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Disney.com gets a new redesign

Disney.com has a new website design today.  If you want to see where the web is heading…check it out.  It is very multimedia and interactive.  In a nut, it’s an experience.  If you are soley into news websites you may not like it, but if you are looking for an experience — like the one […]

A sneak peek at the new MySpace design

MySpace has a new redesign coming.
Here are some screenshots of the new design.
The “karaoke splash page”…

A “People Search” page…

A view of the “profile page” and the improved “profile editor” (right column)

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Firefox 3: Help set a world record for most downloads

Firefox is on a mission to break a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in 24 hours, June 17th.
Take part here - http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/

Update (6/18/08):
Amazing… I go to Firefox.com yesterday to take part in download day…and they have a link to the old version. I wish I had a screenshot of the site […]

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 […]

VisualRank — Google’s image search to get better

While image search is better than it was 10 years ago (okay, that’s not saying much), it could certainly be better and applied in more ways.  Google has released new information on its image search advances… with a new VisualRank algorithm that parallels PageRank.  Read more here.

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RSS — Not so simple

Time to rant…
I can’t count the times I’ve watch a presentation and heard the presenter mention RSS… and follow it by “RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.”  And then there is the awkward pause that may or may not be acknowledged –  some are probably still thinking “huh?” and others “why do you keep saying […]