Entrecard Purchased By Who?

If you haven’t heard, Entrecard the ‘blogging network’ was acquired by ZipRunner. Who is ZipRunner? I looked up the name in Google and found nothing other than someone else asking the same question.
I was a member of Entrecard, but only for about 6 months when things just seem to go south. My decision for leaving [...]

Why Cybercrime Hurts Online Startups

There are many new startups launching online businesses each day. These new startups are finding out that it’s a lot harder to market their products and services using marketing techniques such as; Email campaigns, PPC (Pay Per Click), and Banner Ads.
Why is it so hard?
The latest increase in cybercrimes has put potential consumers on the [...]

Shame on You Yahoo!

The popular free web hosting site GeoCities will close later this year. Yahoo announced that no new accounts will be accepted, in other words your SOL.
This move is just another way to drive visitors to purchase hosting from Yahoo as designed. The GeoCities homepage spells that out very clear. When you visit the help center [...]

eBay No Longer Owns StumbleUpon

eBay was attempting to sell off its stake in StumbleUpon, the website recommendation service it bought for $75 million in 2007. That didn’t happen. Instead, the company has been bought back by its investors and original founders. It emerges once again as an independent startup.
The new company is led by co-founder Garrett Camp, who now [...]

Microsoft Buys Yahoo!

In a long battle and now a victory, Microsoft will try to gain market share in the search business, the reality is finally here!
CEO – Steve Ballmer confirmed the purchase Tuesday at 10:49 PM PST for an estimated cost of 39 billion dollars. This is a far cry from the original offer of 44 billion. [...]

OnLive Offering Games on Demand

A new online game service called OnLive is offering Games on Demand service. A subscriber will be able to play games on their TV, Mac or PC using plugins and the OnLive Microconsole for TV play.

Founded by noted technology entrepreneur Steve Perlman (WebTV, QuickTime) and incubated within the Rearden media and technology incubator, OnLive spent [...]

Must Have Podcasts

I have a long drive to work, 45 minutes most days. I would go crazy if I didn’t have my tech podcasts. Here are some good Tech related podcasts if you need some good geeky info.
Got to listen to your tech news to keep up with the latest. I like Andy McCaskey at SDR News.  [...]

Microsoft Has a Change of Heart

I would think this is the least they could do for the 1400 employees who recently received pink slips. Microsoft realized that an administrative glitch caused it to pay more severance than intended to some laid-off employees. The company’s response: It asked the ex-workers for the money back.
But when one of Microsoft’s letters seeking repayment [...]

Comcast Turns it Up!

If you are a current High Speed Internet subscriber than you may have been upgraded with blazing fast internet speeds and you never knew it. Comcast has turned it up a notch offering speeds of up to 50 MBS!
If you are currently a High Speed Internet customer, you may want to test your upload and [...]