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Facebook to let you 'group' friends

It hasn't happened yet, nor is there a timeline for it, but Facebook has stated that it's working on allowing its members to "organize that long list of friends into groups so you can decide more specifically more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Social Networking  |  

Should designers optimize the web sites for page views…or user experience?

An interesting quote from Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg, when asked if Facebook’s news feed feature, which aggregates disparate profile information into a single view, reduces page views (and more...
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The Number one Problem in Web Design

The number one problem on the Web today is a mismatch between the desired message and the actual message being delivered. Remember the game of telephone, the one where you sit in a circle and whisper a more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Startup Help  |  

Demandmedia raises more money

Demand Media is a heavily backed domain acquisition company headed by Richard Rosenblatt, the former chairman of Intermix Media, the company that sold MySpace to News Corporation. It has raised $320 million more...
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Playyoo Launches Game Contest in Mobile Casual Gaming Space

Casual gaming is hot and while I don't know if mobile casual gaming is hot, I can only imagine it will grow as the handhelds grow in their ability to play games. In my former life we built loads of casual more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Online Games  |  

How do you keep up with new technology?

I think the best programmers are those that do have a life outside of computers. Those who value their time in front of the screen because it’s finite, because it’s competing with other interests. more...
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Analysis: Why Some Web 2.0 Sites Will Never Attract Big Ad Dollars

Based on a informal analysis, my belief is that many online communities, bloggers, social networks will never attract a critical mass of advertisers because they are not set up properly to attract visitors more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Advertising  |  

JOOST Launches to general public

Joost, the impeccably pedigreed, funded, and hyped Internet TV platform is releasing its software to the general public on Monday. For those of you beta testers (like us) who’ve griped about the reliability more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Video on Demand  |  

Wikinvest Closes $2.5 Million For Investment Wiki

Wikinvest is meant to be a research portal where anyone can contribute information on company profiles, investment concepts, or chart analysis. The site is a competitor with financial profiles and news more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Web 2.0  |  

Skype Co-Founder Resigns as CEO

Niklas Zennstrom, who co-founded Skype and had served as CEO since eBay acquired the company, has resigned. He will remain as the non-executive chairman of Skype’s Board of Directors. Michael van Swaaij more...
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