Posted in Startups, the web on December 29th, 2007 1 Comment »
http://www.dailydomainer.com/…
http://www.webmasterworld.com/…
If you buy a lot of domain names then you probably already knew that this was happening, but it’s finally been confirmed- there are “leaks” in the whois search system. This means that if you search for a domain name sites can find out about it and buy it out from under you. This used [...]
Posted in Startups on September 9th, 2007 No Comments »
This is a really interesting article about the basics of creating and running a search engine. It is not very technical, but it is fascinating to look into how complex these things are and how much we take for granted when using them.
The article goes point by point over some of the decisions you will [...]
Posted in Startups on July 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
http://upnext.com/
This is something I have been meaning to write about for a couple of weeks now. It’s a new NYC-based startup that features a 3D mapping application. It’ is basically a 3D map of Manhattan where each of the building can be clicked on for a description. You can find your favorite restaurant and some [...]
Posted in Startups on July 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Me neither. Well apparently I signed up for their alpha program, so I’ll be playing with it for a little while today. Hopefully it will be cool, it better be (given that they a have been developing it for months, or at least so long that I could read something about it, sign up, and [...]
Posted in New York, Startups on July 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
It’s no joke…
The first conference designed specifically for widget marketers. A full day of dialogue and productive networking. Case studies, examples, data, insight. An invite-only guest list comprised of the leading agencies, most innovative clients and widget-savvy publishers.
It’s a convention, about widgets. You know, those embeddedable web applications that are popping up all over.
Personally [...]
Posted in Startups on June 12th, 2007 No Comments »
Considering how new and unproven Mahalo is, there has been a lot of news about it. It’s a cool idea, they apparently have a lot of money, and Jason Calacanis is a pretty well connected guy, so it’s no surprise that it’s looking very strong despite how new it is.
If you are not familiar with [...]
Posted in Startups on April 4th, 2007 12 Comments »
So I just got an email from Joost saying how they are up to version 0.9 of their software and have hooked me up with a few more invitations. I am going to take this chance to give them another try after initially not being thrilled with the service.
Along with the upgraded software they also [...]