and provided technology to power) many other TLD launches since then, with many business models. As you s…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/new_tld_application_tip_launch_strategies/ | Date: 26 Jul 2010 | 2:40 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 24th 2010
IPad Goes Under the Gauntlet at Universities This Fall
The iPad is about to have its academic chops put to the test this fall in a number of programs around the country. Colleges and universities are looking to adopt the iPad as a collaborative tool, a standardized mobile device to integrate into curriculums, and, in some cases, even a cost-saving device.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/DSyc9zuJNsw/ | Date: 24 Jul 2010 | 10:35 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 23rd 2010
عزيزي مقدم خدمات التسجيل،
أصدر مجلس إدارة ICANN مؤخراً قراراً يطالب فيه فريق العمل بوضع طريقة مستدامة يقصد بها توفير الدعم لأصحاب الطلبات الذين يحتاجون إلى مساعدة في التقدم بطلباتهم وتشغيل النطاقات الجديدة gTLDs. ( http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20 ) …Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2010/07/%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%8C/ | Date: 23 Jul 2010 | 6:23 pm EDT
尊敬的注册管理机构服务提供商
ICANN 理事会最近通过了一项决议 ， 要求一个工作组制定一套可持续使用的方法 ， 用以向那些在申请和运营新 gTLD 方面需要帮助的申请人提供支持。 ( http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20 ) 该工作组拟定了五个目标，其中两个是： 目标 3 ： 确定符合既定标准的新 gTLD 申请人适合哪些类型的支…Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2010/07/%E5%B0%8A%E6%95%AC%E7%9A%84%E6%B3%A8%E5%86%8C%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86%E6%9C%BA%E6%9E%84%E6%9C%8D%E5%8A%A1%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E5%95%86/ | Date: 23 Jul 2010 | 6:18 pm EDT
Уважаемый поставщик услуг регистрации
Правление ICANN недавно приняло резолюцию, предлагающую Рабочей группе разработать обоснованный подход к оказанию поддержки кандидатам, которым нужна помощь в оформлении заявки на управление новыми рДВУ. ( http://www.icann.org/en…Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2010/07/%D0%A3%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B3-%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86/ | Date: 23 Jul 2010 | 6:14 pm EDT
Estimado Proveedor de Servicios de Registro
Recientemente, la Junta Directiva de ICANN ha pasado una resolución solicitando que un Grupo de Trabajo desarrolle una estrategia perdurable para apoyar a los postulantes que necesiten asistencia en el pedido y manejo de nuevos gTLDs. ( http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20 ) El Grupo de Trabajo ha trazado cinco objetivos, dos de los cuales son: Objetivo 3: Identificar [..…Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2010/07/estimado-proveedor-de-servicios-de-registro/ | Date: 23 Jul 2010 | 6:06 pm EDT
Cher fournisseur de services de registres
Le conseil d’administration de l’ICANN a récemment adopté une résolution demandant qu’un groupe de travail développe une approche viable pour fournir un soutient au candidats à l’opération de nouveaux gTLD. ( http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-12mar10-en.htm#20) Le groupe de travail a souligné cinq objectifs, deux d’entre eux sont les suivants: Objectif 3: Identifier quel…Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2010/07/cher-fournisseur-de-services-de-registres/ | Date: 23 Jul 2010 | 6:03 pm EDT
Brand Protection Domain Registrations: There Are More Than You Think
One of the major problems for brand owners is protecting the brand in new TLDs. Most new Top-Level Domain (TLD) registries will depend on brand protection registrations for a major part of their registration volume and some may become almost completely dependent on these registrations if the new TLD fails to capture the public's imagination. Short of comparing the registrant data for each individu…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100723_brand_protection_domain_registrations_more_than_you_think/ | Date: 23 Jul 2010 | 11:54 am EDT
Facebook 'Suspects' Zuckerberg Contract Was 'Forged'
Facebook says it 'strongly suspects' forgery is involved in a contract showing its founder Mark Zuckerberg signed away more than half the rights to Facebook for $1,000 in 2003. The suit to take over the company seven years later is “absurd,” the company says. Paul Argentieri, the lawyer for the man who says he paid Zuckerberg in 2003 in part to 'The Face Book,' countered that he finds such sta…Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/eW_5lfsZS_0/ | Date: 23 Jul 2010 | 9:23 am EDT
Is Flipboard Legal?
Social news app Flipboard was yesterday’s hot new app, despite — or perhaps because of — technical problems that prevented some features from working. But there might be a bigger snag: Is Flipboard scraping content it doesn't have the rights to?Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/O2TVYLmhBcY/ | Date: 23 Jul 2010 | 12:48 am EDT
Automated Stock Trading Could Speed Up Your ISP -- No, Really
Optical networks connecting the world's trading centers grow ever faster, as the race continues to process financial transactions milli- or even nano-seconds faster than the next guy can. Regardless of what you think of high-frequency trading, it will help you in the long run.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/4Q4p1PAIquQ/ | Date: 23 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 22nd 2010
Skype Finally Breaks Free on the iPhone
Skype and the iPhone are so happy together, now that the new version of the software can receive calls in the background and make calls over AT&T's 3G network. We credit AT&T's new data limits with making this happen, and Skype agrees.Permalink: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/media/~3/h5ZloT2lIyc/ | Date: 22 Jul 2010 | 2:36 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 21st 2010
ICANN's Economic Study - It Depends
Economists aren't very good at predicting things, as any one with money in the stock market can attest. The most powerful economist in the United States, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, is on record predicting a continuing climb in housing prices—just prior to their precipitous decline. And yet their crystal balls still hold some allure for those who need to present evidence about the futur…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100721_icanns_economic_study_it_depends/ | Date: 21 Jul 2010 | 11:01 pm EDT
Comments on Economics Study of ICANN's New TLDs
ICANN has taken another crack at the question of the economics of launching new top-level domains (TLDs). The first report that the group commissioned on the subject was greeted by a loud and unhappy uproar. Now we have the preliminary draft of a new report, this one by professors Katz, Rosston, and Sullivan. It is insightful and analytic, but the final version needs to consider the theoretical an…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/comments_on_economics_study_of_icanns_new_tlds/ | Date: 21 Jul 2010 | 2:48 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 20th 2010
DotCo Launch: Over 90 Thousand Domain Names in 15 Minutes!
DotCo, which is the ccTLD for Colombia, is opening up to general public registration today. According to official sources from both Neustar and CoInternet the registry has handled over 90 thousand registrations in the first 15 minutes! You can expect the various domain/internet news sites to carry more updates on the volume of registrations over the next 24 hours and beyond. While the initial regi…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100720_dotco_launch_over_90_thousand_names_in_15_minutes/ | Date: 20 Jul 2010 | 5:07 pm EDT
Moving DNSSEC Forward: Help for Registries, Registrars, ISPs/Hosting, Enterprises, and Name Owners
DNSSEC adoption has been slow, but is now picking up speed, thanks to organizations leading the way. In October, 2009 the .TM registry signed with DNSSEC. In June, 2010 both .ORG and .EURid both announced the signing of their registries with DNSSEC. Before .TM a handful of other registries also signed with DNSSEC, those being .SE, .BR, .BG, .CZ and .PR. Last week there were several press announcem…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100720_moving_dnssec_forward_help_for_registries_registrars_isps_hosting/ | Date: 20 Jul 2010 | 3:49 pm EDT
Leading Registrars Supporting DNSSEC
As the world's third largest domain, Internet security takes utmost precedence at .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR). On June 23, we reinforced our commitment by announcing at ICANN Brussels that .ORG is now the first generic top-level domain (TLD) to offer full DNSSEC deployment. Coming off the heels of this momentous launch, we are pleased that three leading registrars—GoDaddy, DynDNS an…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100720_leading_registrars_supporting_dnssec/ | Date: 20 Jul 2010 | 3:06 pm EDT
.CO Domain Names Now Available to the Public
The domain names for nearly 70% of the brands listed in the Brand Finance Top 500 have already been registered, including Amazon, American Express, Apple, BMW, Cartier, Canon, CNN, Coca-Cola, Disney, Ebay, ....CO Internet S.A.S. (www.COinternet.co) today announced the general availability of the new .CO top-level domain (TLD), which will enable individuals, businesses and organizations to acquire…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100720_co_domain_names_now_available_to_the_public/ | Date: 20 Jul 2010 | 2:28 pm EDT
The Path to End Cybersquatting
Dialogue is the only way to end cybersquatting. Distrust between brand owners and domain owners (with an assist from some cockeyed business incentives) has turned a problem into a very expensive vicious cycle. Now that ICANN is about to launch new top-level domains (TLDs), negotiations must start immediately or both sides will pile up further loses. Here's how the problem plays out now. Brand owne…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_path_to_end_cybersquatting/ | Date: 20 Jul 2010 | 1:07 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 19th 2010
VeriSign Anti-Trust Lawsuit Paves Way for More Suits If There Are No Vertical Integration Exceptions
The Coalition for Internet Transparency (CFIT) filed an anti-trust suit against VeriSign for their monopoly control of the .COM registry and the expiring market of .COM domains. The claims were many including excessive financial pressure lobbying and lawsuits to force ICANN into renewing the VeriSign .COM agreement under very self-serving terms. ICANN inevitably was paid millions of dollars to set…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/verisign_anti_trust_lawsuit_paves_way_for_more_if_no_vertical_integration/ | Date: 19 Jul 2010 | 7:33 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 18th 2010
DNSSEC Happy Talk Enters a New Era
So we finally have a signed root zone. Now when is someone going to answer the question I first asked over five years ago and have still not had an answer to: How do the domain name owner's keys get into the TLD? Before we have a system people can use there have to be technical standards, validation criteria and a business model. Where are they? And before we can answer any of those questions we h…Permalink: http://www.circleid.com/posts/dnssec_happy_talk_enters_a_new_era/ | Date: 18 Jul 2010 | 7:08 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 16th 2010
ICANN’s Finances at a Glance
With the end of the FY10 financial year, I would like to take this opportunity to address questions raised by community members and provide some insights on the overall state of finances at ICANN. Last year, as the FY10 budget was adopted, we committed to perform a midyear review of financial performance against the adopted budget. [...]Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2010/07/icanns-finances-at-a-glance/ | Date: 16 Jul 2010 | 6:19 pm EDT
Fear
Many job board operators are fearful of the .jobs expansion. The value we provide to job seekers and employers flows through our domains whether we like it or not. Many of us chose those domains long before we knew what we were doing or where our businesses were going. But we know domains are important. And we care deeply about anything so central to our businesses because this is our livelihood.…Permalink: http://www.internetinc.com/dot-jobs-fear | Date: 16 Jul 2010 | 9:00 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 14th 2010
ICANN to Convene Annual Asia/Pacific Regional Registry/Registrar Event
On 26-27 August 2010, ICANN and its gTLD registration services providers will meet in Tokyo, Japan. Regional events, which ICANN has convened annually in Asia/Pacific, Europe and North America since 2006, are a chance for ICANN staff and representatives from gTLD registries and ICANN-accredited registrars to meet informally to discuss topics important to our industry [...]Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2010/07/icann-to-convene-annual-asiapacific-regional-registryregistrar-event/ | Date: 14 Jul 2010 | 6:47 pm EDT
.jobs - Gerry says it all
Does anyone know more about .jobs than Gerry Crispin? He called me yesterday with a bone to pick about my blog post. It is not really accurate to say that SHRM has been championing diversity.jobs. He was right, that's too strong a statement. Nevertheless, Gerry is opposed to the .jobs expansion. There are a number of striking statements in his opposition letter below but this one stands out above…Permalink: http://www.internetinc.com/Gerry-says-no-to-dot-jobs | Date: 14 Jul 2010 | 9:27 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 12th 2010
Will ICANN step on a land mine with .jobs?
Ever since SHRM started pushing the benefits of allowing Employ Media to launch http://diversity.jobs, I feel differently about the .jobs expansion initiative. Why would SHRM pick on my small company? Over the years, my company has advertised in SHRM's magazines, on its website and exhibited at its conferences. So, why would SHRM want to throw my company under the bus? Our flagship websites are L…Permalink: http://www.internetinc.com/the-icann-dot-jobs-landmine | Date: 12 Jul 2010 | 11:52 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jul 6th 2010
Putting IPv6 Addresses into Context
Because IPv6 is so much larger than IPv4, the IETF has been able to structure the address space more neatly. Consequently, it is easier to distinguish between different address types based on the first few characters in the address, rather than having to refer to registry, as is often the case with IPv4. Nonetheless, there are [...]Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2010/07/putting-ipv6-addresses-into-context/ | Date: 6 Jul 2010 | 6:12 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jun 30th 2010
IGF Continuation is a Multistakeholder Effort
Having an Internet Governance workshop at ICANN meetings has become a norm in the past few years. The purpose of such workshops is to inform ICANN community of developments taking place at IGF fora, and to allow participants to exchange views on the various issues under debate. At last week’s workshop at the ICANN meeting [...]Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2010/06/igf-continuation-is-a-multistakeholder-effort/ | Date: 30 Jun 2010 | 8:31 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jun 28th 2010
Making Chinese Internet History
This past week was quite the historical change for the Internet with several additional languages moving forward in the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process. Chinese: With one billion people around the world using Chinese as their primary language, it means that one out of every five people on the planet can have benefit from the introduction of [...]Permalink: http://blog.icann.org/2010/06/making-chinese-internet-history/ | Date: 28 Jun 2010 | 3:16 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Jun 11th 2010
.jobs domain expansion - all over but the clapping
Now that the ball is in ICANN's court, you can consider this a done deal (great reporting by John Zappe). ICANN has been trying to launch new TLDs like .books, .games, etc for ages. Their goal is to maximize the number of domains worldwide - that's how they pay their salaries and that's why .jobs domains like diversity.jobs are on their way to our neighborhood. Confusion in the marketplace betwee…Permalink: http://www.internetinc.com/dot-jobs-domain-expansion-goes-to-ICANN | Date: 11 Jun 2010 | 7:10 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: May 19th 2010
Boulder Internet companies and startup resources
Boulder has been getting some good press recently which encouraged me to create this list of Boulder Internet companies and entrepreneurial resources. Feel free to e-mail suggestions to eric at justjobs dot com. Boulder startup resources NewTech - meetup & networking group StartupGuru - Incubator TechStars - mentorship and seed stage fund Boulder Internet companies Earthnet.net - data center Ever…Permalink: http://www.internetinc.com/Boulder-Internet-companies | Date: 19 May 2010 | 4:06 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: May 13th 2010
Jeff Hoffman at StartUpGuru in Boulder
Last night I went out to hear Jeff Hoffman (a Priceline.com founder) speak at a StartUpGuru event. Some of the attendees were there hunting for VC money, looking for consulting work, or looking to hire programmers. I went in the hope of hearing a good entrepreneurship yarn. I enjoy a good concert occasionally, especially violin, piano and bluegrass, but hearing the great entrepreneurs is as good…Permalink: http://www.internetinc.com/Jeff-Hoffman-at-StartUpGuru-in-Boulder | Date: 13 May 2010 | 11:48 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: May 12th 2010
New .jobs video
Some new videos supporting .jobs are available at the universe.jobs website. I have expressed my concerns about the long-run scenario for these domains as I believe that eventually the interests of SHRM, Employ Media, Direct Employers and employers will diverge. Nevertheless, I take my hat off to the Direct Employer's team. This looks like an irresistible pitch to me. These videos are masterful.Permalink: http://www.internetinc.com/dot-jobs-videos | Date: 12 May 2010 | 11:11 am EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Apr 27th 2010
The .jobs tax - will you pay it?
As a consequence of lending its name to Employ Media for the promotion of .jobs, SHRM has an obligation to prevent .jobs domain auctions or the sale of those domains through the sale of Employ Media itself. It cannot avoid damaging its constituents if it fails to do this. If SHRM itself were proposing to develop the .jobs domains, there'd be a chance the interests of employers would be served…Permalink: http://www.internetinc.com/the-dot-jobs-domain-tax | Date: 27 Apr 2010 | 7:58 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Apr 2nd 2010
How bank fraud hurts job boards
I say bank fraud is when your own bank steals from you. What am I talking about? Picture a scam artist somewhere in the Internet underground stealing a credit card in the real world. He uses this credit card to buy a job posting on your job board. You review all jobs by hand but you don't see anything wrong with this one. You don't know what the scammer does with the resumes he gets from you,…Permalink: http://www.internetinc.com/bank-fraud-hurts-job-boards | Date: 2 Apr 2010 | 7:09 pm EDT
Internet Industry Headlines: Mar 22nd 2010
The career advice bubble
Having seen a few bubbles inflate during my job board career, it's clear we are in a career advice bubble. I'm sure this one is mostly harmless and won't send the economy reeling when it pops. In fact, it probably won't pop until the economy recovers anyway. Still, there are too many new career bloggers and coaches out there. I suppose part of the attraction for someone who lost their job is the…Permalink: http://www.internetinc.com/career-advice | Date: 22 Mar 2010 | 4:14 pm EDT
