While this does not come as a complete surprise, given that I really don’t think about Netscape anymore, it is still an uncomfortable moment in history. AOL will stop development on the Netscape browser on 2/1/08.
Wow, I remember when I first used Netscape: I had been using Telenet (tab to go from link to link, [...]
I always like this stuff. In a world of constant change and hype, we all need to reflect on the ideas, dollars and energy that did not pay off. Techcrunch has its Deadpool (busts) list for 2007 here.
Here is a snapshot of Techcrunch’s 2007 headlines.
And, Techcrunch has a list of deals in 2007 here.
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…more information is out here (Feb?), here and here (prototype?). Looks interesting. I’m ready. Bring on the tease campaign.
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Will Internet TV and online media get a catylst? It has to some degree, but it may come faster than we thought if this strike keeps going. There is a lot being said about this topic, here is just one good article from FT.com…
Hollywood warned ‘writers will move online’
The head of the union representing striking [...]
CNBC is a great TV brand, and one that has been arming for battle with Fox Business. With that said, it is not nearly as powerful online as it could be. I wish it was, I like it. I think my peak useage of the site was back in 2000 when stocks were flying high [...]
Top 10 Online Current Events and Global News Destinations
Brand or Channel
Unique Audience (000)
Active Reach (%)
Yahoo! News
17,881
13.28
CNN Digital Network
15,018
11.15
MSNBC Digital Network
13,483
10.01
AOL News
11,663
8.66
NYTimes.com
7,142
5.3
Tribune Newspapers
6,058
4.5
Gannett Newspapers and Newspaper Division
4,973
3.69
Google News
4,419
3.28
USATODAY.com
3,986
2.96
washingtonpost.com
3,612
2.68
Source: Nielsen Online, NetView Week ending Nov 18, 2007 US, Home and Work
Top Ad Sizes
Dimensions
Impressions (000)
Share of all Impressions
Non-Standard Dimension
25,150
61.8%
Leaderboard
(728×90)
3,599
8.8%
Medium Rectangle
(300×250)
2,951
7.2%
Square Button
(125×125)
2,788
6.8%
Large Rectangle
(336×280)
2,215
5.4%
Button #1
(120×90)
1,635
4.0%
Wide Skyscraper
(160×600)
1,221
3.0%
Button #2
(120×60)
339
0.8%
Rectangle
(180×150)
299
0.7%
Skyscraper
(120×600)
187
0.5%
Full Banner
(468×60)
163
0.4%
Micro [...]
So Facebook puts a tracking beacon on its site that gives it information about its users to others. And, people don’t like it. For a site that should be all about the User, this is a sizable PR ooops. To be fair, this beacon stuff isn’t unique to Facebook. I wish [...]
A couple days ago ABC O&O’s (owned and operated) launched a new website template/design. See one at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/ They feature a larger video player that has some YouTube-like functionality. Although, I think some users may struggle with the functionality of the player. The Spot Center is interesting; we’ll have to [...]
A little follow up on my last post about Li Ka-shing’s $60M investment into Facebok. The headline pretty much says it all. Read more…
TOM Group shrs jump, says no investment in Facebook
My initial thought is that this doesn’t really matter. There is still potential for synergy b/w Facebook and Tom, and other entities for that [...]
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