Monthly Archives: April 2007

Vudu: Another set-top box offering movies on-demand – Engadget “Vudu scored a breathless write-up in the New York Times today for a new movie download service they’ll be offering something this summer that is long on overblown claims and hyperbole” … Continue reading →

Google Testing Blog Google Testing Blog (tags: Google testing Blogs QA development TDD methodology) Trip Gas Price AAA’s Fuel Cost Calculator to see how much you might have to pay for gas. (tags: Car finance home gas reference tools travel)

Web Mashups Turn Citizens Into Washington’s Newest Watchdogs – “Tread carefully, politicians — concerned citizens are watching your every move on the web. Their tools? Custom data mashups that use public databases to draw correlations between every vote cast and … Continue reading →

Cozmo Wants to Kill Your TV “Cozmo.Tv wants to create a TV 2.0 by changing the way you consume online video from a random walk to personalized content.” (tags: tv video ondemand media)

Scribd “Scribd’s mission is to create the world’s largest open library of documents” (tags: Collaboration documents mashup socialsoftware presentation publishing community documentation Books content) The Future Of Television: Live Video From Your Cell Phone To The World “At the 2007 … Continue reading →

Amazon readying DRM-free online music store? – Engadget “Amazon is ready to “to launch an online music store next month … the (hopefully) forthcoming service will serve up at least some DRM-free tracks” (tags: Amazon Music DRM Audible copyright) Bokardo: … Continue reading →

JSMIN, The JavaScript Minifier “JSMin is a filter which removes comments and unnecessary whitespace from JavaScript files. It typically reduces filesize by half, resulting in faster downloads. It also encourages a more expressive programming style because it eliminates the download … Continue reading →

Google AJAX Feed API “With the AJAX Feed API, you can download any public Atom or RSS feed using only JavaScript, so you can easily mash up feeds with your content and other APIs like the Google Maps API.” (tags: … Continue reading →

RSSBus “RSSBus is a collection of tools and services that simplify the process of creating RSS Feeds with rich data extensions. Feeds are generated from RSSBus Connectors, reusable code modules that convert data into feeds.” (tags: RSS API XML feeds … Continue reading →

Mowser “Mowser takes HTML pages normally viewed on a computer and translates them so that you can see them when you’re on the go.” (tags: Mobile Browser phone Search Portal) Bungee Labs “The Bungee Connect on-demand development environment dramatically increases … Continue reading →

Google’s Office Suite Complete: Google “PowerPoint” Confirmed “Google CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed that Google will soon launch a PowerPoint clone, completing their basic office suite” (tags: Google Office powerpoint presentation web2.0 Software ondemand) GigaOM: DodgeBall founder quits Google I don’t … Continue reading →

Clear Channel Radio and Google Will Jointly Drive Radio Advertiser Expansion Agreement Makes Guaranteed Inventory Available to Google Advertisers On More Than 675 Clear Channel Radio Stations (tags: Google Advertising radio Business media)

Web 2.0′s Future All Depends On IT’s Future “IT developing into more of an interactive, bi-directional department that concentrates less on policing and more on supporting its employees.” (tags: IT enterprise technology web2.0 Enterprise2.0 analysis trends)

From the Official Google Blog — acquisition of DoubleClick “we are truly excited to announce our acquisition of DoubleClick. DoubleClick provides a suite of products that enables agencies, advertisers, and publishers to work efficiently, that will enable Google to extend … Continue reading →

Skype podcasting revisited — Jon Udell “my conclusion is that combining two locally-made recordings — one of which the interview will upload and I will download after the call — will yield the best outcome.” (tags: Podcasting Audio VOIP Skype)