Facebook neue investoren

Nun hat Facebook neben Microsoft und der Hutchison-Chef (Li Ka-shing) einen neuen Beteiligten und zwar die deutsche Gebrüder Samwer (Ehemals Jamba Eigentümer). Nach dem Verkauf von und dem Ausstieg aus Jamba verlegten sich die Gebrüder immer mehr auf das Web 2.0. So gründeten sie den YouTube-Clon MyVideo und beteiligten sich am Sozialnetz LinkedIn sowie an …

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Studie: Schriftgrößen und Webseiten

Interessant! 99.7% aller Internet Benutzer verwenden im Browser die Standardeinstellung für die Schriftgröße. Das zeigt A survey of Browser Text Size settings clickdensity has now been up and running for over 3 months, during which time we’ve recorded about 20 million visitor sessions from nearly 1,500 websites. With this quantity and variety of data, we …

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Open Source as alternative

Excellent quick guide and overview to open source software compared to matching commercial software. Open source: Literally “open source” means the source code is available to the users. One should not only get the source code but also have the right to use it. If the latter is denied the license is categorized as a …

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DRM-Free Music developments!

(2007.04.02) Apple unveils DRM-free music on the iTunes Store from EMI (2007.08.13) Google, Universal Music Partner to sell DRM-free music (2007.09.25) Amazon announces DRM-free music from Warner Music (2008.01.04) Sony BMG confirms DRM-free nusic downloads… But will force customers to visit a offline store to buy it (2008.01.10) Napster to Sell DRM-free music Additionally there …

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DaWanda: web 2.0 E-Commerce Shop

Today I found this interesting web 2.0 (user generated content) e-commerce portal shop. DaWanda is the place for unique and individual products and people. Buy handmade and hard to find goods, share your discoveries with your friends and create your own collections. Source: DaWanda

Preview of Yahoo’s future: Life!

It seems like Yahoo is also working to upgrade their services in a total new (web 2.0) way. Yahoo co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang made his inaugural CES appearance, outlining how he plans to evolve his company ahead of the curve and to become an indispensable starting point for consumers’ Web experience, which has become …

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Panasonic enables YouTube and Picasa on TV

“We are thrilled to introduce Panasonic VIERA PZ850 series Internet-Connected HDTV’s with virtual one-click access to YouTube and Picasa Web Albums from Google,” said Toshihiro Sakamoto, President of Panasonic AVC Networks Company. “This is the first time mainstream consumers will be able to easily enjoy YouTube videos from the living room with the enhanced quality …

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Nasa: Second Life for Mars Crew

NASA scientists are developing plans to link the first Mars astronauts with their families, friends and the space agency back on Earth via the internet and interplanetary 3-D virtual worlds (metaverse), such as Second Life. Source: wired.com

eBay also on Facebook with App

Just found a eBay Facebook App, they call it eBay-To-Go widget! Another App among the thousands of new ones, on the Facebook platform. Use eBay To Go to showcase your favorite eBay discoveries directly on your Facebook profile! Add the eBay To Go™ application to your profile – customizing the widgets is both fun and …

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Referendum gegen das neue Urheberrecht

Ein gefährliches Gesetz wurde am 5. Oktober sowohl vom Nationalrat als auch vom Ständerat fast widerstandslos angenommen. In den Änderungen befinden sich massive Vorstösse zum gesetzlichen Schutz von technischen Kopierschutzmassnahmen. Der Verbraucherschutz hat es nicht für nötig befunden, das Referendum zu ergreifen. Erst ein Artikel auf slashdot hat der Angelegenheit grössere Aufmerksamkeit verschafft. Source: No …

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