Archive for May, 2008

YouTube makes money! Who knew?

Forbes and Silicon Alley Insider have insight into YouTube’s revenue.
A quick overview:

Google may be making $200 million from YouTube this year and $350 million next year.
A front page ad on YouTube goes for about $175,000 per day plus a commitment to spend at least $50,000 more on YouTube or Google.
A branded YouTube channel goes for [...]

Sneak Peek at Yahoo’s new BrowserPlus tool

Yahoo is giving people a sneak peek at their new BroswserPlus tool.
A note from their site…
Today we’re offering a preliminary look at BrowserPlus to the public in advance of opening it up to community developers. Please check out the current service APIs as well as these code samples and let us know what you think!
You [...]

Google content network opens to thrid-party display ad tags

Early this week Google announced third-party display ad tags will now be possible for image ads running through AdSense/AdWords.  This should boost CPM rates for publishers as the “qualified” third-parties are likely to be more sophisticated advertisers with larger budgets; the extra volume will help put pressure on ad rates too.
Here’s the email they sent [...]

Microsoft wants to pay you to use their Live Search

Hey look, it’s iWon.com and AllAdvantage.com all over again. Maybe. Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos must have had lunch.
Would I use this? Well, I am not sure. My first thought is to just go to Amazon or somewhere like PriceGrabber. But, I could be trained to use it, if I [...]

CBS to buy CNet

Today’s big news… CBS is buying CNet… becoming the 10th largest internet company (chart).
Here is the press release:
CBS CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE CNET NETWORKS, INC.
CBS to Become a Top Ten U.S. Internet Company with Unparalleled Content and Reach, Boasting Approximately 200 Million Monthly Unique Users Worldwide
CNET Networks’ CNET, ZDNet, GameSpot.com, TV.com, CNET News, UrbanBaby, BNET, CHOW [...]

My next love… the Blackberry 9000

I admit, I have not jumped on the iPhone bandwagon.  I know, loser.  But, I like the Verizon network and the Blackberry keypad (I type a ton); it really comes down to typing mass quantities, and the Blackberry is the clear winner.  So, when I saw this on Crackberry.com… I jumped out of my chair.  [...]